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Chapter 18 Bad Luck

Seraphine, who stayed overnight at her friend's house, immediately felt the comfort she had longed for. In the silence of the night something seemed to lighten him. Slowly bring him into harmony. The next day Sera had to go to school and there as usual she always had a lot of activities until one day after school Sera had to separate from her friend because she had something to do and wanted to go to a bookstore. But unfortunately Sera had to face several people who seemed to be arresting her. As soon as she felt threatened, Sera immediately screamed and left the crowd of three people and made her phone fall. Sera who kept running to escape was once again unlucky and was finally caught by that person and then taken to a very strange place. The three people removed the headgear that was put on Sera and then handed Sera to a woman who was seen wearing minor make-up on her face. Sera looked frightened with trembling until then the woman gave a suitcase containing money to the three people and said strange words.
“This item isn't damaged right? Just be careful if it's damaged you will lose your head," said the woman to the three people who brought Sera. It turned out that they not only kidnapped Sera as well but with the other girl who was unconscious.
"We didn't touch it. After all, little girls are not to our taste."
"Men are much better."
"You bastard," said the woman.
The confused Sera was then immediately dragged by the woman and then made a gambling place maid. While there, Sera and the girl named Zuzu suffered a lot because they were both forced to become servants there where they had to give drinks to the people in that place otherwise they would be tortured to death by the woman. 3 days Sera was there and it was already hell. Lots of women had the same fate as him and Zuzu. They were all kidnapped and sold to the woman to become a servant woman. Because only Sera and Zuzu were underage so they both didn't experience anything terrible again where the bastard used women all the time and then threw them away. Sera and Zuzu who realized this quickly they both immediately intended to run away from there at all costs. On the other hand, Sera's adoptive family is looking for her whereabouts and they have even mobilized an investigation team. Once upon a time, Sera and Zuzu intended to run away at night. The two of them launched a plan and it turned out to be unexpected that they smoothly began to sneak out of the place where they were both being held captive. They tried desperately to get out of there and it didn't feel like it was already dawn. Finally the two of them were able to escape from that place even though before they had to be in pain because they were not wearing a riverbed and even their clothes were so minimal that it was very difficult to move. As soon as they saw the streets, they unfortunately didn't know where they were.
"Where are we going?"
"I don't know what's far from here. Let's go."
"Okay."
The two of them then arrived at a place that looked like the ruins of a building. There they had to hide because they saw several people who had realized their departure and made the woman so angry that she ordered to look for Sera and Zuzu's whereabouts. Their feet were full of blisters and their appearance was already very disheveled. Near the ruins the two of them hid in the hope that they would not be caught again and that they would not suffer their terrible torture.
"Didn't you see the two boys?"
"Oh shit no. How is it possible to escape. Wait a minute, they don't know this place which means it's still around here. Quickly find them."
"Okay. It's just troublesome."
After passing through various corners of the city so they now have to hide in a ruined building near the shops around the street. The people continued to look for them and it turned out that they also searched every place until they found the whereabouts of the two of them. With shocked faces, they both looked at the person who was staring at him with disgust. Sera and Zuzu then ran but were pulled by another person who appeared and had to make him leave Zuzu. Feeling guilty about that, Sera then turned around and attacked the person who was pulling Zuzu's hair with the iron that was there, instantly making that person faint. But reality says something else. Zuzu who was running was shot in the back and made him fall. Sera who witnessed this then was about to wake up Zuzu but it was too late. Now his friend right in front of him had lost his life.
"You want to run? Try it," said the person while pointing a gun at Sera who was sitting helplessly.
"No. Don't kill me."
"You don't want to die? So come along and don't fight back."
"I don't want to."
DORRR
"Aghhhhhhh...." shouted Sera and it turns out that the person in front of her was shot right in the head and made a hole in Sera's head.
BRUKK
"What?" said Sera with confusion and fear.
"That person is dead and you go there quickly," said someone who came and wore black clothes like a robe. Sera who saw him immediately fell silent with his arrival.
"Who? Who are you? Why help me?”
“You think that happiness will happen?”
"Eh?"
"Not happiness but misery."
Sera suddenly felt dizzy and the person who helped her disappeared with a gust of wind. When Sera opened her eyes and was now on the hospital bed. The morning that felt so cool the wind blew through the window made him not believe what had happened to him. Shortly after that her parents came to her but it turned out that Sera seemed to be scared. His expression showed that he looked wary. The doctor had already said that perhaps after realizing that Sera would be traumatized, she would have to undergo therapy for some time. The police who had brought him earlier had informed that the child named Zuzu had been declared dead and they were also tracking human trafficking groups around the city district. In her chaotic mind, Sera seemed to have bad luck in her life. His face showed a look of asking for help to the doctor but it turned out that the doctor had interpreted something else so that he misunderstood.
"Sera. Luckily, you're okay, mom is very worried," said Keyla with a sad expression.
"Don't worry ma'am, Sera is feeling better even though it is likely that she will experience severe trauma but this is very good because she is still alive," said the doctor.
"I'm very grateful doc, what will happen if Sera is gone."
"Excuse me."
"Yes doctor."
Again her feelings said that they were not good and this time Sera just stayed silent without looking at Keyla's face. His shaking hands made him even more depressed. The look in his eyes seemed to say how this all happened beyond his expectations. Sera then bit her lip to ease her bad feeling while continuing to look at her hand. today also Sera was immediately brought by her mother to her house and there her mother immediately scolded her completely and even made her fall and still continued to be beaten using objects around her. When her mother was about to throw a chair to Seraphine's head, it turned out that someone suddenly pressed the bell and her mother came to check on it who turned out to be Sera's friend who was none other than Quira.
“Excuse me madam, is Sera at home? How is the condition? I heard it was a terrible thing. Is it true?" Quira said to Keyla.
"She is fine. You can come in please," said Keyla with a gentle tone and a smile.
"Sera. You are okay?"
"Oh yes."
"What is this, why are you bruised?"
“Sorry in advance but Sera just fell down the stairs because her legs felt weak and forced themselves. Should just lie down," said Keyla with a smile that looks terrible.
"I see, why are you being so careless."
'This kid is just annoying,' Keyla thought.
"Then I'll go first, you guys, please chat."
"Yes ma'am."
"Why are you here?"
"I should have come here idiot. Oh my goodness, how can someone kidnap you and hold you captive. I told you you should go straight home."
"I don't want to go home."
"What are you talking about?"
"Why don't I just die?" said Seraphine in tears.
"I know it's terrible. But you have to live you deserve to live," Quira said, hugging him. And instantly Sera immediately remembered the person who always treated her like this when she was sad. In her image, there was a bright smile and her face filled with positive aura seemed to make her heart even more sliced ​​at which time Sera was determined to live with lots of love. But this time what he got was very different.
Sera's cries got louder and it made Quira who hugged her then rubbed her head. The incident that made him on the verge of sanity as if the beautiful world had collapsed on him, the pain he got continued to stick around for longer. 1 week later after the incident, Sera walked around the city with a blank look until she finally arrived at a bank near the river in the city. The sound of the vehicle from above was very noisy but the sight in front of him which was a clear colored river allowed him to see his face filled with misery. For a few minutes Sera stared at the river and then met a boy about her age on the bank of the river.
"Are you tired of living?" said the man with a straight face.
"You don't need to know. Don't look at me like that."

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    Mailyn Quiñones

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    The writing is actually good, unlike most of the novel in this app it has great grammar, not my type of book since it's a crime genre but i recommend it to those who likes that type of book.

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