“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

it, their worst

the hill and

“Yes, sir!”

“Yes!”

Panic ensued among them.

and this being the most viable rescue

allowed a young girl to take a risk,

disaster had struck.

to her family, their

weight of their

grew

ominously clear, echoing the emptiness of

the spot, her face ashen, her

brushed back his hair and paced

“You take her down the

and find the missing

dropping to the

out his legs,

“Hey!”

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 a

hand, was making her way

seeing Serana, Ava paused, stepping aside to let them

by the uniformed figure

ascent, following the

of the incident. Her flashlight swept the area, landing

and the broken branch. Ava froze, then took a

hearing noises from below.

pale face flashed in her mind, and she gripped the

Something terrible had happened.

hesitation, she turned and raced

Serana was settled in the infirmary when

check on her. Boyd was there too, with a

forehead.

not fully composed, was curled up under the blankets,

in dry clothes, with her

burst into tears at

“Boyd…”

furrowed at the sight of the bruises on

he hit you?”

pain burst open

ordeal to Boyd.

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

taken away. The details will come out after the

from now on. Stop

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

gently,

now. That’s what

Nodding weakly, Serana agreed.

you tell the police what happened?

know, the easier

cringed at the memory, her fear

“She’s still shaken. Can’t

“Rest up, I’ll wait outside.

you’re ready.”

visibly irritated. “Does it have to

and pen, sighing, “It

But that doesn’t mean

the candle at

case, no matter how hard we

barely in her teens take a risk to save someone

south? They might as well kiss their badge

weight of his words, nor did he care to.

was that Serana

a weary sigh, looking at

ball, got too caught up in cooperating with the investigation.

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