In the dim basement, two figures huddled together.
Those two were Bianca and Tiya.
The basement had no light sources, except for a few candles and matches to provide temporary light... and there were some scattered pieces of wood, indicating that the basement had originally been used for storage.
However, because these were the only light sources, they had to use them sparingly...
Therefore, the mother and daughter spent almost all their time in darkness.
Moreover, the basement door wouldn't open, or at least they didn't know how to open it. If they made too much noise, they might be heard by someone outside...
They could only cling tightly to each other, feeling each other's warmth, to find a bit of comfort in this gloomy environment.
But that was only a bit of comfort.
Apart from the sheer darkness, the unknown... they didn't know when the basement might be discovered, and the fear of being found hiding there constantly tormented them.
