"Why am I facing this?" The young girl tilted her head, her eyes curiously examining the mundane concrete wall as she struggled to regain control of her racing breath. In an instant, her body was violently hurled across the cave, landing with a jarring thud that sent everything tumbling around her.
Bleeding profusely from her mouth, she tried to focus her blurry vision on the figure that had invaded her space. Her heart clenched with overwhelming fear at what she beheld. At that moment, she realized her fate seemed sealed.