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51: The Tainted Hope

Penulis: Rosa Kane
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Williams paced the edge of the bridge like a man possessed, his eyes locked on the dark water below where divers kept plunging in and resurfacing with empty hands. Each splash, each shake of a helmet, carved another wound into his chest. Hours passed...five long, punishing hours..and still nothing. The night grew colder, yet the answer never came.

​Finally, the leader of the divers approached him, face grim. “Sir, we’ve done all we can. If she was here, we’d have found her by now. The current must have carried the body elsewhere.”

​The word body tore through him like a blade. Williams’ voice broke into a hoarse roar. “No! Keep searching! She’s not gone, do you hear me? She can’t be gone!” His orders cracked against the night air, but the men only shook their heads.

​“If she had fallen here, she would have surfaced already,” the leader said quietly. “We’ll return at first light. But tonight… there’s nothing more we can do.”

​Williams staggered back, his throat tight, his eyes b
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