“Mom!” I screamed with all my might, a tear dropping from my eye as I watched her getting eaten away by the crowd. Everything was dark; pitch black. I couldn’t see anything. Muffled voices of frantic screaming echoed through my mind. I blacked out.


And so did the whole of Moscow.

Who knew my vacation would turn into a living nightmare?


* * *

"The pendant saved me." I gasped breathlessly as I held onto the shining object mom had given me.

"No. I saved you." The boy corrected.

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