I AM YOUR FRIEND, RUTH! YOUR PERRITO!

Ruth again heard the familiar voices calling her name as Darius pulled her by hand to walk fast. When she asked him, he said he did not hear any calls.

Was she hallucinating?

Ruth did not understand and took another step forwards when she heard that familiar voice again.

This time she freed her hand from his and frantically looked around.

"Ruth! What the hell are you doing? We need to keep going. There is no one-"

"Ruth! Ruth can you hear me?"

Ida's voice resonated in the air, and Ruth's face lit up with joy. Ida was safe!

"Where are you?" She then heard Henry's voice.

"Perrito! They are here! My friends found us! They are safe." Ruth cried overjoyed as her eyes moistened with tears of happiness.

Not waiting for his reaction Ruth ran, following the direction from which the calls came. She did not care about her hurting knees because the longing for meeting her friends was more powerful than that.

"Ruth! Ruth stop!" Darius followed her as his eyes glowed in red.