THE ESCAPE“I will never marry him!” Kristen screamed, tears streaming down her face. She sprang to her feet and rushed to the door. “Let me out of here! I’m not a prisoner!” she shouted, banging her fists against the door that had been locked from the outside. “Please… please,” her voice faltered as she slid down to the cold floor, sobbing in despair, realizing that no one was coming to her rescue. Exhausted, she drifted into an uneasy sleep.Awakened by the sound of the door creaking open, Kristen saw Josephine, the maid, standing there. “Please, help me! I need to get out of this house!” Kristen pleaded desperation in her voice. The maid looked at her with deep sympathy, fully aware that she had no power to assist.“Madam asked you to wear this,” Josephine said, placing a long white dress on the bed while glancing at Kristen, who sat on the floor in disbelief. “I’ll come back for you in thirty minutes,” she added, turning to leave and locking the door behind her.“No!… No!!” Kriste
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