“From Ashes to Hope) Chapter 30
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I discreetly scanned the front of the van. Only the driver was there, focused
on driving, his hands gripping the steering wheel tightly, his eyes fixed on the
road ahead.
Perhaps they had never encountered anyone waking up from their drug
before, so he was confident in its effectiveness, oblivious to the fact that I was
conscious.
The two other girls who had been thrown in were also bound tightly.
Their eyes were closed, their faces pale, lying still, still under the influence
of the drug.
The van rattled along the bumpy road for a long time, each of us enveloped
in darkness. Finally, it came to a slow stop.
The traffickers dragged us out of the van roughly.
One of them grabbed my arm, his grip like a vise, the pain making me wince.
Another trafficker dragged the two girls, hauling us out of the van
mercilessly.
We were pushed and shoved towards a secluded area with several
dilapidated houses.
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The walls of the houses were stained and peeling, revealing the crumbling
bricks beneath. The roof tiles were broken and missing, as if a strong wind could
rip the roof off.
The area was desolate, only the wind whistling in our ears, a chilling sound
like the wails of ghosts.
As we entered a dark room, the young beggar nudged my arm with his dirty
head, his eyes filled with concern, as if comforting me, though his own body was
trembling slightly.
The next day, the traffickers moved us, along with the two other girls, to an
abandoned warehouse.
It was a desolate place, seemingly untouched for years, filled with an
oppressive silence.
The two girls finally regained consciousness after being brought here.
Their eyes were dazed at first, but as they gradually woke up and realized
their predicament, their eyes widened in terror, and they burst into tears.
Their cries echoed through the silent warehouse, filled with despair and
helplessness.
The guards outside heard the crying and frowned impatiently. “Shut up! You
want us to teach you a lesson?” one of them shouted menacingly.
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His voice was like a cold blade, slicing through the silence, a chilling threat.
The two girls trembled like frightened rabbits, their tears silenced, their
hearts filled with fear, afraid the men would burst in and do something even
more cruel to them.
I suppressed my own fear and calmly observed our surroundings.
The warehouse was dark and dilapidated, the walls covered in moss and
mildew, silently telling tales of past years.
A damp, musty smell filled the air, a mixture of rotting wood and moldy
fabric, making me wrinkle my nose.
A few rays of sunlight pierced through the high windows, which were
boarded up like a prison cell, trapping us inside.
Several traffickers guarded the warehouse.
Some of them had cigarettes dangling from their lips, the glowing embers
like the eyes of demons.
They had menacing faces, pacing back and forth restlessly. Others leaned
against the walls, seemingly nonchalant, but their eyes followed our every move.
I silently counted the guards, my eyes discreetly shifting from one to another.
There were about a dozen of them.
- it.
Her movements were incredibly light, as if any louder sound would alert the
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