My Pretty Sweetheart (Arianna)

I was left confused as I pushed the man away a few moments later, wondering why he'd suddenly fainted.

When I reached out to feel his breath, I let out a sigh of relief. He was still breathing, thank goodness. He had probably just passed out.

"Arianna!" Naomi's voice came from outside.

I got up and ran out. I saw other women coming out as well, and Naomi holding a knife in her hand.

Sparing me a glance, she said, "Let's go!"

I didn't think too much about what happened, and followed them out to the mountain road.

After running for about an hour, some of us could barely continue on. A number began to sway unsteadily and said, "Let's take a break!"

Naomi seemed to be worn out herself. She looked back at the women behind her, nodded and said, "Okay, let's take a break."

There were no proper roads in these mountains. We had been walking on mountain trails all the way.

had been so worked up earlier, but now that we were able to rest, I looked at Naomi and asked, "Why did those

up the mud and grass on her shoes, she

to help myself. "When did you do it?" I didn't see her do

a shower," she said as she gazed towards the sky. "It's getting dark.

as I stood up and followed behind her. I still didn't quite understand how she managed to pull this off. "How did you drug

shower gel", she muttered, "It's a rare kind of knockout drug. As the

some time to process all that. I was slightly stunned. This girl was really something

so the few of us

the peak of the mountain and saw yet another mass of rock towering

all connected. There

we going to get out of here? There are so many of them." One of the girls cried out in anxiety. Sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ ꜰindNʘvel.ɴet

around at the towering mountains and put her hand to her forehead. Like me, she

and replied, "Let's go on. There's no

one foot in front of the other, and continued journeying for a long time. We trekked

the women became a little worried. "Why don't we find a place to rest? If

of people who'd walked through them throughout. But after