“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.”

Enter title…

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

Get down the

“Yes, sir!”

“Yes!”

Panic ensued among them.

and this being the

they had allowed a young girl to take a risk, and

disaster had struck.

justify their actions to her family,

weight of their

had fully descended. The rain grew heavier, the sound of

echoing the emptiness of

the spot, her face ashen, her

frustrated and furious, brushed back

down the mountain. The rest

there and find the missing

sprang into action, Bryson dropping to

legs, inching his way

“Hey!”

worry about me. Please, I’m begging you,

all his strength. With

down the slope.

mountain, Ava, uneasy

a flashlight in hand, was

paused, stepping aside

intimidated by the uniformed

her ascent, following the faint

the incident. Her flashlight swept the area, landing on the rope on

froze, then took a

hearing noises from below.

pale face flashed in her mind, and she gripped the

Something terrible had happened.

moment of hesitation, she turned and

settled in the

her. Boyd was there too, with a

forehead.

was

Now in dry clothes, with her hair dried and her

into tears at the sight of

“Boyd…”

his brow furrowed at the sight of the bruises on

he hit you?”

pain burst open

ordeal to Boyd.

trying to keep his voice calm. “It’s over now. I saw

taken away. The details will come out after the investigation, but

be safe from now on. Stop

tears, she

gently, “Thank goodness nothing

safe now. That’s what

Nodding weakly, Serana agreed.

continued, “Can you tell the police what happened? Start from

taken. The more we know, the easier it’ll be for them

cringed at the memory, her

shaken. Can’t this

conceded, “Rest up, I’ll wait outside.

you’re ready.”

was visibly irritated. “Does it have

gathered his notebook and

day after. But that doesn’t mean I can’t wait

the candle at both

how hard we slog, we’re in for

teens take

south? They might as well

weight of his words, nor did

that Serana was

at

got too caught up in cooperating with the investigation.

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