Chapter 304: Collided
Anastasia was a little touched when Angelina said We instead of just You, but there was no time to start feeling emotional. She’d killed someone because she needed to protect herself, or else she would have been in the same position her victim was if she hadn’t acted fast.
"Let’s go," she said.
Due to the groaning sound the dead man had made before he died, the two girls were sure someone had overheard them, so they ran as fast as their legs could take them. They even had to run in circles, making it confusing for anyone who would want to trace their steps.
"Ana, killing that man will put us in trouble," Angelina said when they finally stopped to take a breath.
"Would you prefer you were in his position inside?" Anastasia questioned, her tone harsher than she’d intended it to be. When she realized her mistake, she sighed and then placed her hand on Angelina’s shoulder. "In this game, it’s kill or be killed. With this..." She pointed to the quiver that was resting behind her back and the bow in her hand, all ready to release the arrow if she needed to. "There’s a high chance we can survive tonight, and even...escape from here."
Angelina’s eyebrows furrowed in confusion and they stayed like that for a second longer before she finally gave a reaction.
"We can’t escape from here unless we’re courting death." Her tone was laced with terror that Anastasia could completely relate to. Although she hadn’t escaped yet, she could already feel her heart threatening to jump out of her chest due to how fast it was beating.
She’d only stayed in that house for a month and she couldn’t wait to escape from there and return to her life beyond those trees.
"Think about it. If we’re able to escape from here, then we will be able to report the crime we’ve witnessed and get all these people arrested. Don’t you want to get back to your family?" Anastasia asked, her tone hushed, in case someone was near.