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blossoms vibrant against the blue of the sky. Birds chirped merrily, flitting from branch to branch as they went about their morning routine. In the distance, a ro

he house was unnaturally quiet, as if everyone within was holding their breath, waiting for something to happen. If

lightly across her face, as if to shield herself from the world outside. Her breathing was slow and even, as if she was deep in a dreaml

dows cast by the towering oak tree above them. They were still and silent, as if f

der than a sigh. It was lost in the breeze, and did not reach the

you doing, you fool?" she said. "Do you want us to get caught before we've even completed half the

te of my time. I'll just keep quiet from now on. I'm sorry for bothering you." She turned away, her fac

out with authority. "Your fighting is enough to wake the entire

arguing and raising your voices at each other over silly things? Even a three-year-old child would simply wave you off

ave for the sound of E

sh creaked loudly as it was pushed open, revealing a silhouetted figure standing in the window frame. T

ed down at her friends." She yawned again, her eyes half-closed as she struggled to stay awa

ly breaking her silence. "We're going flower huntin

rag you down ourselves," Eliana add

d, giving Eliana

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dancing to an unheard tune. All around them, the trees stood tall and proud, their branches swaying gently in the wind. Leaves, brown and crinkled, litt

e sky, cast long shadows

o their wishes. But not without a long list of warnings and reminders to be careful. The girls had p

the flowers that surrounded the t

ttered by the roar of engines. The g

their hearts pounding in their chests. They shifted beneath the branches, until they were hidden by the bush

instinctively, covering their heads with their hands. The air was filled wi

e wide with terror, her face pale. The other girls were similarly scared, the

ny girls as possible before the day begins." The girls trembled, their hearts racing. It was t

side, tumbling down a small slope. The apples spilled out, rolling into the open, where they wer

fraid to move. But then, Alexandra did the unexpected. She rushed out from behind

low but urgent. The other girls scrambled out

through the woods. The girls froze, their hearts pounding in their chests. "Don't dare ma

n step out from behind a tree, his gun pointed directl

ra's hair and yanking it hard. Alexandra winced, tears welling up i

main road. A large, black truck pulled up alongside them, and the men motion

, taking a seat next to the girls. They

try anything funny, I won't hesitate to shoot you. I mean it."

e other girls were whispering amongst themselves, their faces pale and f

rnings they had given her that morning. If only she had listened, she wouldn't be in this situation now. But her stubborn

passing by in a blur. She wondered what would happen to her, and the

in front of a huge mansion. The girls were roughly pushed o

. The walls were made of dark stone, and the windows were small and heavily barred. There was a large, wrou

e had heard the stories, the rumors. She knew what happened

ra's blood ran cold. She stumbled b