As the voice echoed in Lena's mind, anger coursed through her veins like a raging river. She started suspecting that there must actually be more to it since they had refused to let her go.

 

I must leave this place as soon as possible before anyone can find out. She concluded in her mind. 

 

She carefully packed her belongings and held them tightly to her chest. Her heart beating fast like a pounding drum. She carefully and quietly turned the knob, and the door eased open. The slight sound of the door made her heart race as she tiptoed, glancing to her right and left to ensure no one was...