It’s okay. Everything is going to be okay. Nadiya tried to reassure herself and push the paralyzing fear away. Everything has to be okay. It just had to be. The universe couldn’t be that cruel. I’m not such a bad person to die this way. It will be okay.
Of course, nothing looked okay and her body wasn’t believing the lies her brain was trying to tell it. Termors traveled through her body. Nadiya whimpered. She kept her eyes shut. It didn’t change anything, but at least it helped her keep her sanity. Even if she was holding on to it by the skin of her teeth. She was tied up and gaged, and locked in the trunk of a car that was racing to god only knew where. If she had to guess, it was taking her to her death.
Nadiya didn’t know whether to hope that she would see her daughter before they ki
