Chapter 4

But right as I was about to lose consciousness, I felt someone pulling me up.

I vaguely heard someone sigh, "She's a tough one."

But the punishment wasn't over yet. They tied me up and hung me from the old tree at the entrance to the village.

Anyone who tried to escape had to hang there for three days, and I was no exception.

Villagers passed by, pointing and whispering about me.

The next afternoon, Emily showed up.

Emily was my childhood friend. She got married off to the next village a couple of years back, and now her baby…