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.

did he need a knife? I cursed myself for

was anxious, I couldn’t rush

slow,

took immense effort, but I finally

stagnant water as my eyes

out, her body

a knife to cut the ropes

eyes were tightly shut, and her body was limp, barely

"_.

kept calling her name, his voice

"Ivanna, wake up.

nearly lifeless Ivanna in his arms, he appeared

moved strangely in the dim light, unsettling us when combined with Jared's

get her to the hospital!" Atlas,

echoed within the

snap out

waded through the filthy water, cradling

for her were unquestionable at that

had lost all

way

around and

How is she?" All of us swiftly climbed

iron tank and descended the spiral stairs again, there was

in the air as two groups of