“Yasmine, what about you?”

Yasmine confirmed that the rope was tied tightly and wiped the rain off her face.

“Me? What about me? You have no idea how important you are around here. If

anything happened to you, Boyd would skin me alive. You can’t die on my

watch.”

Saying these words, Yasmine couldn’t help but shiver all over, feeling an

unexpected chill in her heart amidst such a situation.

“I’ll lead the way. You follow.”

Serana nodded vigorously, her earlier trepidation replaced by a semblance of

relief. “Okay, okay.”

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She glanced at the rope around her waist, then lifted her eyes to look towards

the mountain through the rain. Confirming that her rope was in their hands, she

finally breathed a sigh of relief. Compared to the earlier nervousness and

caution, she now appeared much more relaxed.d2

A single rope brought about a profound psychological transformation in her. It

was precisely this change that caught her off guard when the unexpected

happened.

Serana’s movements, once cautious, had grown careless.

Since she refused to climb by herself, Jasmine had to move closer, bringing

them both near the precarious branch.

A sudden gust whipped through the trees, and the branch began to sway

violently.

Jasmine’s face turned a shade paler. Gripping the branch for dear life, she

bellowed, “Don’t move!”

branch thrashing even

“Yasmine…”

Yasmine’s body swayed violently, knowing there was

one hand to grab onto

and let out

holding the rope felt a sudden tug and, instinctively, they pulled

crack split the air as

finally pulled the other end of the

Serana remained.

hanging there, but

body swaying as

“Yasmine!!”

Bryson’s agonized cry, snapping back

the rain before

had cast a shadow

would have it, their worst

Get down the hill and

“Yes, sir!”

“Yes!”

Panic ensued among them.

their best intentions and this being the most

they had allowed a young girl to take

disaster had struck.

to justify their actions to her family, their

weight of their failure was

The rain grew heavier, the sound of

clear, echoing the emptiness

spot, her

furious, brushed back his hair and

the mountain. The rest of you, get

down there and find the missing

into action, Bryson dropping to the ground,

his legs, inching his way down

“Hey!”

worry about me. Please, I’m begging

all his strength. With a heavy sigh,

down the slope.

down the mountain, Ava, uneasy and

in hand,

paused, stepping aside

was intimidated by the uniformed figure carrying

they passed, she continued her ascent, following the

incident. Her flashlight swept the

froze, then

hearing noises from below.

in her mind, and she gripped

Something terrible had happened.

a moment of hesitation, she turned and raced down

the orphanage, Serana was settled in the infirmary

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