“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

it, their worst

Get down the

“Yes, sir!”

“Yes!”

Panic ensued among them.

being the most viable

young girl to take a risk, and

disaster had struck.

to justify their actions to her family,

of their failure was

rain grew heavier, the sound of

the emptiness of

her face ashen, her

furious, brushed back

the mountain. The rest of you, get

there and find the missing

Bryson dropping to

hands and stretching out his legs, inching his way

“Hey!”

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

his strength. With a heavy sigh, he

down the slope.

was escorted down the mountain, Ava, uneasy and clad in

flashlight in hand,

stepping aside to

but was intimidated by the

ascent,

of the incident. Her flashlight swept the

and the broken branch. Ava froze, then took

hearing noises from below.

her mind, and she

Something terrible had happened.

she

settled in the infirmary when the

Boyd was there too, with a

forehead.

was

clothes, with her hair dried and

burst into tears at the sight

“Boyd…”

his brow furrowed at the sight of the bruises on her face.

he hit you?”

Serana’s fear and pain burst open

ordeal to Boyd.

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

details will come out after the investigation,

now

Serana reached up to wipe her tears, she winced in

comforted her gently, “Thank goodness

safe now. That’s

Nodding weakly, Serana agreed.

director continued, “Can you tell the police what

more we know, the easier it’ll be

the memory,

still shaken. Can’t this

“Rest

you’re ready.”

“Does it have to

and pen, sighing, “It could be

day after. But that doesn’t mean I

burning the candle at both ends.

how hard

teens

as well kiss their

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

was that Serana

let out a weary sigh, looking at Serana with a mix

up in

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