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.

he need a knife? I cursed myself for wearing

was anxious,

steps were excruciatingly slow, and my legs

took immense effort, but I

jumped into the stagnant water as my eyes

her body

knife to cut the ropes binding her hands and

and her body was

"_.

Jared kept calling her name, his voice

"Ivanna, wake up.

lifeless Ivanna in his arms, he appeared

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

to the hospital!" Atlas,

voice echoed within

seemed to snap out

through the filthy water, cradling

for her were unquestionable

lost all of

way

descending the stairs quickly turned around and headed back up, fearing the

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

the top of the iron tank and descended the spiral stairs again, there was a bright white

as two groups of people squared off on