MARIA
She fought against the men as they dragged her away, determined to make the task as stressful as it could be for them.
"Stay still," one of them growled and yanked her arm, forcing her to move faster down the hall.
"f**k you," she retorted, jostling herself just to piss him off even more.
Her legs skidded across the tiled floor as they pulled her along without care, and she tried to force her hands out of theirs so that she could walk on her own, but they tightened their grip, their hands like steel bands on hers, unbending.
They dragged her up the stairs and her legs bumped against each step, the bone in her toes aching her. She gritted her teeth as she tried to block out the pain.
She just needed to endure. That was all.
She would endure for the time being an
