"What should I do? What should I do?" Charlotte Wilson breathed franticly, her voice choked with tears, as the rising seawater drove her deeper into the cave.
Who could have done this?
Was it someone from the Gordon family?
If they wanted to seek revenge on her, why didn't they simply kill her quickly? Why throw her into this isolated sea cave?
Was this some sort of mental torture?
Suddenly, she tripped over a protruding rock and fell to the ground. The torch dropped onto the perennially damp rocks and its already dim flame was immediately extinguished.
The cavern was immediately plunged into a terrifying darkness.
"No..." Charlotte found it difficult to breathe, "I can't... I have to save myself, I must save myself."
She quickly groped for her backpack, hoping to find a flashlight inside.
But the more flustered she became, the harder it was for her to find anything. She even struggled to open the zipper on her bag.
