Calytrix felt like slapping herself. H-how could she hurt her dear mom, whom she was trying so hard to save?

Two rivers streamed down her cheeks while the two men chuckled, unfeeling towards her plight. 

Calytrix saw blood flowing down her mom's right ankle, and the latter's cries, though muffled, had increased in intensity. 

"Mom..." She called out in a choked-up voice, shoulders racking, "I'm sorry. I'm so so sorry!" She cried, tears flowing profusely. 

However, the two men weren't ...