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Refreshing And Reassuring

Author: Arden River
last update Last Updated: 2024-05-18 18:57:02

“STOP!” I yelled at the top of my lungs.

My eyes were clenched closed. I was waiting for it to happen. For everything I had saved, to be stolen in one swift movement, but nothing happened.

I wondered if he had second thoughts, so I waited for some type of movement. Not even so much as a breath. Then I realized I wasn’t even hearing the cars moving outside.

I didn’t hear anything but heartbeats. I opened my eyes slowly in fear that if I was too fast I would have to witness it happen.

Instead, I saw him frozen in place and was shocked. "Asher?" I asked, but got no reply or reaction. Then it hit me that time was frozen. Did I really do this?

I looked around the room as if I was expecting some sort of answer to line the room’s walls. “Hurry” I heard the woman’s voice in the back of my mind.

I didn’t hesitate at her words and continued with my original plan. When I freed my two hands from the cuffs, I pushed Asher off me and he fell to the floor. I then freed my cuffed legs.

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Jewel Bautista
yeah, she's so stupid for running away everytime, instead of facing it head on and finding the truth, she's very easy to manipulate
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