22: FREE ME, RUAN

She was exhausted.

Kaliyah gritted her teeth, gnashing it as the pain all over her body ached even more. With everything she saw in an upside-down manner, she watched the sun disappears from the horizon. And now, all she was seeing was but darkness.

Noises of unknown creatures creeped her out, evoking fear in her. even the slightest brushing of leaves as the wind passes spooks her.

She really wanted to go. To free herself. But all her energy had been drained by hunting all day. Although it was just a hunt, no one would imagine how many times she had to run in the forest and had fell into the ground.

The wind brushed across her face, and with the leaves being flown off, she saw a glimpse of the moon.

“Why don’t I try to transform?” she wondered, thinking it might break the rope she was tied with.

She looked at it again, and saw how her ankles were already swollen. If this stays for much longer, she’ll surely get her feet cut off.

“I really had n