They saw it all

The gravity of his words weighed heavily on them. The one rule that they had thoughtlessly agreed to had come back to bite them. The true colours of this simple rule shone as Jenny and the others finally came to realise what they had agreed to. They had relinquished their freedom! The freedom they all held onto so preciously. It was like they had agreed, willingly, to a slave pact.

Overwhelmed, Jenny sank deeper into the seat, placing her head on the table and covering it with her hands miserably. Her heart felt like it was slowly being squeezed, agony leaking from within and completely coating it like poison to an innocent apple. "I had just gained it. I had just gained my freedom!" She sorrowfully muttered, her words feeling like bile in her throat.