I Mistakenly Got Involved Unlocking the Wrong Door

Nancy Krishner

Sinopse

It was a scary training indeed for Merylyn at Arizona. She became weaker and weaker as the training progressed! Was it the right time for her to quit? She wouldn't want to; owing to the fact that to make a retreat meant a death penalty, and she wouldn't want to die cheaply. Thus the slogan "No Retreat, No Surrender" was the order she had to follow.

When her master left, it was a moment of relief, and she had to take a deep rest which she had thirsted long ago. Waking up and seeing a stranger driving was another daydreaming event, and having instructed Mr. Adams to take her to Berkely College all the way from Arizona, she kept having deeper thoughts, "How on earth can I stick to all the rules, How is it going to be possible to keep my identity?"

Finally, at Berkely college, which happened to be a very big school, Mr. Adams was not disposed to helping out on getting her room, and while searching all alone, it was a strange girl called Nancy that beckoned. "Hey!" She kept whispering but Merylyn never wanted to be close to anyone...Nancy persisted and asked for help to break into her room door, and unknown
to Merylyn, the door the claimed was hers belonged to someone else. They were caught, and Nancy escaped, while Merylyn got nabbed by Scoffield. "Is this how I want to land into trouble on my first day at Berkely college?" she thought within. 
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Disponível desde: 24/07/2022.

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