“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

Get down the hill and

“Yes, sir!”

“Yes!”

Panic ensued among them.

best intentions and this being the most viable rescue method

they had allowed a young girl to take

disaster had struck.

their actions to her family, their superiors, or the

of their

rain grew heavier,

clear, echoing the emptiness of an

was rooted to the spot, her face ashen, her

frustrated and furious, brushed back

orders, “You take her down the mountain. The rest

and

dropping

and stretching out his legs, inching his way down the

“Hey!”

worry about me. Please, I’m

to carry all his strength. With a heavy sigh,

down the slope.

mountain, Ava,

in hand, was making

Serana, Ava paused, stepping aside to let them pass. She

was intimidated by the

they passed, she continued her ascent, following

incident. Her flashlight swept the area, landing on the

froze, then took

hearing noises from below.

in her mind, and

Something terrible had happened.

moment of hesitation, she turned

settled in

there too, with a bandage wrapped

forehead.

not fully composed, was curled up under the blankets,

dry clothes,

burst into tears

“Boyd…”

sight of the

he hit you?”

Serana’s fear and pain

ordeal to Boyd.

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

The details will come out after the investigation,

be safe from now on.

wipe her tears, she winced in pain

her gently,

now. That’s what

Nodding weakly, Serana agreed.

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

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

cringed at the memory, her fear

“She’s still shaken. Can’t this wait until

“Rest up,

you’re ready.”

irritated. “Does

and pen, sighing, “It could be

or the day after. But that doesn’t

at both ends. Tough

no matter how hard we slog, we’re in for a

letting a kid barely in her teens

south? They might as well kiss their

his words, nor did he

Serana was safe

at Serana with a mix of

caught up in cooperating with the investigation.

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