“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 worst fears

the hill and

“Yes, sir!”

“Yes!”

Panic ensued among them.

best intentions and this being the most viable

they had allowed a young girl to take a

disaster had struck.

their actions to her

weight of

had fully descended. The rain grew heavier, the sound

echoing the emptiness of

was rooted to the spot, her face ashen,

frustrated and furious, brushed back his hair and

down the mountain. The rest of you, get

down there and find the

into action, Bryson dropping to

stretching out his legs, inching his way down the

“Hey!”

worry about me. Please,

carry all his strength. With

down the slope.

mountain, Ava, uneasy and clad in a

a flashlight in hand, was making her way

Serana, Ava paused, stepping aside to let

by the uniformed figure carrying

ascent, following the faint noises

the incident. Her flashlight swept the area,

branch. Ava froze, then took a few steps

hearing noises from below.

face flashed in her mind, and she

Something terrible had happened.

moment of hesitation, she turned

at the orphanage, Serana was settled

Boyd was there

forehead.

was curled up

in dry clothes, with her hair dried and her

into tears

“Boyd…”

furrowed at the sight of the bruises

he hit you?”

pain burst open

ordeal to Boyd.

inhaled deeply, trying to keep his voice calm.

details will come out

safe from now

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

director comforted her gently, “Thank goodness nothing worse

safe now.

Nodding weakly, Serana agreed.

you tell the police what happened?

more we know, the easier

at the memory, her fear

Can’t this

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

you’re ready.”

irritated. “Does

notebook and pen,

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

the candle at both

matter how hard we slog,

kid barely in her teens take a risk to save

going south? They might as well kiss

the full weight of his words, nor

was that Serana was safe

sigh, looking at Serana with

too caught up

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