19. Courage under the rain

Quinn

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I should have followed him outside but I could no longer move my body. I hugged my knees, trembling in the cold and cried in silence.

Who could have thought that it was Xavion after all? It was him. . . He saved me from my hell.

The rain was heavy. The thunder and lightning sound like it's just beside me. It scared me.

I managed to change myself, and I felt weak. It felt like there were thousands of needles around my feet every time I took a step. I wanted to check if the helicopter was still outside. But the rain poured angrily like how he looked at me earlier.

I composed myself and looked ahead in the dark. I'm still waiting for him to return, with the door left open. Suddenly, a powerful lightning strike hits just a few meters away, causing my body to jolt.

"Oh, my God!" I exclaimed. My heart pounded, and I was worried about him. I took a brave step forward but stopped when another lightning strike came.

"No, please. Stop. Stop, please," I pleaded to the heavens and