In the afterlife

Once the lights were turned on, the darkness that hid him from her earlier was flooded with bright light, finally revealing his position. She had easily spotted him sitting behind a beam. 

She noticed that he was hardly moving. She could only see a partial portion of his face and body from where she was standing. 

Maybe he was sleeping, or he might have been badly beaten, she could only guess. However, she had to find out as she moved toward him.

"Alex, are you ok?" Dani shouted, running in his direction, but one of the men stopped her, blocking her path and grabbing her by her arms.

She struggled against him, shouting, flailing her arms, and even kicking, but it had been no use. The man was big and strong compared to her. But she did not give up as she continued to defy him.