When Alessa opened her eyes, she found herself tied to a chair, bound with ropes and gagged. She struggled but failed to get free.
Looking around, she guessed she was still in the hospital.
The room was in a clutter, lumbered up with boxes and medical equipment. It should be the lumber-room of the hospital where nobody would come.
Who the hell tied her up here? Why?
Alessa wanted to cry for help, but she failed to utter a complete word with her mouth stuffed with cloth.
At this moment, she smelt something burning...
She looked around in horror and found a cardboard box ablaze not far away from her. Flames were devouring the box, and smoke spread quickly…
“H-h-help…" she blubbered weakly.
Of course, no one outside could hear her.
After a while, the smoke grew heavier and thicker, a
