For over a decade, these people had maintained a firm grip on Mandy, biding their time until she reached adulthood so they could mold her into their puppet. There were not chances they would simply release her with ease.

Cherise, peering through the iron door, bore witness to the agonizing sight of Mandy. She was clutching her head, relentlessly slamming it against the wall, and a profound sense of unease welled up within Cherise.

Cherise couldn’t help but reminisce about the past, back when she first encountered Mandy at Sequoia. She remembered how persistently Mandy had referred to her as ‘Sister. Cherise herself was only a nineteen-year-old girl, engrossed in thoughts of studying and exams.

or friends, living an isolated and lonesome life for all those years. This revelation left Cherise struggling to keep her emotions in

bit her lip, her thoughts unexpectedly drifting

retained control over his life and had the support of friends like Jacob and Lennon. In contrast, Mandy had Cherise as her only ally, a Sister,’

room fell into a hushed silence. Jacob commented, “Seems like

should go in and check on her?” Cherise sought

a heavy heart, Jacob retrieved a key and unlocked the thick

was an oppressive, damp, and dim space despite Jacob’s efforts to illuminate it with intense, daylight-like lighting. Cherise could still feel the

and with a

and her entire body was on the ground, limp and still

which was covered in chipped nails and stains

head from

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