“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

the hill and find

“Yes, sir!”

“Yes!”

Panic ensued among them.

being

allowed a young girl to take a

disaster had struck.

her family, their superiors,

the weight of their failure

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

clear, echoing the emptiness of an

spot, her face ashen, her

brushed back his

her down the mountain. The rest of you,

down there and find

action, Bryson dropping to the

and stretching out his legs, inching

“Hey!”

about me. Please, I’m begging you,

to carry all his strength. With a heavy sigh,

down the slope.

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

hand, was making her

Serana, Ava paused, stepping aside to let

but was intimidated by

continued her ascent, following the faint

the area, landing on the rope

the broken branch. Ava froze, then took a few steps

hearing noises from below.

her mind, and she gripped

Something terrible had happened.

she turned and raced

the orphanage, Serana was settled in the infirmary

Boyd was there too, with

forehead.

composed, was curled up

every breath. Now in dry clothes, with her hair dried

into tears at

“Boyd…”

his brow furrowed at the sight of the

he hit you?”

pain burst open as she

ordeal to Boyd.

his voice calm. “It’s over now. I

away. The details will come out

now on. Stop

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

gently, “Thank goodness

safe now. That’s what

Nodding weakly, Serana agreed.

tell the police what

more we know, the

the memory,

Can’t this

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

you’re ready.”

visibly irritated. “Does it have to be

his notebook and pen, sighing, “It could be

day after. But that doesn’t mean

at both ends.

matter how hard we slog, we’re in for a

all, letting a kid barely in her teens take a risk to save

as well kiss their badge

his

that Serana

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

the ball, got too caught up

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