When Mabel hit the ground, she heard a "crack" sound followed by a sharp, piercing pain in her ankle.
She realized she might have broken or fractured a bone, but there was no time to stop. Gritting her teeth, she stood up and hobbled towards the road, dragging her injured leg.
She hadn't gone far when she heard the noise of pursuers behind her. Despite the urgency, she remained calm and quickly devised a plan.
She pulled out a lipstick from her pocket and threw it forcefully down a different path, then crawled into the bushes in the opposite direction to hide.
Soon, the blond thug and his five or six accomplices arrived, holding their heads. When they reached the fork in the road, they inspected the area and soon discovered the lipstick Mabel had thrown.
The thug waved his hand. "This
