Nell Jennings and Nancy Murray covered their mouths and noses with the damp cloth.
It was only after a while that the smell faded and the door was pushed open with a creak.
Only then did they quickly remove the wet towel from their faces and chucked them to a corner.
The dark room was lit by a dim light. Two sneaky shadows came over to the side of the bed and carefully scrutinized the two girls on the bed.
Nell only felt something shake above her face, which had created some movement in the air.
Then, a man's low voice could be heard.
"They fainted. You guys can come over to inspect the goods!"
As he said this, they could hear the sound of footsteps.
By the sound of chaotic footsteps, there seemed to be more than one person.
The bright light was brought to their cheeks and Nell could almost feel the warmth of the light shining beside her.
In response to that, her heart went completely cold.
She heard an unfamiliar male voice say, "Well, good. Both of them are good."
Fred smiled nervously and said, "Then the price…”
"Let's go with the price you said! Help me carry them to the car outside."
"Okay!"
Nell felt someone picked her up.
She felt a great sense of insecurity from the feeling of weightlessness in her body.
However, neither she nor Nancy moved, just as they had planned to do so before.
As her body shifted with the man’s pace, she could feel the other person carry her down the stairs. Then, the door creaked open and a cold breeze hit her face.
She knew they were now outside.
"Just put her in the back of that car."
A man commanded the other two and placed them on a tricycle with a metal carriage.
Nell only felt slightly relieved when she felt her weight and her entire body was finally next to solid ground.
“Clunk!”
They could hear the metal door slam shut, followed by a metal clanking sound as if someone had locked the doors from the outside.
It became dark all around.
There was the sound of men chattering and whispering outside.
They were discussing something or making a deal.
After a while, the dealing was done and both sides laughed a few times.
Nell felt the front of the car sink as if someone had sat on it, then it was followed by a whimpering roar and the vehicle started up with a rumble.
The night was silent and the vehicle swayed on the uneven mountain road.
They did not know how long it took before Nell tried to open her eyes carefully.
There was only darkness all around, and the trunk that they were in was so dark that she could not see her own fingers in front of her.
Next to her, Nancy had also opened her eyes.
Neither of them spoke. Instead, they entwined their fingers with each other to tell the other that they were fine.
Beneath them were hard, cold planks of wood. The wheels bounced up and down on the rough mountain road.
Neither of them dared to speak and just stared wide-eyed into darkness.
No one knew where these men were taking them, but it was still better than meeting the professional killers who were after them.
Therefore, both of them had a good sense not to resist and just allowed themselves to be brought into the trunk.
Since they arrived in this village, everywhere Nell and Nancy had seen was almost out of the convenience of modern society.
There was no electricity, no communication, and not even a decent piece of furniture or transportation.
That day was the first time that they rode on an electric tricycle powered by electricity, but they did not expect it to be under such circumstances.
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