5 - Disgusted Instead of Admiration

She shut her eyes. She hesitated to accept Cuhen's help, but she didn't want to fall into the abyss. She guessed it was over 100 feet below, not counting the creepy creatures. Ellah's hesitancy caused her to overlook the slow rupture of the small vein she was clutching. "Ahhhh!!!"

"I've got you!" A strong hand gripped her wrist as a sudden downpour of heavy rain poured down.

"A-are you going to kill me?" she asked, her voice shaking with fear. She was like a wet chick who had gone missing after being abandoned by the mother hen.

Cuhen did not respond and carried her without emotion, tears streaming down her cheeks. She was saved by the man who had intended to kill her. Why did he help her now? Why can't Cuhen let her die because that was always his intention in the first place?

Her heart shattered into a thousand pieces. Her only chance of escape was squandered. Maybe she needs to accept that this is the life that awaits her. She couldn't help but cry as the intense rain made her