Beads of sweat flew all over her body. Her face was a reflection of fear. Inaudible words escaped her lips, but they were incoherent, impossible to understand.
Her heart drummed in anticipation, her breaths shallow.
"M-mother..." That was the first audible word that came from her mouth.
She was tired of walking in the dark tunnel. Her ankles screamed at her to stop.
But she kept dragging her feet with every ounce of energy that had remained inside her because her eyes had caught a sliver of light at the end of the tunnel.
"Mother!" The word came louder and clear this time.
Pain shot through her right calf that travelled straight to the back of her thigh, and she staggered, exhaling air through her mouth. Her mind screamed at her to give up, that she could not make it, but her heart... it sang the song of hope and after contemplating for some moments, she decided to follow that melody.
