Perhaps because she'd grown up poor and suffered the scorn of everyone around her, Chelsea Raines's first impulse upon getting money was to flaunt it. She wanted to make sure no one would dare look down on her again.
The winding mountain path was as treacherous as ever.
This wasn't her hometown, but it was very much like it.
Chelsea Raines never thought that after finally managing to escape the mountains, she would now, by a twist of fate, end up here again.
Her feet were throbbing with unbearable pain. Chelsea Raines pushed through it and kept walking, but a moment later, she finally gave in and switched to a pair of flats.
Renee Jennings sprinted forward, pulling Nathan Lynch along, careful to keep an eye on those behind them. She was terrified someone would pass them.
A child's stamina is no match for an adult's. Nathan Lynch's legs gradually gave out, and he bent over, gasping for breath.
