“Essie, is that you?”
Roxanne grew certain she did not imagine the sobs and started to feel more hopeful.
Estella stopped crying when she heard Roxanne’s voice as well. “M-Ms. Jarvis?”
Roxanne heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing that. She hastily walked toward where Estella was.
She had barely taken a few steps forward when she suddenly slipped.
Roxanne’s heart jumped into her throat as she narrowly steadied herself by grabbing a large tree next to her.
She gazed downward and noticed Estella, who was cowering miserably at the bottom of a pit that was partially concealed by the dense plants around.
“Essie?” Roxanne’s heart ached terribly when she saw Estella.
Looking up at the beam of light shining into the hole, Estella saw Roxanne smiling at her in relief.
“Everything is okay no
