Falling behind
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"A lot of people ask me how I had the power to continue. How come I didn't break down on my bare knees, unwilling to get up again?
To be honest, I don't know. Of course I wanted to give up at some points, but something kept me going. I wanted to win."
Being a slave under the Black-Hooded isn't easy, but that's exactly what Tina and Nathalie have become. If they don't listen to them, they will end up dead just like their families.
But what happens when one of them manage to run away, leaving the other one behind?
Follow the girls in a heart-beating story about two best friends that's trying to find the way back to each other.
A story with sadness, betrayal and war,
But also laughter, love and memories.
"I'm Tina, and welcome to my story!"
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