Not A Small-Town Girl

Chapter 201-1

"Danielle quickly worked on the lighter, her heart racing, but her face stayed calm.

"The lighter was being difficult. ’I swear, if you don’t light now, I’m tossing you,’ she thought, but maybe it was the threat that did it; the lighter finally sparked.

"She lit the cotton swab and handed the other torch to Xavier.

The cave lit up, and the bats stopped flying toward them, though they didn’t scatter. They just hovered in the air, screeching louder, clearly annoyed.

“Forget about them for now. The torches won’t last long, we need to move," Danielle said, her voice tense.

"Then, she pulled out a pouch of medicinal powder. "Xavier, cover your mouth and nose." She tossed a handful of the powder into the air.

of them dropped to the ground. Xavier blinked, stunned by what his sister had just

really works. Sprinkle more and take out all these damn things," Xavier

Xavier’s words or the sight of their fallen comrades, but the noise was deafening. She felt like her ears were going to

Danielle said,

like they’re getting even

torch in her left hand and

the smaller ones quickly following, all coming at them. Danielle swung the torch at them, hoping to scare them off, but the big bats dodged

and came at them from both sides. Danielle managed to dodge the attack, but more bats were circling above them, getting

the smaller ones? If they are, maybe

mind, Danielle made her move. A large bat came straight at her, but this time, she didn’t dodge. Dagger in hand, she ran at it and plunged the