ROYAL BLOOD
"Get up, Mother…why are you like this? Get up! Tears were now streaming down Joya's face. Mira was purposely refusing to stand up.
"If they shed my blood, they won't be satisfied. They might rape you, or even worse, kill you. Now why would I let that happen? Mira cupped Joya's face with her hand.
"Run, my child! Run! Don't look back, don't stop, keep running. If the gods will it, you will get out alive." Mira said and then pushed Joya away.
Joya swiftly rises to her feet; she grabs the small bag at the corner of the tent. Then looked back to gaze at her mother in the tent. Her swollen left leg, her wrinkled face…her suffering.