“Yasmine, what about you?”

Yasmine confirmed that the rope was tied tightly and wiped the rain off her face.

“Me? What about me? You have no idea how important you are around here. If

anything happened to you, Boyd would skin me alive. You can’t die on my

watch.”

Saying these words, Yasmine couldn’t help but shiver all over, feeling an

unexpected chill in her heart amidst such a situation.

“I’ll lead the way. You follow.”

Serana nodded vigorously, her earlier trepidation replaced by a semblance of

relief. “Okay, okay.”

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She glanced at the rope around her waist, then lifted her eyes to look towards

the mountain through the rain. Confirming that her rope was in their hands, she

finally breathed a sigh of relief. Compared to the earlier nervousness and

caution, she now appeared much more relaxed.d2

A single rope brought about a profound psychological transformation in her. It

was precisely this change that caught her off guard when the unexpected

happened.

Serana’s movements, once cautious, had grown careless.

Since she refused to climb by herself, Jasmine had to move closer, bringing

them both near the precarious branch.

A sudden gust whipped through the trees, and the branch began to sway

violently.

Jasmine’s face turned a shade paler. Gripping the branch for dear life, she

bellowed, “Don’t move!”

The wind raged, the branch thrashing even more fiercely.

“Yasmine…”

Serana watched as Yasmine’s body swayed violently, knowing there was a rope

on herself, she freed one hand to grab onto Yasmine. In an instant, Serana also

lost her balance and let out a scream.

Those holding the rope felt a sudden tug and, instinctively, they pulled with all

their might. A resounding crack split the air as the branch snapped.

When they finally pulled the other end of the rope back, only a nearly catatonic

Serana remained.

The broken branch was still hanging there, but there was no figure upon it. A

buzzing filled Bryson’s head, his body swaying as he screamed, heart-rending,

“Yasmine!!”

Serana jolted from Bryson’s agonized cry, snapping back to reality only to find

nothing but the rain before her.

The fear of this very disaster had cast a shadow over the day’s hopes. And as

would have it, their

the hill

“Yes, sir!”

“Yes!”

Panic ensued among them.

being the most viable rescue

allowed a young girl to take a risk,

disaster had struck.

justify their actions to her family, their superiors,

weight of their failure was

descended. The rain grew heavier, the sound of wind

ominously clear, echoing the emptiness

to the spot, her face ashen, her

officer, frustrated and furious, brushed back his

down the

and find the

into action, Bryson dropping

his legs, inching his way

“Hey!”

me. Please, I’m begging you, find

seemed to carry all his strength. With a heavy sigh,

down the slope.

was escorted down the mountain,

in hand,

seeing Serana, Ava paused, stepping aside to let

was intimidated by the uniformed

passed, she continued her ascent, following

Her flashlight swept the area, landing

broken branch. Ava froze, then took a

hearing noises from below.

mind, and she gripped the

Something terrible had happened.

hesitation, she turned and raced down the

was settled

check on her. Boyd was there too, with a bandage wrapped

forehead.

composed, was curled up under

Now in dry clothes,

she burst into tears

“Boyd…”

furrowed at the sight of the bruises on

he hit you?”

pain burst

ordeal to Boyd.

voice calm. “It’s over now. I saw

come out

now on. Stop crying,

reached up to wipe her tears, she winced in pain from

her gently, “Thank goodness

safe now.

Nodding weakly, Serana agreed.

the police what happened?

know, the easier it’ll

at the memory, her

still shaken. Can’t this

conceded, “Rest up, I’ll

you’re ready.”

irritated. “Does it have to be

gathered his notebook and pen, sighing, “It could be

day after. But that

at both

case, no matter how hard

letting a kid barely in her teens take a

south? They might as well

full weight of his words, nor did he care to. All

that Serana was

sigh, looking at Serana with a mix of regret and

too caught up in cooperating

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