Beyond the Divorce

“Tvanna...

Ivanna..." As I got to the top of the iron tank, I heard Jared's uneasy voice from the bottom.

I felt dizzy, and my steps faltered.

When I slipped, Atlas caught me and lifted me back up.

I couldn't afford to overthink.

Anxiously, I followed the stairs spiraling down from the top of the iron tank.

My trembling voice echoed, "Ivanna! What happened to her?" T could barely make out the situation below.

A few faint lights swayed at the bottom of the iron tank, and there appeared to be water.

The pungent smell of rust and stagnant water intensified as I descended, chilling me to the bone.

At the base, Jared's men used their phone's flashlights to illuminate the massive tank.

The lights resembled fireflies.

It was like a veil had covered my vision.

In the darkness, I could only see moving figures.

Theard Jared shout, "Knife!" My heart leaped to my throat.

a knife? I cursed myself

was anxious, I couldn’t

steps were excruciatingly slow, and my legs

effort, but I finally reached the

the stagnant water as my eyes adjusted to the

body pale from soaking

used a knife to cut the ropes binding her hands and

shut, and her body was

"_.

calling her name, his voice filled

"Ivanna, wake up.

here!" As he held the nearly lifeless Ivanna in his arms, he appeared

the dim light, unsettling us when combined with

hospital!" Atlas, who had

voice echoed within

to snap out

the filthy water, cradling

concern for her were unquestionable at that

lost all of his

made way for

the stairs quickly turned around and headed back

Lauren's cries, "Ivanna! How is she?" All of us

reached the top of the iron tank and descended the spiral stairs

as two groups of