Born with bad luck?

When Alice turned back, a hard object hit the back of her head & the world around her began to sway. She tried taking deep breaths as she touched the back of her head. Soon, she felt warm blood oozing out of her head. She stumbled upon her steps as her vision darkened & she fell on the ground with a soft thud. Very soon, she heard a familiar cackle. That cackle was her darkest nightmares. She tried very hard to open her eyes by taking deep breaths.

"Tsk, tsk...so sad", a woman's voice came down as she crouched down next to Alice, "Too bad that you'll end up like your Dad, huh?"

"You...", Alice's hoarse voice came as she tried to get up by grabbing the woman's dress.

"Tch...tch...", the woman brushed off her hand.

Very soon, Alice lost her consciousness. The bodyguard standing nearby checked her breathing.

"Ma'am, she's alive."

"My intention was never to kill her in such a way", the woman wiped her manicured hands.

"Then, ma'am..."

"Throw her in the middle of the jungle. Rest, you know...", the woman smirked & got in her car.

"Yes, ma'am."

...

3 hours later

Alice felt like she's floating in the air. The air was carrying her far away. Was she already dead? Or was she be able to reincarnate to into someone else? After much struggle, Alice woke up with a blurry vision. So, she was not dead? Or did she wake up in hell? But when she saw the stars overhead, she realized she's still on earth. She tried sitting up, but an excruciating pain held her back. She remembered that she was hit on her head. She rolled on her stomach & tried to find support to sit up. After much struggle, she found a tree trunk to support her back. She sat up & rested her injured head on the tree trunk. She took a deep breath & closed her.

WOOOFFF OOOFF GRRRRL

She opened her eyes & realized the presence of wild hounds nearby. She gulped & a single thought crossed her mind. Will she be able to see Daniel for one last time? Before she died? Because she didn't see any ray of hope. Instead, she's greeted by four pairs of feral eyes glowing under the night sky! Ha! Finally, her doom is knocking at the door.

She closed her eyes, smiled & waited for her doom to befall on her.

BLAST BLAST BLAST

Three gunshots were heard & she opened her eyes again. She even needs to be shot down now. The four ferals looked at each other before they ran away. She sighed when she heard car engines roaring in the distance. Getting kidnapped again? Was she born with bad luck? She had nothing to lose right now, except her beloved Daniel. She just smiled at her own bad luck & closed her eyes again.

She opened her eyes again when she heard her name being called & screech of brakes near her. Her eyes were blinded by the strong headlights glaring at her. She shielded her eyes with both her hands. She could make out faint silhouettes approaching her. She tried moving back when she realized she's supporting herself by a tree trunk.

"Don't come...come...near me", her voice was barely audible, but she had to do all she could to save her last strand of life.

"Alice, is that you?", a voice was raised by one of the silhouettes.

"Yes", even she had a hard time listening to her voice.

She knew she'd lost a huge amount of blood & she could barely hang on. Her consciousness was fading slowly.

"Can you hear me?",the voice was like an angel's call.

She opened her mouth but no voice came out. Her soft brows were scrunched, indicating her excruciating pain.

"Are you hurt?"

She let out a low moan.

"Where?"

She could feel the voice crouch down next to her.

"Your head's bleeding! Max, call the ambulance."

At last, her last bit of consciousness faded.

...

Alice was struggling to open her eyes but the pain she felt in her head, made it impossible for her to open her eyes. In the distance, she heard some murmuring.

Were the Gods & Goddesses arguing upon whether to send her to heaven or hell? Or was she already in hell? And they're deciding her punishment?

She felt a rush of wind & she shivered uncontrollably. Miraculously, a blanket covered her. That means...was she alive?

"She's awake", she heard someone say.

Finally, she broke her eyes open. Warm sunlight evaded her eyes. Where was she? In heaven?

"Alice!"

When she heard the voice, she'd an urge to sit up & hug him. But the pain held her down. After much struggle, she turned her head & saw Daniel walking towards her.

"Dan...", her hoarse voice came out, "Why're you here?"

"You were hurt. How can I sit at home & do nothing?"

"People might discover you", Alice was on the verge of tears.

"No one knows except Catherine."

"Umm...help me sit up."

Daniel helped her sit up by supporting a pillow behind her back.

"Thank heavens, you don't have shooting anymore."

"Ummm, yeah!", Alice nodded satisfactorily.

"Hello! Sista!", a young short-haired girl donning Forest Rangers' uniform smiled at her. She looked at her confusedly. Daniel noticed the imaginary question marks hanging above her head & smiled, "That's Camella. She rescued you last night."

"Yeah, my comrade & I rescued you last night. You were half conscious, so maybe didn't notice me."

"Hmm...I remember. But how did you find me?"

"Since you disappeared from the sets, Mr.Crook & his crew members informed us that likely you went inside the jungle", Camella explained.

"Why did you go inside the jungle?",Daniel asked with a frown.

Alice explained how she heard someone scream for help & how she's hit on her head. She even recognized the woman as her Dad's murderer.

"Your Dad's murderer?", Daniel was worried.

"Yeah, I heard that hyena cackle. That was her!", Alice was panicking.

"Cool down", Camella patted on her shoulder, "How can a murderer roam around freely?"

"The case was closed within one month of my Dad's murder."