Seeing this scene again, no joy could rise in her heart. Instead, it felt like a suffocating depression, and the look in her eyes toward the woman was one of pity.
But in that instant, their eyes made contact.
The woman, frantically searching for an escape, noticed Laura after only a brief moment of eye contact. Her intuition told her Laura was also a woman, and that her gaze was different from the others.
With no other choices in such an environment, she was like a drowning person grasping at straws, crying out to Laura for help.
"Save me! Save me!"
Laura, struggling to protect herself, did not want to attract trouble and immediately turned to leave upon noticing the woman's reaction.
Seeing Laura turn away, the woman's survival instinct kicked in. She seemed to know that missing this chance would seal her fate, so she struggled to her feet and lunged in that direction.
