Prologue o1 (1/1)

“No!” She cried out in horror as she watched him dropped on his two knees in front of her. She struggled to free herself from her captives’ clutches, but that only made them tightened their grip on her.“Please…” she begged, the tears already streaming down her face. “Stop doing that to him. Let us go.”But they carried on as if they hadn’t heard her. The badly injured boy was further beaten up; with hard punches hitting him after numerous kicks to every part of his body.She didn’t know why they were doing this to him. He has done nothing wrong, absolutely nothing. Yet, they still treated him like trash, like a broken ragged doll which doesn’t posses any feelings.She couldn’t take it any longer. With one strong pull, she yanked herself free and ran straight towards him.She enveloped him into a tight, protective hug and glared at each one of them.“Do it,” she challenged. “Hit me instead.”They stood there stunned by her sudden actions. Their clenched fists were by their sides, hesitating as they exchanged looks with each other.She ignored them and continued to hold him. He felt limp and weak in her embrace, which made he