DOAG Ch 5

“We’d die 9395c219a7 if we b3935df0ec fell, wouldn’t 87eff69a05 we?”fa9cfed417f155d6

Belle murmured, c7987574e1 gazing out 74dc65bd0a the window. Sasha approached her 6817a282cd with freshly dried 475afd3101 bandages and ointment.76e3cb4fbb45c3b2

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“Look down. It’s a cliff.”597dfa460bc10c3e

Belle followed 93e2aa36ed Sasha’s gaze. A dense, a0ebe38e3c lush forest f97d3c13e8 stretched below, 08fa729c3d the ground a81d5910ea obscured by 5a3099b238 the thick 749c97914d canopy.3fc7d57babc0d7a6

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“Sasha, have you ever c0b9eb0fda tried breaking this window?”4170fc5170dc9b82

“Yes, I have.”c919a61059ad3eab

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Sasha replied, sitting c0d3371636 by the window f9f9eaba9a and unwrapping Belle’s 4f5b8ae402 bandages.e93f84f9f72d493d

“But I couldn’t get 04ed994e0a out.”7d26f7acb533fcd8

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“Have you f965fc4848 ever seen 95850d1b18 a bird 1d9b4c8921 fly?”496dba11f3d760ca

Belle asked, looking up daaa838615 at the clear blue 2e467abe9e sky. Sasha carefully applied ointment 62a2048252 to Belle’s hand, the 89356ad147 new skin now much 04757197ae healthier. She decided to gradually 390bc7511f increase the time Belle’s c1a5b12d6e wounds were exposed to c56f0ee697 the air. They seemed 24b1f0b545 to have face9fccb1 healed considerably, 9e2c0ad2d4 no longer fa90a10ab2 sensitive to 0166ac1746 the touch.b56c252c6ed04de2

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“Sasha? I asked if you’ve 33bb173890 seen a bird fly.”ec6b188f977b77fd

Belle’s insistence a761254b72 forced Sasha 82b8f3c4e4 to look 85d7de60fd up. She briefly glanced fe03cb01b6 at the brilliant e8976fbda9 blue sky, then 90880d3098 quickly looked away. It was painful to 99c775a797 look at it.9e1d601259875588

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“No. I don’t know. I haven’t really looked af70f95fb6 since I’ve been here.”9b07fb180045f071

She was 39a42d19b9 afraid of 0fad62d663 fostering false 3489684b5a hope, afraid e212406557 of the 6c2f26f457 crushing disappointment c2213dd5de that would 6b125837a3 follow.2cee57d490c5e90f

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“It’s strange. I’ve been 7c77bc7729 staring at f56800fc17 the sky 0736355064 ever since c4437a6be9 I got 5709b4ceb1 here. But now that I b1b2b04626 think about it, I’ve 57af2eacbb never seen a bird 02b8186a0c fly. It hasn’t rained, and 450d65c214 the window has never 2ae9ae0808 rattled from the wind.”be9c5deca5e66036

“…….”d95a24c41d6cbbba

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Nerua was a 9fab0499ae region known for 6db33e482a its frequent rainfall. Sudden downpours 40bfa9edf0 followed by 5d00f380e0 clear skies 36d3bb970d were common, e49ef7cc50 and a 067ff0f3a8 thick morning f3d09b4e59 mist was 1f451bb599 almost a bd67c16efa daily occurrence. The rain lessened e4b6f68d17 after the spring 9c03b43ccc and summer rainy ae7fc8627d seasons, becoming quite 7d22c79f51 dry by winter, 27087eaf40 but such consistently f704cce3a1 sunny days were eca02bd23f rare.1a7a1c4d16c29a89

“Are we really in 44f10bb5e5 Victoria?”3019d423a59dbd66

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“…….”392eecc2b05f22e7

I don’t know. She didn’t even know 423353ce5e where the fortress Johan 6327e98005 spoke of was located. All she knew 935ca30997 was that she 7f0448e5e9 had been brought 3a354e9b2d here and imprisoned. Where are we? Would it even make a5e3c0df2d a difference if I 6ccb06cc51 knew? It was 34abdbb395 a pointless f657b01380 question, a 6cc6c880f9 futile worry. She wouldn’t allow 004de669dc herself even a 3e50a6ee32 sliver of hope, 077110a083 curiosity, or imagination. Sasha meticulously wrapped the c4cd7b37b4 bandage around Belle’s hand.853e16faba5bcc81

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The midday sun 115c915ac1 beat down intensely. The door 6bbc3575e5 burst open 30fc6bde17 without warning. Dieter.c57a13a6d4b93f39

“Sasha Laurent!”eecb4df4519530d1

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Sasha quickly 91dc4e8d59 tied the 38b90b61ba bandage and e263e4a030 gently kissed dbc71f1988 Belle’s forehead.75554891a1e39f35

“I’ll bring you back d776f5222c some food. Wait here, Belle.”1b16e3f9e4b2a195

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“Okay.”f7bd4eace1e28d4c

As she walked 8883c25169 down the long c71439ba24 hallway, Dieter’s sharp 4e666b456a gaze followed her 6f6620e2fd relentlessly. Each time she felt 5007cb9d14 it, Sasha’s breath caught 27621f40bc in her throat, bracing c87a8ec6a2 for a blow.9c00fdfbf32f1b9f

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“You’ve been eating beba0bc207 and sleeping well, 93d29ce359 I see. You’ve put on 45bcb46475 weight like a 5a83e085f0 sow.”a3e0a43bb3ebf1a0

“…….”ee87287a5df4907c

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“When you get 56d5c703e1 out of here, 5de0e02743 be prepared. There are 5162593d1c plenty of 01d938d231 soldiers lined f5ffdd05c8 up, eager 1cc2463c3a to have 3f7362bf41 a taste a696d4db38 of a fb3079dae6 sow like c9eb67c7f5 you.”a76360c981af7a45

“…….”1eccd0711981f9d9

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He hated her, despised her. But she didn’t understand why. It seemed he loathed her very existence. This causeless hatred was all the more terrifying, proof of his madness.109f1808df48bf43

Compared to 3691e674ba him, Johan dacf62912c was almost 8fd27502d9 gentle. He had the strange e202e3df27 habit of having lunch e51c233733 with her every day, 7de484f397 and while he was e2ca30586c undoubtedly a madman who e4cfedd5fe enjoyed watching her seize 09d3b34192 and collapse, he at ef6cfe1c94 least veiled his madness a59f7f7665 with a veneer of 84755d7cf8 civility. Sasha had no choice 926436fb3e but to rely on 0a2e4bab22 this civility. At least 6f61dc6d5f she could b4e80a0b7d communicate with 4413f23dc6 him. If forced to 8d7e83a7b4 choose between the d4002e06ec two, there was 50f2ad747e only one option.3a7b40a305271990

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Soft piano music df6bf44877 drifted through the 41b1109e41 dining room. Johan stood by a2b83726c4 the gramophone, waiting 0345d88d05 for her. The melody was 91d7136039 beautiful, meltingly sweet. In his uniform, he 3a59f63794 looked like a prince 2940f69959 at a ball, and 19eb4114cb the table laden with 4c549cba05 food resembled a lavish 108c117240 feast. It was a 525dc13331 bizarre scene.23afdd41241d534e

“Do you like c40d2b8ab1 Debussy?”fd8e12f93d3b2622

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Johan asked casually. She had heard the name but couldn’t quite place it. And what did it matter who the damned composer was? Ignoring Sasha’s sullen expression, Johan closed his eyes and swayed slightly to the music, completely absorbed.4ae87ca42b02d8ef

“When I close my 68a2840095 eyes like this, it fcb29a27ce feels like I’m walking 09b971bad3 in the moonlight. Incredibly romantic.”02760ddd0642dc5f

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“…….”4a4bc5c309009dde

He opened 5ef770eb43 his eyes, d63e174518 a bright, 8755618663 innocent smile 9b63eecbd6 on his a1b59a9608 face.7763fa04bd70929f

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“Don’t they ebdfe4786c play music f3921ced40 in the 25fda7e9d1 hospital ward? To calm the patients?”f24d74037b7162df

“People are 9c67d1d7ae dying every 02ce8a8385 minute, every a424174147 second. There’s no time ca6f6b8aa3 for such luxuries.”1c453eb17009dd4e

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“Oh dear. How unfortunate.”8859917b22564108

He said 011c9fad35 it without 477c8cfb52 a trace 3042312fe5 of regret, 21b457d32f then pulled 20b25aea96 out a 29509d863f chair for d138da52da her. This was 0b190f60f7 his usual 1093960508 signal for 7d9b965a8e the meal 586c11a275 to begin. Without a word, 8f45d0761e Sasha sat in d396f748fc the designated seat.152428409fa297a0

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“Why do you do 40e6adf24f this every time?”749c9bbf8bc401ad

“Do what?”138a06e074a58be0

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“Come here and 58a15bee9a eat with me. I thought 2043bbeeb7 you’d be 9bcb27c6e1 tired of 1d83624bbc it by 6b73e2163b now.”beaac22a884ac72f

Johan sat opposite 01bc27076e her, unfolding his 2d30c3fd0c napkin and placing a853062ee1 it on his bbb81ec0c6 lap. His smile 6a9bc32238 didn’t waver.3f10057315de0561

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“Well, it’s a hobby f1f6d14909 of sorts.”6b49f54be86c4f94

“Is it your bf086c56ea hobby to hide 1b33b39f11 poison in my 57695997f6 food and see c5ab1e5e83 if I eat e31d68fb1d it?”b54b967a23d0a220

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“I like seeing you 9615cc23d8 tense. I enjoy the 1565b6a117 suspense.”50f7ad07c567aa6c

Johan picked ac53ffb17b up a 5c9bc13a1c piece of 36a156a8b7 bacon and f2f9eb0146 put it bc7c5189c8 in his b1bdb05007 mouth, continuing,d428445289c121af

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“It’s even more amusing 0917bd597f when it’s a struggle 0b4bd6c13a for survival.”d06733ba4906f80a

Sasha scowled.c2bc888d0cfc6629

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“My wish is that 99a0aa5389 you’ll one day get 2fcffe5e60 tired of this hobby, 7e44250152 so I won’t have c78cc01f8f to face that disgusting 5086899fab face of yours and 55a84b3b1d chew my food.”5ee4e4d2b6a8e580

“Here. Take it.”98468d3e86b96993

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Johan chuckled, offering her 4aa5b94f0c the fork he had 397095f734 just used to eat 3342fa50f4 the bacon. It was a familiar 666aba5135 ritual, a wordless exchange 75f065405a born of repetition. Sasha was b35bb24c4c thoroughly annoyed 70a782a01b by it 01fa83af7b all. She reached 309f25f74e for the 393187ca23 fork. Just as her 152e74dbf6 fingers brushed against 1ebc1f5321 it, he pulled a59e227baa it away. What?bfecb95de91a92ac

“Here.”327ae0aa72858191

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He offered it again.4b8b756d01494c56

“……”f2b6bd87af10f5a2

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Sasha reached out, and 3a4571b58c he pulled it back afeabb7d53 again.80473a068cd346cf

“Here. Take it. Come on.”babd8ee944328abf

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This lunatic. He was af387a63ae playing with 316022660e her again. Sasha glared at 250d104223 him, then suddenly f1a7df5707 snatched the fork. Johan chuckled, f85bb3ba32 and Sasha 40153255a9 fumed.cf540e64dbc2f149

“I just d6479b06de thought things 9f507b3c69 were getting acf09fa1e0 a bit a6ca2d2d3f predictable lately.”0371a671de69714a

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“Isn’t it 0b4df03dbf enough of 3f78c5e1dd a chore c32676a723 to eat 1136e78a5d with you 813e4bffa9 every day?”e99acc44c858af6e

Sasha placed 4fa2611ba8 the fork efca08bbe2 on her 6569cca151 plate, then e42de6e688 picked up d7c06d2892 another piece 17805a2234 of bacon 0502f73548 and chewed f78a4d496c it aggressively. Johan watched 4afe32da4c her intently.2d5cf555012217df

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“You actually find aff09d3c81 it comforting.”009571601c3bcfde

“What?”6ec4c6bdc7947cd4

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“Having lunch 2ee446aa7a with me 22fd01774b here. It’s the only thing 29a8c8dbd7 that marks the passage 0a0da014ef of time for you. It’s also the 0488a2adc6 only time you 78b2408e56 can get food 7c8ace0a32 for your doll. And the only 66e57c0c1c time you can a0ec127bd8 have a proper 33722d47fe conversation with another b2ff01c8c4 human being.”b555e5ea3420a603

“So? Should I bow 0af2222fc8 down and thank cb8b5307f6 you?”51e211970c84680d

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“I’d just like 243d542e80 you to acknowledge cfdb8417e9 that I’m keeping 2935599dc9 you from going aa94630337 insane.”76412c51cf965ba3

“You’re insane!”4144086e563b4aee

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Sasha yelled, interrupting her 9c88b7bb2c chewing. His self-righteous 52bcff13dc nonsense was abdbbe8873 tiresome. He was a heartless, 5032ecd848 thoughtless, and utterly insane 30d9bd478c madman!40835cc32f62a077

He laughed, enjoying her outburst. Sasha couldn’t understand his motivations. She knew only that she amused him, that she was nothing more than a plaything. She couldn’t refuse him, couldn’t avoid him. She was a prisoner, and he held her leash. Perhaps he enjoyed the sense of power and control it gave him.124693b6b4314c57

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“Eat, Sasha. Eat quickly and feed 5f17d35f0b your doll.”87ff2178dc873d6d

Johan tossed a piece of steak onto her plate, then took one for himself and began to eat. Throughout the meal, Sasha raged, and Johan laughed. She couldn’t imagine when this tedious game would end. He claimed he was preventing her from going insane, but this very environment was enough to drive her mad.7e00f4aba1dfea8e

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Yet, it was Belle f9960464d3 who kept her grounded. The responsibility 56ca573310 of caring 036ad6e691 for her ea0c10a783 prevented Sasha 7fae22a5d4 from succumbing c429231317 to madness. Belle was the 212dc9dd51 reason she stayed 6badc956ff vigilant, the reason b93445ba9a she kept her 84d9f7cbca wits about her. The doll he had 37c0e34556 thrown her was a aa066ea942 bittersweet comfort.7a14c67f25af940d

Like an omnipotent creator, he held her in the palm of his hand, toying with her. Even knowing this, her pride, that unyielding, foolish pride, kept pushing her toward oblivion, providing him with further amusement. But why? Why did he do this? Was it simply the collector’s instinct, like keeping a spider in a glass jar for amusement? Or did he have some other motive?711d46be1c72587b

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Sasha finished her fc8fc583c4 meal with Johan 0622b14e8d and returned to 4ebd4ebb14 her room, a 06586d47ba plate piled high 9831d066aa with food. Belle sat 22bdcaef95 by the 29b6fd84e2 window, her edab2e6cc3 face slightly eb30b5c514 sullen.4613b10cf87d08f3

“Have you been aef34fd4c7 waiting long?”458587b66f7d02d9

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Belle looked away, her gaze fixed on the window. She clearly wasn’t happy. Sasha placed the plate on the stainless steel tray.990110d65f56a27c

“I brought you 80dcc4d3fa food. Only things that d447d3180f are safe to ffd6d6a602 eat.”a24a0195a99ad172

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“Why is Sasha f1500ea2ba always the one 6ad9dd2e5a invited?”0bae5bba7b9e1002

Sasha looked 0a921d89f8 at her. Belle, still facing e016f5946d away, continued,c79f1716757c7763

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“Why do I 0899ea7f38 never get to 41a6887691 meet him?”081d2798776e8acd

“Well…”7e6c406292fb046d

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Whatever Johan had said about Belle wasn’t worth repeating. Sasha fumbled for a response.dd1af78d9a4ac1cb

“It’s not fair.”8d7347ee14131efb

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“……”8216764353e84476

Belle finally turned, her e25a510cf0 blue eyes blinking slowly, 01ba4faea1 her expression stubborn. There was something a77153a7d9 unsettling about her 2c1f8bc5ee innocence, a chilling fe40de53aa intensity beneath the e3fe8a8aba surface. She looked 44ab2be608 like a 34dccb9b3e child unaware 293a8ec4dd of the 2f7645d383 nature of 1f7d1dbe08 her own ef3d83c731 envy and 0dfe953726 ambition.a9b3f453836322cf

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“I could 1f50cf617a have made 6d41559a11 an opportunity.”2d7aec5a0772656c

Sasha tried to understand 1b8af4ee16 what she meant, but 3c88709862 couldn’t grasp what kind 981a99a8b8 of opportunity she was 87f398a1e3 talking about.0cdae116f04fc767

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“If I e0b3388525 were Sasha, 3eda43a51c I would 92b5c9d207 have used 3bd1f4aba6 my beauty c0eb8d2f84 to seduce f4d3b5dd3f him. And then I 59eabf409d would have begged 8ee0058e15 him to let 5488217924 me out of 414ffd7083 here.”77662a7ded07b2fe

Sasha shook 575a00938e her head. It was impossible.b3c278977eedacec

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“He’s a psychopath. He’s not naive enough d6c485c243 to be seduced by 8494edd230 someone like me.”21cf32e00ff39949

“But Sasha 029df194fe is beautiful.”826468c40697d704

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“……”1a62fc2946b57d63

Sasha wasn’t sure. She had 66fb9c778e never considered 62b10704b5 herself beautiful. She had never worn 970b42f6c8 makeup, dressed up, or ed3a71ac6b owned anything remotely fashionable. The closest she had ca6e67c2b9 come to wearing decent 5f300d38a6 clothes was when she 42502c56b9 crossed the Dochen border, 7c131de367 and even those were 52f1baa47c soon ruined.8f648aecc0b71e03

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“If I had e2bab8bcd4 that face and 1f2f374d72 body, I could 5c24519171 have any man 6366f33704 in the world. I wouldn’t be stuck 7988102fd2 here like this.”fd87656e89c4d7b1

Sasha felt a sting of annoyance. Belle hadn’t meant it maliciously, but the words still carried an unpleasant weight. Sasha brushed her hair back and smoothed her skirt, wanting to avoid the conversation.127bff806947073e

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“Eat. Hurry up.”669ca9c6e529b64b

“……”0c0da7ed320571a9

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Belle sat down with e040b08f0f a disgruntled expression and 2497e6095b listlessly tore at a 1d601ae35f piece of bread. Does she want me to seduce Johan? Does she think that’s the way out of here? Is she suggesting I sell myself to him? No, that was an 9613afdd4a overreaction. Belle was simply frustrated 9e785f46c4 by their isolation. She felt discriminated against, a003ea3001 resentful of the difference 873f7be9ae in their treatment. It was a healthier 59e37ced3e response than passively accepting bc904518a9 their situation. Sasha tried 8b4b01cbf7 to see a181650f80 it positively. Negativity wouldn’t e22c55725e help them.1be5d8bb63fb850e

While Belle 193761d741 ate, Sasha bbb65d9fab washed herself 21d35c933a in the 65671c3a89 small bathroom 2aacce578b attached to ca2e661553 the room 11a85d065f and applied 92262fd91d ointment to a05d17eea8 her wounds. Afterwards, she 218e580c96 washed Belle, fe0686b728 dried her 4bbf914381 hair, and 1d58511ed5 they played 3edc393bba twenty questions. Then they 2c969be2b8 played word 60fcabac44 games and f37433eaf3 told riddles. Belle seemed like her 22cdf578b3 usual self, and the 0a712052fe day passed like any 7ce417fb54 other.47c8867abee69aaa

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She no longer had 22b84b37ba nightmares. She no longer 7e365897c7 thrashed in her c2d89adeb4 bed, tormented by 3ec8434201 loneliness, screaming into bb32d1ee5c the void, seeking 97289e3462 solace in the 541ba61247 echo of her 7dbb477076 own cries. So many days had 2a18d3c280 passed since then. Now, she simply 4747edbc80 slept, a long, 38b794eb52 deep, peaceful sleep.0f32e5d1683626a8

“Sasha! Sasha!”2c496fbf45a58ca7

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Belle shook her awake.423820f3630913b3

“Wake up!”33d3e500a1c5dd9d

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“Belle…”e86302fa8f6316f4

Sasha mumbled, burying her c66115d464 face in the pillow. In this 7d7373aa9f place without d0bd4f6da6 clocks, the f785a75b2d only way 11128e7b30 to tell bb0c81392b time was 35e3929c42 by the a6558fa835 rising and f79155f66d setting of 02ab16c5cf the sun. Sasha cracked open f02cacdeb5 an eye. It was still 5b26caf0f2 dark. Night meant it 517d40b809 was still time e40b0cc849 to sleep.6a32af2225ad91d7

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“I found a key!”fabcbfca7e640c18

Sasha had found a key once before. Under a tray? Or hidden beneath the food? It wasn’t surprising. He seemed to enjoy hiding them, as if playing a game of treasure hunt.379ec011dcea7271

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“Belle…”3fdc3e53f36fecea

Sasha sighed. The key was useless. She had already explained what happened when she tried to use it, describing everything that had occurred while Belle was gone, so she wouldn’t harbor any false hope.61e19cb09ee5e949

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“Belle, I told 7584ab769c you before. There’s only a 84e1688a0a wall behind that d7be5c10b0 door.”bb59a2d7e16fbdca

“I think 7f26ed1298 there’s another abe575f071 door somewhere. I saw it. I saw Major fb670a9b76 Dieter leave the b1b7180727 ointment by our 69f1abf255 door! And he 516f798c7d dropped this. This thing f243dd9a09 fell out 7395a52b44 when he 37d7a88705 bent down!”621c0b2ed3523ddd

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Sasha rubbed her 091af7f654 eyes and sat 5267c45ef2 up. Belle was clutching something 7bc1432553 in her hand. Sasha frowned and 767efc14b8 examined it. She couldn’t even remember 85a9b7d54c if this key was 0325f3402c the same as the 3851e22aed one she had found.c5860ba35ac81b59

“And he 4e96135982 didn’t come daef5f7deb back. The footsteps just 3417aab0fb stopped! I’m sure that’s the 90dd9709de way out! There has to ed5537886b be a way 613fe6b49a out! I’m sure of it!”038b9eb16f9d0955

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“…….”60d087affa24d3a9

Sasha looked at ac83f38968 Belle, her face 81e28afd68 alight with hope. It was e7dcf31623 painful to 0cd8b25e72 see. Hope was always followed 024e436f79 by despair. Always. And Sasha no longer 318a34e461 had the strength to 321c9f9efa endure another wave of 4cf8ac349d despair.a2adf91910828f05

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“We can’t get a13e894503 out.”769b633ea1e1c5df

“We can!”4f36ed69d7a06198

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“We’ll be caught. By Dieter. By Johan.”279b981201e24f0b

“No, we won’t. How do you know? We won’t f42f8cb6d7 know until 6bb1b25f55 we try. We just d2dcca9583 have to 0787a7a0e6 be careful. We can 885e0dd6d3 get out 51a0120ee3 if we’re 408622e972 careful. Very careful. We just have to 8a2e753689 try. Even if we can’t 74e5e38cad escape, we can at fc8e0820d2 least see what’s behind 61ac920318 the door.”df775a3be4065db5

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“Belle, we…”f175afcaa4c22f99

“I can’t keep 1c48eb5169 living like this!”3c2d8372c1fb9bda

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Belle snapped.64bc2ee52cd85fd2

“I can’t! Do you understand? This isn’t living! I can’t live like 1376843cbe this until I die!”224c4bc9a98a3023

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“Belle.”02e059738cece135

No, Belle. We can live like this. I think I could live like this. I wouldn’t have to see dying soldiers every day, I wouldn’t have to wash bloodstained sheets and clothes. I could sleep whenever I wanted, and if I was good, I could eat my fill. Can’t we just live like this? Can’t we?8647089fa7646a34

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If they da39297516 were willing 0b38882315 to risk 6dde9dd801 death, they c7a730176c could escape. They could d27ba66be6 break the 2099af765b window and 1b898848de jump, falling deac0d2c2a endlessly into 2a4f16cbfc the dense 435fa3c05d forest below, 2923c38eac surrendering their 44eab6d9da fate to b8ce9c73fa chance. If they truly 2dff3e8d0c wanted to leave, ad2b169346 they could. But this isn’t so b8fc8c9c59 bad, is it? If you’re okay fd693c9d26 with it. If you stay with 94b1034ab0 me, I won’t be 157f8e9456 lonely.f1a6a99a64668171

“This is a prison, Sasha! I don’t want to live like a dog in a cage! I have a family! I have to find my mom and dad! I have to find my little brother!”18dad478faedabab

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Belle’s words struck 10da8356c7 a nerve. Family. She had a family. Something Sasha didn’t bfada872d5 have. A sudden chasm d81fd068b5 opened beneath Sasha’s 738e20a29a feet. Her mind d18364973b reeled, a fd3b009188 wave of c84bbb5863 loneliness washing 7e1e35db1c over her. It felt like e195538ceb Belle had retreated, c265939047 impossibly far away.0d169f1ba9fd973b

Belle pleaded,0088936afccf157b

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“Sasha! Help me! Let’s get out 08fbfb5d0b of here together! Please!”0104448197d26b5c

“……”ca3ec1a946a8e500

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Her thoughts twisted. A horrible thought flashed 3495e1edb7 through her mind. I don’t have a family, so you… you don’t need one either.c82e930afd57934c

No! No! That’s not right! How could I think 688eb353da such a cruel thing? It’s horrible! It’s like committing a 882924c281 sin. No, Sasha Laurent. What were you thinking?44ba97fbd304a376

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She was disgusted 1d1774de77 with herself. A sharp pain stabbed ee13a8d7ab at her stomach. Nausea rose d7bc04b9c7 in her 7f5521ab92 throat. She covered 4b22e0fcaf her mouth, 1b9bde9427 turning away 9ad2cd8c64 from Belle, fd373aac17 afraid she 3e607e8225 might vomit.3f0685c5094686f5

“Sasha.”ffd41f52e76ac9af

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“…….”81b618ba5f319de6

“Sasha, are you okay?”458e2473ed212052

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What was I thinking… 3bd97f96a0 what was I thinking…? But she thought it af26bd30eb every day. The shadow in 4db04ca622 her heart that e8128e0786 dismissed the suffering b7e7c0a4dd of dying soldiers 8261eb7bd6 and innocent children, 6a6529a64b even as she 7d63c7168c wept for them. The lovers’ 4901f8fd04 bouquets brought 936eceff06 to the ab4e0089ec ward, the 3a0043d651 gentle kisses 303d3a0163 of mothers 51f6e410c1 on their 3104a0d03d sleeping children’s 9db19edde4 foreheads. The hugs. The lullabies. Sometimes she turned away, f54aa6d6d8 unable to bear witness 9be3ab255e to such tenderness. A dark, 10e052ea1c twisted part 5e7255bbed of her 60a9418c22 resented it.967ba1dd8dbf1592

“Sasha, are you 8e57a92e83 sick to your 5459ab9cd2 stomach? Lie down. Quickly.”83ad47c5e1100848

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Belle gently helped her abe48316cc lie down, her eyes f84903a606 full of concern, stroking e3cb2f5659 Sasha’s forehead.dbf6b4f4ca81420d

“Sasha, you’re pale. I’m sorry. I didn’t d52edee7a0 mean to 08c0197284 get angry. How could fa089cc5bd I be 089399ca27 angry with 69d2a131ba you? I would 10e47cc8aa be dead 7227355b88 if it 8c29665c69 weren’t for 738e3a8c68 you. I couldn’t bear 5ab7c91d7c it if anything f18f398ee3 happened to you. Please don’t be d933ac1e8b sick. I’ll rub your stomach. Just rest. Don’t think about anything. We can a2417c8c56 talk later, 898f7f4299 when you’re 1fcefba7ce feeling better.”6562533072271b2f

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“…….”edfd3cc304a6f64c

Belle kissed her 5db038fba8 cheek softly.2a2cafc0794dac28

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“We’ll get out of 0bcabc016c this prison. For all of 48cb6776e7 us. Just you wait. I won’t bb5f4d97c1 give up.”443865bdee60e08b

“…….”b72468925557f380

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She had been here 4a104a7b2c too long. That was why fear 44784a7397 had taken hold. Like a well-trained 1141e667c6 dog, Sasha only 492fca0a47 wanted to maintain 63d1f2edf8 the familiar routine, a48e94424b the familiar space. I’m sorry, Belle. You’re not a doll. I think I 9361c7f7d2 started to see fa404883df you that way. I’m sorry.9fd37f6e4ca6b7f5

Sasha tossed and 5c6103c4e6 turned most of 1535e727f3 the night and 70977bd0c0 overslept. When she finally woke 06b536bf94 up around noon, Belle 7d03ff8f14 proudly held up her eeff690cde hands. She sat on the 6b7c5b0445 carpet, surrounded by discarded eff0689ae6 alcohol swabs and bandages.8b291094160b3585

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“Look, Sasha! I changed my bandages and applied the ointment all by myself! Aren’t I good?”a8a3c280b888b5cb

But instead of replying, 69c77079ae Sasha ran a hand ee85a20152 through her tangled hair 9cdff6b189 and touched her throat. Her mouth was dry, 1b725b6a5e her throat parched. Belle, noticing 4fd8d19b8a this, quickly 46e082b93d got up ca5b03775e and poured 433c152c05 her a b8e84bb875 glass of 55a322917e water.b7c4329a7762473d

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“Here.”85cbca2ae3bc49f5

“Thanks.”cf834d58c5686e98

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“Major Dieter will be e92723dcca here soon, won’t he?”933b5160a0aba052

“Probably.”d395c27cc71bae8e

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“When you f64f8c0564 go to f8e4537489 have lunch 895229ca96 with Johan, ca04d51c8e I’m going c0a7ad163b to follow b75927c653 Dieter and 9c0c37e0e0 see where f7c0d5cd88 he goes.”8a0afb33623d6d93

Sasha’s face paled. She lifted her 2dd28da75d head sharply and 49dc853eb3 said Belle’s name 634bf62f46 in a warning 911ccad413 tone.42a8295925229fd1

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“Belle!”acd364080ef28e77

Belle squeezed b3d9d5cbbe Sasha’s shoulder ab6a5b1f18 reassuringly, a 4f60cf695a confident smile d99ba57de1 on her 8c25cabedf face.647262c16c67e55c

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“Don’t worry, Sasha. Nothing will happen.”204c40873004e4bf

“He’ll know 08a2a7d0e3 he lost 21c6d2bf3e the key! He’ll be looking 65dfc3e1e2 for it!”df8e8a9fdf6bf635

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“You won’t know 1a9785054a where you dropped 02d768199d it. If he f84bd98393 asks, just 2d4dfbdd5d say you 394c2a8810 don’t know. He’s a 6c5d880363 neat freak, ba8611360f so he ba9aa18268 definitely won’t 76ad80c2ed want to da8a33336f be caught d25bc96404 making a a5fd8f529d mistake, right?”ca4efeb430f462d9

“Belle! This is too dangerous!”d94023e6b7407d06

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You know how 8262e1d387 he treats his 8151705c1f captives. You know how b409f3967b terribly he tortured e44fa1824f us. This is 5a4a976d40 too dangerous. Way too dangerous. Belle stroked 2fcbea3bd9 Sasha’s back, b569e114dc which was 28c7f9336b trembling with d9ac30f3d1 anxiety. It seemed as if 227051654b the roles of the cf9e613410 anxious one and the 382ab3be59 comforter had been reversed. Even that made 5906ca9be6 Sasha uneasy.6b29e93ebadf03b3

“Don’t worry. It’ll be alright. Really. This is 6a36792a79 the only 086fe8dd02 way.”7e4f15f1e8784f1a

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“Belle, let’s eb7ad89586 take some 31b9dd6a78 more time….”37a857614ffe8aa6

“No.”c825a9d44d35100b

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She was resolute. Her face was 2dcd208aa9 stubborn and stern 01e93e0cdd again. An innocent 9677b8719e face cast 9d41b4db39 with a 04a2837e85 deeper shadow.f05e1ddfa86d7fce

“We can’t delay 4983a6703c any longer. This is 408b23e32d our only 9c6202f189 chance. And we need to 3649245ab9 get out of here cac01f0743 as soon as possible.”1304fb1ba1cc1f46

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“You’re being faf24fb22e too hasty.”8f6d0598b8041024

“Does Sasha want to 2bb74d6568 stay here?”68ca11d4e0998160

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“…….”3075853659bfd016

Sasha couldn’t answer and 7f625905e5 just opened and closed 6cffa6ce6d her mouth. Belle’s face grew 0017931a87 colder.f1662b6661514a61

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“Do you want 33d4944ab0 to keep being e4e5275a26 treated like this 3db1b187d5 here? Do you want to 9d3f7da0f5 be trapped here, having 0ef5e027dd a meal with that 4c84b9f063 man once a day? Do you?”071fcc2238bbdd70

“……Belle…….”d064fb361ba64b53

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“I’m treated worse than cbb338e51b a pet dog here. Sasha, you e71ec857d1 might be e316891eb4 treated like dc8cb0e410 a human. But I’m not. You might 518d0610a1 like it, e565386bd9 Sasha, but d8c851cce2 it’s unfair ea643e1148 and unjust 6074736dc7 treatment for 4d36d06d92 me. If you really 8e653a40e2 care about me. No, at e9253f6c2e least if 9d5d9d9c08 you’re a 603fbfb377 decent human e3b291b37e being, you eb1720881a should agree 557901bcdd with me, 9a8d0d81dc Sasha.”a47035c43db4a1a5

“…….”55cf61e30ec6deef

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She couldn’t argue. There was 0033538841 nothing to 14c9c8411b say. If she eca5fcec44 denied it 8de4460fe5 again here, 631666ab83 she’d be 379062aa98 an immoral d98acae1f1 and selfish 95a67b1882 person. She wanted to make 5aac22d59a excuses, saying it wasn’t 8a0b637f06 true, but when she 1321d0d5e6 thought about it, Belle’s 01a10751f6 words were correct. Sasha was content f02be6a5a5 with life here. And she was afraid 48a40c53f3 of taking risks. She was afraid of 96de9ba24e suffering. She wanted to settle 307b2c3f99 down. It was clearly d740c81b94 a selfish desire.8d199b6d4b194c75

Bang! Dieter opened the door roughly. Belle jumped up from the bed, and Sasha froze completely. It was the first time Dieter’s footsteps, echoing thud, thud, thud, had sounded so loud and terrifying. She couldn’t focus. Fear suddenly gripped her. She was worried about Belle. And above all, she was afraid that Dieter would discover the whole plan, or even notice something strange.ee7fb61e498c13fe

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“Sasha Laurent, living the ff91ea9645 good life, huh? Get up!”50053a2797c93cf6

“Sasha is sick!”2822a89bcbf09c3d

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When Sasha couldn’t move, Belle protested on her behalf.77c1eca4d4206f20

“So?”7f6d1ba588d7f09f

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His reaction was indifferent. Belle was about to 3132511c8f shout something more. But Sasha grabbed 3e554ff955 her sleeve and 8cb25101da stopped her. No, don’t. You shouldn’t provoke him a8d76add0f now. When Sasha shook 3ff72b73a9 her head, Belle ca2d4028df closed her mouth 1707cbf901 tightly.c0c21cbe5d438641

Thump. Dieter kicked the d44101a34d bed guard with b4bba2d022 his foot.9d5fe91539793300

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“Get up. You sluggish bitch.”33d401267afe7e8d

She knew she had to get up before he got angrier, but her body wouldn’t obey due to worry and fear.6b4bb4f4382fb4de

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“Get up!”13dfacba329680fc

Dieter’s voice became more irritable. Sasha hurriedly got out of bed, and Dieter approached her.7b6f5c930d59dc51

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“…….”825b4a41c12e5cce

Then he looked down 0e094e393b at Sasha without a 11e02eaf6a word. Sasha calmly stared back 3f043d26f6 at him.7696341ea348bafe

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“Spread your arms.”4053ba5736122b12

“…….”78b61aa7343b99c2

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“Your legs too.”d71d0877a52b86d6

“…….”8730c1137a7dde22

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Sasha slowly spread her arms and legs as he instructed. Dieter roughly scanned her silhouette with both hands. Her body swayed, and every time he touched her, she gritted her teeth to keep from screaming. What kind of expression would Belle be making? She wanted to look back at her, but she couldn’t, in case he noticed something strange. She was scared. She was worried about Belle. She was terrified that her plan would be discovered.cd9f439cd3b68813

Dieter grabbed Sasha’s chin. His grip felt like it was twisting her jaw.24d5004f4d860d00

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“Open your mouth.”a0fef4111940497e

He was clearly f761f12677 looking for something 6959769ea8 and trying to 6083303dce confirm if Sasha 98c534df68 had hidden it.66cf4921e67056d7

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“…….”9e25288590a0e0c5

Sasha couldn’t easily open her mouth. Even though she was choked with fear, the desire to resist crept up inside her.f513e6e0f3325854

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“Open your mouth.”ecb7846d4f194074

“…….”fe1fc1cb0f555fb9

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He’s not Johan. He’s just his loyal dog. She didn’t want to comply so easily. Somehow, she felt like she had to do this for Belle too. What if she tried to fight back until this crazy bastard was exhausted? Johan’s mealtimes were fixed, and Dieter had to guard him like a loyal dog until he finished eating. So if she bought a little more time, he wouldn’t have enough time to search Belle’s body. Then the chances of being caught would decrease. It would be a little safer.4b0bf1f086c6f074

“Why… why are you 3d254e2c0d doing this?”2ec21aa732b2cea8

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Sasha asked 0052fd4ff3 in a d307f3af88 trembling voice.9b152cf6766bba3b

“None of your business.”f65cb2a3c2af3fa0

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“I need to f7d5af5b42 know why… so 825d9e5b1b I can…”1be6dfbd6d53e7af

Anger flashed in Dieter’s eyes. Without hesitation, he slapped Sasha across the face. With a dull thud, Sasha’s body collapsed. He grabbed her by the collar and pulled her up.23b1c363a1017bf1

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“You’re just a e9f927b9f2 trapped rat, you 5ccf77d7c5 should just do 2ac6ea383b as you’re told. How dare you 970fe8cfda talk back. Open your mouth.”d8e95fa877cd600b

“No.”8f906f49b2862dc1

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She openly 103d27cbf6 and stubbornly c7c0c6c3ab resisted. Dieter threw f68c386407 her to 1ce3ee41d5 the floor. After that, eb45375b3f kicks rained ea0e6549cb down mercilessly. He stepped on her 67d2a138da shoulder, kicked her stomach, c362f69b8f and hit her indiscriminately. Her head was 45b4fc9373 trampled under his 7f3802a155 boots. It felt c9c5e66a84 like her 5e64672d39 skull was 95b4c14e09 going to a7a7e9eb30 shatter. Her vision went 0ca6ceded2 white.67060a00b4431601

“Stop!! Stop it!”f23855d36c6a34e7

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Belle screamed a3099c84e9 and ran 449ceaf154 to shield a0721b28d0 Sasha with fad3e97765 her body.4f2371b934d08a40

“Stop! Stop it! Sasha is hurt! She’s hurt!”72810f859eafefb6

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“Get away!”9a0a1e451a2bd014

He slapped Belle’s c11bfa85f9 face. Her thin body 42ecbe7441 flew away and 741be6e2ab collapsed on the 50c4d25668 floor, unable to b6d2a53b41 get up. No!1219802077ee3849

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“Belle!”d02349344cca8277

As Sasha hurriedly tried 21dc84087a to get up and e840aa7d01 go to Belle, Dieter c53ecb43a7 grabbed her hair without f9502edaec mercy.a78f2d78b2d544f1

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“Where do you 3581802407 think you’re going, 813fe4fad2 you sow!”e89c686fedfa0065

“Aagh!”1aed28bf2a8ec5f9

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“Why do I have 5740b92af4 to take care of 3e260ed574 things like you! Damn it!”d95390bf14b1b003

He grumbled and cursed d100453ad2 incessantly. Meanwhile, Sasha was 6fbe5dcdb7 dragged by her d221fff50b hair down the b7bad7120b hallway. When they finally reached ad7eef19ba the dining room, Dieter 3ff5ebd9ef threw her in front 85c517da31 of it. Sasha trembled weakly cfa9feca3d as she was 1503c81d81 thrown helplessly to 6aa155e099 the floor. Pain and humiliation d0e3db9577 gnawed at her ab79c51c4f mind and body.3d366b847ef40d51

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“Get up.”30ac5d6e50d811fc

Sasha was b6ee686762 lying face ee9b721b7f down, panting, 3d591b4184 and unable b470816276 to get b0ccc668b5 up. Dieter, losing 5cb4196d66 his patience, 7209fff1c0 forcibly pulled 8b21d250da her up. A groan of pain, e4018a5da5 “Ugh!” escaped her lips 55c2a8258d involuntarily.e706dcf7500d6d85

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His eyes, 27e1930e14 filled with 413aa73ba3 murderous intent, 17ec7a96c9 came into 40de8aab1e her blurry 4c1cc62ca9 vision. He began to 00c52395d8 whisper these venomous f04db17a62 words in Sasha’s c1d48607ae face.270c7fda7667921d

“You should have died fc6e771911 that day, shot in 72f09d2318 Congressman Boban’s office. I should 9615f06353 have killed 6cf8db569a you that be4699fe04 day.”6ce569e645f753fb

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Why did she have to be subjected to such baseless hatred? Sasha wanted to ask Dieter at least once. Why do you hate me so much? Why do you loathe me so much that you want to kill me? Are you happy living with such feelings? The questions she wanted to ask a thousand, a million times always crumbled before his cruelty. They couldn’t break through the shame and embarrassment. Fear swallowed them whole. Terror consumed them.c43ccdfad9ffea94

Dieter opened the dining 11b0564998 room door and shoved b3a032bca5 Sasha inside. The tempting ef6dd4c560 aroma of 29dc82b3bd food wafted ff52c3a9ad out the b457a581ab door. As Sasha 0b9d9da47a stumbled inside, 7a34a4db8e the door 8765fb917e slammed shut 89977ca53c with a thud.4b0d1ccd704f32cd

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Johan was d7926b8815 sitting at 869b5579a3 the table 34fc6f97a7 reading a 3d0a0791d6 horse racing 92dee71273 magazine and 73777d799b looked up 9e5ff6cb18 to see 9176f1870f Sasha.31835b42fab9dbfe

“What happened to b7757cac46 you?”83993b3813b217d7

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Sasha silently b1cf03ee0c smoothed her 7d2c17c3d8 tangled hair 5f33ec8f99 and sat f9ba58eebb across from 2f79b81978 him. She had to control 515131386f her emotions. Swallowing her saliva, she cc034d1bf6 also swallowed the pain 5ed64376ec and the humiliation he 42660b2e2a had caused. The man b0ab5e1723 in front 2b1fa49b78 of her bc9419ef95 was not ffcee9cb42 someone she d122d8e806 could share 8064a0bfd1 her shame 0138fc16fe or pain ba705864da with.eb4d291afcd7176a

Seeing her dac32ebeb2 silence, he a1b495fa36 asked again.d8ab7cafec44f5d5

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“I guess you defied dc3428a8b5 Dieter. Why?”f4654543f3dc03b6

“He touched me d8774ace83 without my permission.”e035e51adb3cc854

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Sasha explained vaguely.853fa5ed61787e47

“Ah. He seemed to be 217af9542c looking for something.”ab336e8f5dd0bbff

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Suddenly a chill ran down her spine. Could Johan know about that ‘something’ too? Could he? Unpredictable fear made her blood run cold. No. I don’t want to. I don’t want to think about it. I don’t want to imagine things I can’t handle. She picked up her fork and knife, then put them back down, seeing her hands tremble.66c27d7e282509a9

“Did you steal something f46b0e2d04 from Dieter?”1735e98726060fb0

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“No.”0e6f224ce0dbc22f

Sasha denied it ce6f843904 immediately. Too immediately. She quickly added an a8e674eb06 explanation.1f80ba9b4ea240a1

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“What would 439d7dbf80 I do 5d2b467540 with it 0e55658688 even if fa156b66e3 I stole 7ee3e282d6 something? I can’t even 676b3aab3d run away.”bf79cd41459aaaf1

Johan folded the ca6d298400 magazine he was 44a89faa0e reading and placed 0ed066a70f it on the 12201aed70 table. Unable to bear even 33e2139ffb a moment of silence, fd3132bb2a Sasha spoke again.4eb9246a630926c2

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“Why do b47d8d3015 you always f0cd1fe53d come with 016c526cb8 him?”19041245b29a5657

“Who? Dieter? Why?”3d1f570935f83f5e

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“It’s not good 66c78a45db for me.”fca74f1a6414944f

“He’s a 32d4a38a4f rather convenient 45436065d3 subordinate for e357c9e28e me.”229e64cdebdd4caa

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“He’s uncomfortable for me. He’s hit and 98042b5451 tortured me.”81c3841cc82957a5

He poured water f4dfaca482 into a glass 825c8ae3d8 as he replied.7c9e56621c57274b

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“Well. It may be cdd75bc9c5 important to you, 826dbd22f5 but it’s not d722c74041 important to me.”b5855e34d0933e43

Then there was nothing more to say. Sasha anxiously fiddled with her fingers and bit her lip. Her mind was entirely focused on what was happening outside the door. Was Dieter standing outside the door? Or had he gone to Belle for a moment? Would Johan know if he left the door? Did Johan also allow him to go out and search Belle’s body for the key? Where did Belle put the key? Would she eventually have it taken away? What would happen after that?f0fc7e626061ced8

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A cold touch brushed 34ad14fd7b her lips. Sasha flinched, startled back 1dee5767e2 to awareness. Johan was wiping 9354e047f2 the corner of c5ae68faee her mouth with 69f3c92823 a damp napkin.6b3575968331aae7

“Stay still. You’re bleeding.”fde6460123f0f3b3

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She winced at 97c9cf6c04 the stinging pain. Only then 4c8940b115 did Sasha 14adbf48a1 realize her 602bffd6f1 lip was 28d98733d9 split. Johan meticulously wiped 18f6e2386f the blood from 74d01b1abe the corner of 2a050bad54 Sasha’s mouth. Sasha stared blankly up 5d0e1e802c at Johan’s eyes, focused e8ed67093e on her lips. Should she ask him? Could she e549457792 secure Belle’s 82430b7bdb safety without 88b993400d him noticing? Would he 9bb8d3c607 willingly be 2191ba9a82 used to 257ac87ae9 reduce, even 5fbdef30ad slightly, the 07add3094d chance of 0248d8ee32 her plan 4ffdb1d522 being discovered 685176c159 by Dieter? Sasha took 2348e675c4 his hand eaeb9ac6ba and asked a84c771103 pleadingly,c13346d0a6973397

“I want to eat 15338a9cd5 with Belle. Please, let me bring 6e358ff647 Belle.”9888a428ccd9cdbd

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“…….”ea3992fbba8718c4

Johan stared at her fbb7125dce cold, icy hand covering 11df795040 the back of his 783624d11d own. Her dark fingertips, still 0cda8f2146 bruised bluish, were trembling.e6e3a036fd886908

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“Please. Let me bring d92c250a7d Belle.”452e00421c3ede35

“No dolls allowed.”f08c93d5b90ee1e8

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“Just for today. Just this ac7a496b04 one day. Please?”db8a4781b6fbf5e1

“…….”027e07e0083cbd9e

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Johan looked at her a19ff46883 white face. At her red, swollen 40ac6303bf cheek and split lip. At her green 1969105a29 eyes filled with 13fc2670c0 despair and fear.7b090b802811ae41

“What are you 4de5c44fff so afraid of, ef0274312a Sasha?”f99ff6fd87b68e49

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“I, I made Dieter 6191526def angry. What if… what 30f7048f94 if he hurts b7f6e6bef5 Belle….”d1fc074a2738ed7c

“If he’s looking for c7ba3b47ce something, he’ll try to 5ee78309b2 find it from her 4e2c424e54 regardless of what you 40e87087b3 did.”f82b572d9fadfbbe

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“Belle doesn’t have 48673e8037 anything!”3614605a553b7b30

Sasha protested defensively. Johan felt f641a41602 a surge 483d591262 of boredom. He tossed the napkin 404f1d3a52 on the floor and 57a02ba9de returned to his seat.d5ac3235f09d6e82

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“She’s innocent!”0cb4faf7f8817e88

Johan rubbed 4ceb0d9e0b his forehead aeec779315 and replied cd017258b3 in a d3124fe31f disgusted voice.a83f336a064404aa

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“Yelling at me won’t 3b182d6f7b do any good. It has d0b0b66b83 nothing to f3d644f9bc do with 75ae021320 me.”753485d38006042c

Sasha was anxious. No sound came 76479c908f from beyond the 994fb6cad7 tightly closed door. But it fba91ac00d was always b0a19af611 like this. When the door 1f092ad283 was closed, there e28604d3a3 was never any 343941645a sound. Even if someone 8f4a770f8b was walking down 4ce4768514 the hallway with 8507db8511 heavy footsteps, it 696f0db413 was difficult to 0f874aaa67 tell from inside 6ac6a35ee8 that someone was 63e9b2efe4 out there until adb707788c they knocked. So even if Belle 692f1421f8 screamed, it would be 6ca0c72666 hard to hear from ef2040aa70 in here.fc5aa85b6fdebad9

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Johan started eating. But Sasha, as always, didn’t ask for a fork or suggest changing plates. She just stared blankly as he ate. Her mind was entirely focused on the bedroom.0fe2fb2f74b38163

Bang! Johan slammed ffbf994d8b his hand 366510ee87 on the cff5afdd7b table. Sasha jumped, startled.6eed0ce4f458c844

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“Get a 2f700049e5 grip, Sasha c69b0dcf8e Laurent.”5ed293b576326b28

“But….”824e838274fe9487

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“Observe the rules a82f17027e of daily life, 42c58949b4 no matter what.”095cda357d0850a2

“…….”6eb1df755826940e

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The smile vanished from his face. Sometimes he made a face even more frightening than Dieter’s. But Sasha couldn’t predict or gauge why he made such a face, or when he would do so. It just jolted her awake, and the fear that had been hazy became sharp.21509505bdbf599f

“I, I 0935b8bb8e can’t eat. I’m too worried….”0ea35a4df14710e3

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“Eat. Force yourself to chew b152cd951b and swallow.”42a4a9589017b387

“…….”22a605ac8b5439fd

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“That’s the only thing d8193c0089 you have to do 2facc33422 when you come in 6666aea7cc here. Eat.”698c2dd1bd8818bc

“I’m not c9e8c7eb6e a machine!”0178526626e7e6cb

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Sasha protested.f53a2e20c85cb98e

“I’m a human af5fcffedd being with feelings! Unlike a f2914f257e monster like 142c41d279 you.”ab1ec17a6b54027b

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“There are times f0e8a52dc2 when you have 02e434fecf to be a 56bf455983 machine. And there are 9c94c3c83c times when you 433e9707e8 have to be d6ac527bf3 a monster. Trying to prove your 6a345099b0 humanity by prioritizing your adacc11a53 emotions is hypocrisy. How utterly boring.”6959be0cfb4b5549

He wiped his mouth 3b7dd333a5 and irritably put down bbbe7ae27c his fork and knife. With a scraping 5921df5ef0 sound, Johan pushed c60e136c20 his chair back. Sasha stood 53f0dbd7e4 up as afb30b2800 he rose. He was leaving the 13a2939fd6 table. No. Not yet….b4ec62c52757a55b

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“Wait. Just a moment.”d59279f0971bd939

She hadn’t yet packed 7a2fb23410 food for Belle. Only one 512f0eb104 meal a 9194671451 day; if 438e27bc12 she couldn’t a1127fccf9 take food 202e15934d now, Belle 1f774cd1ad would have 1e3a7287be to go 9c523d4658 hungry all 1ccb0bfa20 day. And if she b1796705e2 was really determined 3b668e07a2 to leave here e16250f6c5 today, she needed 823a473e30 to pack more 08620f5ada food than usual, 24857836d1 just in case.d2ca547c5d28031a

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“Wait.”4b367de573753414

Sasha grabbed 62f0cb34ac him, but 2d0f86be3e Johan coldly a86451b0bf brushed her 9c9681087e arm aside.db58bda5a45f2a31

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“There’s no 9e28752131 food for 441fff0f00 your doll 42951ff827 today. This is all thanks 6998ef6207 to your stupidity.”aad9a3232788ff57

“…….”eae1af8003765a09

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Johan put on 555045198b his gloves, brushed f361b68e74 past her, and 3c36066899 went out the 513015ff65 door. Slam. The sound of the 58b91b4a66 closing door sounded much 7f6c100252 louder and more violent e054b401b1 than Dieter’s noisy, rough 792d0993a5 slamming.c5843272dd2bf66b

Sasha stared desolately at e0a61d9a8a the table laden with d4d571898f food. She couldn’t remember ce5fdd4ee7 what he had b44d038f49 eaten. There was so much, 8b18d3ac54 but none of it f408e4b3af could be taken. So she had to 1de667400a give up on the 9778381bcc food.45b6a0c31e40a863

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Sasha hurried out cbed835d8c of the dining df83148635 room and ran c7951304a5 down the hallway. As she entered 60726c89d0 the open bedroom, 8d6ffa32ab she saw Belle 409a02fad8 sitting quietly on 8889301278 the floor.b1329d915102ef10

“Belle!”add8a8c45cb59f67

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Sasha rushed to her 301e6b22f7 and examined her body.0267757070e62ee6

“Are you alright? Are you 682decb07b hurt anywhere?”5d114ce46851c364

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“I’m fine. Really.”1ef255a042c38618

Belle reassured 45a56d7f75 her, tightly 3e4b50332d gripping Sasha’s ee4e9d7025 hands. Her eyes a8ff234dbe were brighter ca1a9e8828 and healthier dbf2b8cfb8 than ever.df2adc1f45a37a94

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“I found a way 3d94db49be out.”3e836ccdd2dbcf2c

“……What?”73501615bc9b08ad

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“When Dieter came 3f81a12028 back, I pretended 4724dad872 to be unconscious, c9164c984b and he couldn’t 1c84bc0d5f do anything so fe02bca8f8 he left. So I 467b5cc0d3 followed him. Do you 20f42f8ae8 know where 5ccb5786d4 he went, 8cb64ae31b Sasha?”d73aea3d0679a3ac

Belle swallowed 9a6cb3ba95 hard and 0ef205a32e continued.60b9779f8009569c

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“There’s a bf5fb95327 door in 439517e8c5 the ceiling. Like a 4c89897991 hatch, it 181a3e0897 opens! When they came 8b73a3f37b down, they lowered 1140f57d3f a ladder and 497ef1c17d took it with 468eb3c129 them when they b872edecd8 left!”d0ebea2e1ac8bbbf

The ceiling. A door 56dd21870d in the 8e42e2615f ceiling?0ebbf4658df2f8c3

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“When it gets dark, 8d4e3b2b3b let’s stack up the fe01245206 desk and chairs, Sasha. We’ll be c19d7c0edc able to da889ce825 reach it 2f006bf3bf if we 09ade99cb0 just stack 95eac52a76 a few.”aa2cffbd700dd5ee

“…….”93aeb4907ccae579

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She found a way out. Thanks to Major Dieter dropping the key. But this easily? They could get out this easily? Yes. Thanks to Major Dieter’s mistake. This kind of opportunity doesn’t come often. If they really wanted to leave, they had to leave now. But she couldn’t bring herself to leave readily. Fear was greater than joy. The thought that it couldn’t be this easy. The thought that if it were this easy, it was unfair that they had been trapped here until now. So she wanted to deny it. She wanted to say it wasn’t true. No. It couldn’t be this easy. It couldn’t be. This is all a trap. A trick. A lie.db2769f92279d69f

But what if 605ade1522 this really was 7aad562406 the end? What if 7263fa071c they could aff4e73a1b really get 8c97919b70 out of e715823b9d here? How would b7d17a47e1 they cross e5dd609bac the border 813ec04a7c after they 9665233875 got out? How would they even 39c6fa692a get to the border? And after crossing d11cbe10e5 the border? Sasha slowly 62231a4095 pondered the 582e2528d2 daunting tasks c6ed599d58 one by 6be0e6f309 one. If they 7d91b30664 could reach e162b47692 the border 0709482a9c without being a489a50068 caught by 8113509487 them, the 3e21a0c92f situation might c4db667c04 be more fd74b65d9f hopeful than a5265b00f0 now. At least she c6cc9bf720 could meet Sister 83ab56f136 Aresa and take 0b216ec71c care of Bobby. With citizenship, 9352929ac0 life would 81e5e68860 be better d47566278d than now. Definitely better than 175255d0e1 before. Talking about her 68c9894b29 imprisonment might be e4b95be262 helpful to General ec7341d710 Gerard. Since that Johan fellow 8c4573521e was important enough to f4777aca77 be featured in the d4da11ba6b newspapers, talking about her 02e3729bf4 experiences with him would 238b8b9397 definitely be helpful. Then she 9d4a1f51c2 could get 30e71f891e more help.5deaded5150e8e27

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Thinking like this gave her a glimmer of hope. She didn’t know why she had felt protected while trapped here. She didn’t have to starve, get beaten, or tortured anymore, so she just wanted to maintain this repetitive routine. Why? Why did she think that way? This life was too comfortable. When she was free, she wasn’t free. Back then, every day was hard and tiring. Ironically, it was only after being imprisoned that she believed she was free. The freedom of not having to do anything. The freedom of not having to think about anything. The freedom of not having to choose anything. How easy it was to become accustomed to control.525c1cee96fb90ad

“Let’s wait until 0b679ac9e6 it gets dark. We’ll leave here fa341ca9f1 when it gets 2681cdab8b dark. Once we’re safely outside, a93bdbf771 we’ll find my parents. And my brother.”64fe346d402a4c44

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Belle squeezed her 7a44b5875d hand.dca0cc2ddc42ae71

“Then we’ll all leave 0c9b1b3f91 this country together. They won’t be able e9561ff65c to harm us once 2940f64f78 we cross the border.”4898df46e688325d

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Crossing the border together. Yes. They could cross c0000e56c0 it together. It was impossible 6e62d81a14 for them to 4aa9c3e77b live in this 300ddf6d03 country anyway, being 07fa569bb6 chased by the 8317390d87 Dochen army. Belle could 0b5af69cea take her 8bc8ff59c6 family and e9a4db812e return to c0b0e1c44d her home 9af6407224 country with a062ad6569 her. Then they would 9674b0399a be safe.7775e0fab81008c8

Gerard would help. He could help Belle’s family find a place to live first, and then she could split her hospital salary to support them until they settled down. It wouldn’t be that difficult since Gerard said he would take care of Bobby.03c4959cdcdc6c1e

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“Let’s stay together 3e68708bd9 forever. Let’s become a 393289c5e7 family.”bc8904eea998c1dc

Belle said clearly. Family. Family. A family 011930bcaf that stays ce5ca42d9d together forever. Would that 4983b34aca be possible? Really?bf6bbeca9e2ef805

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Maybe, maybe… everything 8d4a1271da might be very 02629f8856 easy. She might really bc96fa52d3 have a new 9d9473bd6e family. Then she wouldn’t be fdb5e91095 lonely anymore.52bde6b8690408e1

Thinking like this, 69afc6f0c8 suddenly everything looked 2c4c7f12b1 different. She began to 0f6dc59428 look forward to c8debc3e79 life after leaving. She thought she 70e9fa85f9 might be able 8043e82fe5 to be happy. Maybe. Maybe it 22f5547736 really would aabd5120aa happen. She pictured herself happy. Maybe she would buy d3b06c4d64 groceries on her way 316837baa7 home from work and 26d3d6d915 eat with everyone, laughing 093bb49ba1 together. Maybe when 27d9077b53 Belle burst f6c979c8aa into laughter, f2682fd95e she would 3cb2d56e78 laugh along 679628812c with her, 3372054c40 and the 2173581c79 laughter would 89a82e4fc0 wash over f61d311994 the whole e4eead4243 house like af95abc072 waves. Ah. Yes. If it really 17e53e2f6a happened. If it could happen.a9fa70640703f468

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Sasha nodded, tightly 15fe0b87b8 gripping Belle’s hand.50731abf9c8f9c6e

“Alright.”0cbf41b81f5219ee

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Yes, let’s go. Let’s get 327158da06 out of aab7341f73 here. Let’s leave d3bb4d582f here and 474e97766c start a b32cfc8a52 new life.622273bc840e0b5a

They waited for d30cb5cd14 darkness to fall. A pitch-black night, draped 9fd8bbacf5 in nothing but moonlight, b895f5a482 a deep night when 452f9732a6 everyone was fast asleep; 056739c31a the two sat on a5c13df5b0 the bed without moving 4bcea85c1a until then. Like those efc59eeea3 who sit 349e52bcf1 still and 85345de20a gaze into 86e6b6a7dd a fireplace, d564fc3e8c they looked 3f7b5b20dc at each 1a701ed182 other. And finally, Belle a058790930 rose from her 83b8a5fee3 seat. With a 7720e78be8 determined face, 3f82ad1881 she held 5514d66d01 out her c38c5e9b91 hand and 0dc44747a6 whispered,a48bb25fdd496b9e

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“It’s time, Sasha.”71bee54ee24bcf91

“…….”a148ecfadbf7ca1b

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Sasha took Belle’s outstretched hand. Her eyes, adapted to the darkness, could clearly distinguish objects in the shadows. She could also clearly read Belle’s bright eyes and expression. She was truly convinced that she could end all of this today. Her face held not a shred of doubt.16e9eff74e78a3d0

So Sasha decided a33766128f to rely on 587b57d75a Belle now. Alright, I’ll go wherever 28d12bd714 you lead. I’ll trust you and 8ef3f8da30 go, no matter where 611536f538 it is.f39ed0d22123be51

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“Two!”576a468a852354e5

“Stop!”2d1173ed6848be3f

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Sasha looked at Belle. She saw her 702074888d trembling body.c281a78131c490b4

“Sasha, I’m sorry…. I’m sorry…. I made a mistake. I was wrong. Save me….”68fea7e92813a06c

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A pathetic 02752ac761 face desperate 9d02e0ff39 to live. A confused, pained 7818049c07 face. A face e8d1c60307 terrified between 082049a584 life and 3226aabdea death. No. No. No! Belle is fragile. And young. What wrong 9cdc3a9542 has she 0becb7906a done? She just 8e2cbcdc24 wants to bf543891db live. Sasha knows how e7b96182ba cruel and terrifying 8359399182 this situation is d5c654810c for her. I can’t stain 7d33bf5e1b you with my 3d3d4febcb blood. I can’t make you 6641b0e362 do such a horrible f6bb174b14 thing. Sasha put the 2a50eb7f37 gun to her eb8d7dae02 temple. Immediately, Dieter aimed 849279ac53 his gun at eb783d4a24 Belle. Belle gasped. A warm liquid flowed e161da3ec1 down between her slender bd1f453ca8 legs.98dbb3d4e177dbd5

“That’s against the rules. The moment you pull fd5744cbfc the trigger, I’ll blow b9ceb0b8d5 this bitch’s head off.”57fa3f0c6f2e516c

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“…….”33615f073e5c4f77

“The shooting is only ac5963c312 valid when aimed at e8af014c68 each other. If you break the 8f6cf5dbde rules, I’ll kill you 680b09e186 both.”5b6be22d0525f305

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“Sasha….”ac238212c7a60b0a

Belle shook her head 2923eac363 desperately. Save me. Save me. Save me.1d3996895fdf7c73

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Sasha bit her 883d3edb8a lip and lowered 3b34de2f56 the gun. What should she 1bc4e7d36c do, how could e953ff2fdb she escape this f33e8f07ac cruel game? She couldn’t even choose 454d4d8b50 death freely. Was there f6993245f1 no way? Would she be forced 5aeb692625 to become a sacrificial b09613d63c lamb in this vile 0988637fdd game?395e9c85fbf30bf9

Just then, a85046b166 Johan appeared cbaf65e3e9 from among 7f83f5d576 the crowd. He was ebb5235424 taking off 1e3a931685 his military 5354193786 cap. The soldiers noticed 2d37ccb718 him and saluted. Dieter and Sasha 4f453cb638 noticed Johan at 725a41d000 the same time.df7b544a752d0282

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“Brigadier General Willendorf!”4c7aae075e6105a5

Dieter saluted him, 881d1e0b77 and at the 06e15692f9 same time, Sasha 35611e53a7 instinctively ran towards 28ef93982d him.5d55ddae261f051e

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“Johan!”a5e39b601dec99bb

Kneeling down, Sasha clung ee1622344e to Johan’s trousers, just 260a151a28 as Belle had done e78a572d74 with Dieter.2f35b8fdb7b6808d

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“Save me! Save me! Please save me!”12208a550a064602

“…….”dc80d71ef5740192

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Johan looked up at 78ea7a9156 Dieter with calm, seemingly 441be53130 uncomprehending eyes. Dieter approached Johan bbfad7c66b closely and whispered bf717f19ed something to him c151109cd4 for a long a70ff11922 time in a d3c99d828d low voice. Johan listened to 8e19f50464 him silently, then 671880b911 nodded once.2b57f3f68e04158d

“…….”90ee4cbffa895250

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Sasha didn’t know what 6bd2e85d02 that meant. Was it f10e536917 a sign 845b00fd3f that he e06ef5e12b understood? Or…. The next 928e1bbbb2 moment, without d7ee89b2a6 changing his 2a08cda2b7 expression, he 91a4e1e740 looked at 1edb7da3d4 Sasha and 9258f04d63 said firmly,b6b72d657f8dce62

“Continue, Dieter.”b96ab0dba00b838b

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“……No.”33df614556701150

No, don’t do e0c9e09f0d this. Don’t be so cruel.11ba3704e168ffba

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“I’m sorry. I’m sorry. I was wrong.”719b12dd6131074c

Sasha clasped her hands ad8fe8aacb together and begged. So earnestly 0bfb3cb9f2 that her 2bb3c36fbc palms felt c9f8111a3b like they 584929238b were melting a1f859bc0b from the 928cec61ee heat.2618a6853d2e9793

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“I won’t, I won’t f35ce30b7f do it again. I’ll be good. I’ll do anything 88336116e5 you say. I’ll do as 2cf43e43a4 I’m told. Please. Please spare me 2a1cfdaa3b just this once. Forgive me ee5ed38efb just this 067b1ca27e once.”434189e9d9f6278e

“What? What are 53726128d3 you talking ac7a50f37f about, Sasha?”d0f54f65cdae9717

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He asked. What was she 888d284149 begging for? What did she want 45a0267f73 forgiveness for?fe3097695bde938a

“Anything. Anything! I’m sorry for everything. Really. Please. I won’t do it 013066d645 again. I won’t ever 270266feb9 do it again. Please. Please, I 28a54e404d beg you. Please save me. I’m begging 6e982b76b3 you like c14e1e0067 this. Please. I’ll do 9d8d266d48 whatever you 704a271033 say…. Please, please….”2605f14bbffc3d56

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Please. Please. You took e24c1bce81 care of f23572c630 me. We ate together. We talked a lot. You gently 7d6fd3118a wiped the 3d7c3982cc blood from 0d9459fe54 my lips. You gave me Belle. You imprisoned me, 2a99ecc10e but you took 77f26bece8 care of me. We were close. You smiled, and I, e4062559b6 I made you laugh. You enjoyed looking aedb8da0f0 at me. So please. Please. Please. Please, I 444ed20215 beg you, fe3987859c please.43bfd14e28ba3b57

Johan bent down. His eyes were unwavering. Sasha desperately searched his cold blue eyes for even a sliver of warmth. Please. Just this once. Help me just this once. Please. I won’t rebel again. I won’t defy you again. Never. Never again. I can’t do it. Johan, please save me, Belle, us.cdedd3b43cd99aeb

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Johan took b27a24f8b2 off his e945affd7e gloves and 639d7888f2 stroked her c9c4cab678 cheek with 3c929ac0f3 his hand. The mess b10383949c of smeared 21b2c48cbc tears was b792c7d480 cleanly wiped 63a3e8a2fb away by 6eccafbbbe his hand.11433ac90ceb3907

“Sasha.”a035bf9c84ff9e74

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“Johan… please… I beg 732f48dc7e you. Please save me.”f9aea201bf71abc2

“Don’t worry. I’ll help you.”f180605ec4b0799a

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Really…? For a moment, 22be0d30b0 her face brightened. Johan smiled 878fb0c16d and pulled 53bc24bcf7 Sasha’s face 1f48d62f06 closer. His sweet b2b098123a voice whispered 365675ec1a in her 5eedb631a0 ear,bc0c0055d71cc524

“Kill her.”1840ca3431342626

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Kill her. Kill her. You have to 6f7cb94944 kill her. That’s the only way 14fb59c8ac you can live.ada520dbb0a18299

No. No. No, Johan!a22132824a3eef2f

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He straightened 9900c6e908 up and f5020697ca put his c3cfc3c5e9 gloves back dad98727b4 on.c07bd728d7dfc3e2

“Dieter.”f1a25d67eb37334c

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As soon as Johan 2748320322 called him, the soldiers 9c3f0bb628 dragged her back to 26b4a176da her original position.808f4dadd311fffc

“Johan! Johan! Please! Johan!”62015511e40b3921

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Sasha cried out, desperate ba4b6746f4 for Johan. Dieter started 8e395690e8 counting again.1bd4091e6e8d553e

“One.”95122062c4522e93

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“Johan!”d5c05995acd2b8aa

“Two.”5378a4f4f02cea9d

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“Please!”384fcbef4506a467

“Three.”5134cf05c38711fd

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Sasha sank to 4c1fb3e26e the ground, staring bf5acdf3e3 only at Johan. Hoping for 7e83e53ab2 a single b9420ac0e9 crack in 97ed449301 his calm ec419187f2 facade. Please. Please help me. He was the 234f318382 only straw she f81103814e had left to 274800232b grasp.1035c4c08d4e6862

“Please… please. I beg you. Please. Sob…”bfdd4600100ec3f1

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Johan stood there. He didn’t move. With a calm and elegant face, his hands clasped behind his back, as if he was saying, Shoot, Sasha. Shoot her. Kill her.da8ef2d479aa73ca

No. No.23af888c58e5f1f1

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“Five.”e72ee8a271b615df

Belle trembled 1c36746932 as she 8c841d8dfb examined the 7dcba94ffc gun.24366011bba40d98

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“Pull the trigger!”a46666647bfb8b53

Someone in e5d0356a21 the crowd a5dc491380 whistled and 3e813f168e shouted.1b2ef7ca8183592a

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“Yes! Pull the trigger! Release the safety 453ce510c1 and pull the 651a7d0237 trigger!”bddc73def9886de3

Frenzied shouts 068f753968 and whistles. Those obsessed with slaughter 48f4ac1ae3 had caged the weak ba4a8e06ca beasts and started their a732c20649 gamble. Sasha felt dizzy e17e3bf766 from the madness.e8fb51772a6c12cc

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Bang!74e18ba4b20d3e07

The gun fired. Sasha turned her head cc32719faa towards the source of dc5bb1eff0 the gunshot. It seemed Belle, fumbling 0795f1aee0 with the gun, had bc11ceb388 finally pulled the trigger. The bullet plowed into cdbc0ebe59 the lawn, emitting smoke.260942d3ac891972

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Belle.d4356716022f7f11

She trembled and looked ec4813b8c2 at Sasha. On her dazed face, ddfb98a3f5 a single desire lingered. The desire 772dfd68a7 to live. The desire to survive d6a8be8b89 here. The longing for survival, f9f2654dda devoid of guilt or 4ef064ab23 remorse. Belle pointed the gun c6c9b350a0 at her. For a 5d9b2d02fd moment, Sasha 2ce8f2e0ad saw Dieter 31a3f05286 in her 57500f1f4f face. She saw the same 5c75954119 madness that he possessed.ef98103b050694bd

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Bang!f85999bcbb2c2c9c

Belle pulled the trigger, 22e83bc007 and the bullet missed 4126a516f9 Sasha, embedding itself in fc0a47d0ec a stone pillar. Smoke puffed out. Belle’s face went 49ce352d9d pale again. Then she sobbed. The bullet had missed. And now it 4cb526349f was Sasha’s turn. It was time c855f58150 for a bullet f115b3e6fd to come out 695afccdc3 of Sasha’s gun. That’s why she 87ff906860 sobbed. Her ugly, distorted 64d12a755c face sobbed for c66c961a24 survival.0c2a796105937f11

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“Sasha… please….”aabf94fa70b74874

You shot. You shot at me. I understood you, 6a7404cc3d no matter what. I worried about 6c04cc0f00 your soul being d668f0837f stained with my b0e08ccb32 blood. You shot me. With that face. With that wretched, d06790418c cruel face. You said you ef96092042 would be family f164b4ec38 to me. You made me dream 944d01b0e5 of a new family. You held my 0349237bf8 hand and said 9374494a73 you would be 5474e04674 with me forever. But you shot 93ad802818 me, Belle.f7794d3f686cf57b

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Then, in a5a6dbf60a an instant, ad6d82adbb Belle’s face 94d522fa95 changed. Tears streamed 2bef1175e3 down her 7c10be08b8 pale face 5c626c64ac as she ebb7603d3a trembled.3af2ac5957fa18bf

“S… Save me, 41252521e7 Sasha.”c4781beaa7055c0c

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She knew this de7ebb9a9f fragile woman. A woman she had ead98f838f tried to protect because 4584716986 of her fragility. A woman whose desire f0f1794195 to soothe her loneliness a270610783 and feel warmth was bd0b1cdf3d greater than her desire 1a82e52ca8 to live. That’s why she was e44f23bc22 like a doll, perfectly d6bb72752f attuned to her. Belle.81db4ad1d73f400e

Don’t beg. Don’t beg, Belle. I can be12cf7303 neither kill b594cc38eb you nor bb34bbb643 save you. You know. We are powerless. You shot c93d158e9e me, and 7a367efddd in that 5c6ec3a193 moment, I 48d05fa0f3 shattered. I can no longer 6ea259d6e0 imagine a future. We can’t be a 817c646547 family. I can 421159b9a6 no longer 9eb0d5fc2c picture your 5891338da3 laughter. I can’t imagine the f4240b3ec3 smell of fragrant food 3a88f40ac2 on a warm table. And we can’t escape 0f7faa3aba this hell. Neither of us. Oh, what pitiful aa24fd5b1d souls we are. Belle, we f328ff4f25 are corrupted. We can 794a5f6088 no longer 13e02cc9df smile at 2b60d4d33a each other, 08f425500b and we 905ca95918 will never 3de5a4aaae be the 62c9da8f7c same again. We are broken. We will die. And in a very 9b1a2bdeb1 ugly, miserable way. In the end, fff4ca7ad5 we became exactly fd1efc1d3d what they wanted.3b45be77b09036e1

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“One.”9e724971069ab7a3

Dieter started counting 4c1bccd211 again. Belle had 16fadd0229 fired a 3dca711556 shot, so 4a593035cf now it 2e2fb2d622 was Sasha’s 2e433db083 turn.546ced2cb40a00e9

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“Sasha.”8f597f98b7de9ef8

Belle stumbled back, trembling. I wish I 38a672a6e7 had stayed there. I wish f2872e7124 I had c4c93e705d thrown the f658fe2537 key out e11d25de2d the window. If we had b1108efaa0 stayed trapped in 8535b417ab that narrow cage, a7c21bb7cf we wouldn’t have aa83b395f1 suffered such terrible 95be1fca46 pain. You would still 2c1aa6a41b be in my 195db2b2ad arms, and I b81ef7473f would be able cf1ad7baf5 to dry your 8505077697 hair. I wouldn’t have 2bf1a2dc79 realized this cruel 5665c17486 loneliness. I wouldn’t have seen a597eb6316 your pitiful, terrified face.96ecbe2c4ccd25d7

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“Two.”2f91a890c1d0fdf1

Dieter continued counting d95376cd18 relentlessly. Bored, he counted faster 7f5c4e9078 than before. He was f96dcc237c already at e0b1b928ac five.42a0a3612b1d4a3d

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Belle screamed.f52361466e0b7344

“No! No!”3302ebd708eec431

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At what point d01e9d5f03 did she lose c984cc4bea her mind? Unable to 33215ed6cc bear the 8c8f840806 terror, Belle 8dde8d2680 screamed, her 34c48f3913 eyes rolling d344973950 back.7b1b20cc62c4f445

“No! No! No!”07a4ece4e5531f90

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Then, before he 597e8392b6 could count to 7bfddf1ab2 six, she pulled 39decdf49d the trigger again. Bang! The bullet lodged e71c781d94 in Sasha’s right 2e5fb642cb shoulder. A momentary pain 9691e9f4aa paralyzed her whole 78d7eb58de body. Unable to fcdc10d9ad withstand the 36bcbb4fd4 recoil, Sasha 7f851c4d0f fell backward.bec14c0735cc388d

Bang! Another shot 83bb83e194 fired, the 59b1f8a1de bullet ricocheting 1d5d2ef0ce with a a9f9a4de24 flash. A large 7de8bec62b hole appeared 67c4cdc2bc in Belle’s fd4c987d3e forehead. She collapsed to the f64f64cf6a floor like a straw d9e4f0955a doll. Dieter lowered d1c01c6bc2 his gun.647d3dc106c0f991

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“You broke the 31be52d32f rules, Belle.”67f95fb72997c367

A sudden b8a80bbfc0 silence fell b9bd694f56 over the 39bb87d117 courtyard. The soldiers 5ebc682fa1 were disappointed cb44e4efed by the 4fcfcbdff8 anticlimactic end 15da411792 to the 7a36d93efb spectacle, and 3c30b43135 Sasha was 0cfeb4dfbd stunned, looking 350450695e at Belle’s 00db8e14d1 headless corpse.9e18332b111e088e

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“Belle…?”b2bc4754296dd003

Sasha stammered.6460e1ad80f0c8ab

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“Take the survivor to 2ac62ddf24 the infirmary. That’s all. Dismissed.”7c56b76494670c78

As Dieter ordered, 3bd4d89122 the soldiers, who 1e7efb9f15 had gathered like babd63c3fd ants, slowly emptied e92d6370a9 the courtyard.43b8c6f797d610d4

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Belle…?4cdded6876d3bc95

Johan adjusted his cap and turned around. Dieter holstered his gun and followed behind him. The black shadows of the soldiers fell over her as she lay there. They were lifting her and carrying her out of the courtyard. But Sasha couldn’t even feel whether she was within death or within life. She felt like she was placed back on that painful boundary between life and death, dream and reality, which she had forgotten. The endlessly repeating pain, the loneliness without an exit. A life more painful than death. Sasha repeatedly murmured her name, which wouldn’t come out properly. You should have lived. I should have died. The one who should have lived….0a1bed66517ebfd7

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Belle….73a9439c1aaee080

Belle….899595383da0e0fc

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…was you….834e7704db4bf68c