mething. "Such a waste to kill a cute lady like her," said one man. "Too bad they have instructed us not to touch even a single strand of her hair. Otherwise, it would have been fun to pl

blindfold on her again. Several hours had passed, and the surroundings had become quiet. Except for the loud sounds of snoring, Yera could not hear anything else. She immediately sat herself up and pulled the keychain knife out from the back of her pants and tried to slit the tape that was binding her wrists with it. She made sure to be careful enough not to make a sound. After she succeeded in freeing her hands, she removed the blindfold and moved furtively to look for an exit. She was right, three men had passed out drunk on the floor. She noticed that one man was missing because she was sure she heard four distinctive voices before. She became alert. With trembling body, she tried to walk as quietly as possible. She knew that the missing man was probably just roaming around the place. She succeeded in getting out, but it was too dark. Then she heard shouts and pursuing footsteps from behind her. Yera dashed as fast as she could. She felt as though she was running in an endless forest of trees and darkness. She fell and tripped several times but hurriedly got back up. She heard gunshots from behind. And she fell. She felt a burning pain in her body, but she ignored it and continued her speed, but then she tripped once more... "No, I won't die like this!" She clenched her teeth and got back up to run again. The banging sounds roared in her ears, but she did not stop. Even if she slipped and staggered, and had to drag herself through the rugged terrain, she never stopped. She always got up and ran again. It was so dark. But all that was on Yera's mind was to keep runnin