“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

have it, their worst

Get down the hill and find

“Yes, sir!”

“Yes!”

Panic ensued among them.

intentions and this being the most

circumstances, they had allowed a young girl to take a risk, and

disaster had struck.

their actions to her

of their failure was

rain grew heavier,

echoing the emptiness

was rooted to the spot, her face ashen, her body

frustrated and furious, brushed back his hair and

her down the mountain.

there and

dropping to the ground, supporting himself

his legs, inching his way down the

“Hey!”

about me. Please, I’m begging you,

to carry all his strength. With

down the slope.

escorted down the mountain,

a flashlight in hand, was

Serana, Ava paused, stepping aside

by the

continued her ascent,

of the incident. Her flashlight swept the area,

froze, then took a few

hearing noises from below.

in her mind,

Something terrible had happened.

hesitation, she turned and raced down the

at the orphanage, Serana was settled

her. Boyd was there too,

forehead.

not fully composed, was curled up under the blankets,

clothes, with her hair

into tears at

“Boyd…”

sight of the

he hit you?”

fear and pain burst open

ordeal to Boyd.

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

will come out after the

from now on. Stop

Serana reached up to wipe her tears, she winced

her gently, “Thank goodness nothing worse

safe now. That’s what

Nodding weakly, Serana agreed.

director continued, “Can you tell the police what

more we know, the easier it’ll be

the memory,

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

hesitated, then conceded, “Rest up,

you’re ready.”

visibly irritated. “Does it

his notebook and

But that doesn’t mean I can’t

the candle at

matter how hard we slog, we’re in for

teens take a

going south? They might as well kiss

didn’t quite grasp the full weight of his words, nor did he care

was that Serana

sigh, looking at Serana

ball, got too caught up in cooperating with

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