Beyond the Divorce

"No, she can't leave my sight!" Atlas said firmly as he tightened his grip on me. I knew he was afraid of losing me.

I felt a little guilty. I must be a burden to him at times like these.

Cane naturally understood Atlas's intentions and didn't say much. He led the way ahead with long strides.

After walking quickly for over ten minutes, we left the woods and saw a village ahead. Two cars immediately approached us, and Atlas hurriedly ushered me into one of them. When Cane retrieved our clothes from the car's trunk, Atlas said, "Change immediately!"

Glancing at my clothes, I realized they would easily reveal where we had been.

We changed into clean clothes, so we looked decent when we were in the car again.

By now, it was bright outside.

The sky was a grayish-white, and the air was refreshing.

As the car drove on the road, I realized we had emerged from behind a village.

The car sped up and soon turned onto an inconspicuous and secluded road, with banana trees on both sides obscuring the path. I realized that this was the entrance to the base.

inside for at least 40 minutes, and there

we were stopped. Cane left the car, walked to the guards, and explained why we were

felt nervous. Atlas tightened his grip on my hand and said, "Don't be nervous, I'm here. Remember, no matter what happens, don't

"Understood."

scrutinized the environment outside the car

was heavily guarded. Guards were stationed every few steps at the entrance, and a high

but think that no one could possibly escape,

something to Cane, who walked back to us with a relieved expression. We had been given permission to enter. He returned to the car and started the engine.

car drove in, displaying extreme vigilance. They seemed afraid we would wander

kept driving inward.

distributed simple bamboo houses. There were quite a

children and elderly people in front

bamboo houses.

peaceful, tranquil and well-maintained. On the surface, it looked like a big village. No one would have thought it was

to drive in. An extensive and imposing bamboo building was in the middle of a square framed by the mountain. That must be

stopped and signaled us to wait. People quickly got out of the car and rushed