After speaking, Scarlett turned to leave.

Nina grabbed her hand. "What about you?"

Scarlett replied, "I can protect myself. I need to help them!" She gave Nina a reassuring look.

Nina hid in a small corner, a door shielding her in the darkness. Fear crept in, but she had to protect herself and her child, no matter the terror she felt.

She hugged herself tightly, closed her eyes, and tried to endure. However, the gunfire outside kept her on edge, breaking out in a cold sweat.

With her eyes shut, a memory suddenly flooded her mind.

A thin girl with yellow hair, dressed in tattered clothes, smiled. Her face was dirty as she said, "Why don't you talk? There aren't many living people here. It's so boring if you stay silent." "Aren't you afraid?"

"Not anymore," the girl replied. "I've been here since I was little. I've seen too many dead people. I'm not scared anymore. I don't even know when it will be my turn."

won't die! You

"My parents abandoned

older than you, so from now on, I'm your big sister. It's better than having no family. By the way, have you seen a boy who always soaks in

group of people beating the girl. She was pressed into the mud, a bun shoved in

buns to Nina. "Quick, eat it. You need

often fought with groups of boys for the scarce food. She was

are you so good

we are both girls! My life is worthless, but you have such

will protect

them,

you think we

But if I do get out, I want to live clean and

Nash was fighting with

objective, to ensure Nash would suffer for a lifetime. He saw Nash's eagerness to save Miranda and recognized her as

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