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The streetlights illuminated her path with a sickly glow, the roads usually filled with people now lay bare and desolate, like they were meant to foreshadow her fate. Scarlett feet hit the pavement with echoing thuds as she raced across the sidewalk, her heart hammering in her chest. She yearned to stop and catch her breath but the fear and adrenaline coursing through her veins forced her to move faster than she ever has in her life. The voices behind grew louder as she darted into a darkened alleyway and plastered herself against the wall, hoping to blend into the shadows. Placing her palm over her mouth, she tried to muffle her gasped breaths, as her eyes teared up. Screaming would be futile; she doubted anyone could hear her. Oh God, what will her parents do? Regret gnawed at her. If only she had listened to them, not stormed out of the house, she would not be here in the first place. She reckons pondering on the “should-haves” would help her now; all she longed for was to see her parents again and tell them how much she loved them and to apologize to them. Her racing thoughts were suddenly halted by a thud. Before she could turn, a hand clamped around her mouth, she tried to scream but her voice betrayed her. A prick in her neck, and all she could think was ‘Sorry, Ma’ before her vision faded to black.