Mercedes sat still on the chair without moving. After she left the academy that night, she did everything she was told. She arrived at the bottom of the mountain and waited by the roadside. Mercedes thought she was going to be fetched by a car. She got there on the time that was agreed on. Mercedes stood there looking around as cars passed by her. It was past midnight, but the road was still busy. While waiting and her focus on the cars driving by trying to spot the one that was coming to get ...