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.
living an isolated and lonesome
bit her lip, her thoughts
He retained control over his life and had the
into a hushed silence. Jacob commented, “Seems like they have
in and
heart, Jacob retrieved a key and unlocked the thick iron
was an oppressive, damp, and dim space despite Jacob’s efforts to illuminate it with
she proceeded to Mandy, and with a crouched posture,
and her entire body was on the ground, limp and still trembling from the ordeal. She was hardly recognizable, concealed under
in chipped nails and stains of blood. The warmth of Cherise’s touch caused Mandy
from the
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