Vanessa
No… No, no… My father had just turned me in.
There was no other explanation, no other word… he had turned me in.
The sound of boots entering the building made my whole body react before my head.
I didn't think, I didn't reason. I just ran…
I heard his voice behind me calling my name.
"Vanessa!"
I didn't turn around; if I did, I would break. I opened the emergency exit so hard it hit the metal wall, climbed the first step, then another, and another.
My legs burned, the air barely filled my lungs… Tears blurred my vision.
All I could do was run, stairs… More stairs. I didn't know where to.
I only knew that I didn't want to be caught, because this couldn't end like this. Not after everything, not after enduring so much.
More voices began to be heard behind me.
"She went u
