“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 worst fears

the hill and find

“Yes, sir!”

“Yes!”

Panic ensued among them.

and this being the most viable rescue

young girl to take a risk,

disaster had struck.

justify their actions to her family, their

weight of their

fully descended. The rain grew

the emptiness of an

rooted to the spot, her

furious, brushed back his

take her down the

down there and find the missing

into action, Bryson dropping

hands and stretching out his legs, inching his

“Hey!”

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

to carry all his strength. With a heavy sigh, he leaned

down the slope.

down the mountain, Ava, uneasy and clad

flashlight in hand, was making her way

Serana, Ava paused, stepping aside to

but was intimidated by the uniformed figure carrying

continued her ascent, following the

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

broken branch. Ava froze,

hearing noises from below.

flashed in her mind, and

Something terrible had happened.

she turned

was settled

was there too, with a bandage

forehead.

still not fully composed, was curled up

in dry clothes, with her

into tears

“Boyd…”

approached, his brow furrowed at the sight of the bruises on

he hit you?”

floodgates of Serana’s fear and pain burst open as she recounted

ordeal to Boyd.

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

away. The details will come

safe from now on.

to wipe her tears, she winced in pain from

gently, “Thank

safe now. That’s what

Nodding weakly, Serana agreed.

continued, “Can you tell the

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

at the

shaken. Can’t this

officer hesitated, then conceded, “Rest

you’re ready.”

“Does it have to

notebook and pen,

day after. But that doesn’t mean

at both

how hard we

kid barely in her teens

might as well kiss their

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

that Serana was safe

weary sigh, looking at Serana with a mix of

dropped the ball, got too caught up in cooperating

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