making their way to the fortified Citadel. She gasped and immediately told her mother what
was happening outside. Her mother didn’t have time to think as she panicked.
As a result, she advised her to get out of their home as fast as possible. Anastasia went to
get her siblings and they all ran together as fast as they could.
As they arrived at the Citadel, Anastasia was shocked. She and her family immediately
realised what was happening. The Turks were attacking the fort and were taking most of
the villagers as slaves. It didn’t take long for her mother to disappear from beside Anastasia.
She was abducted. Everything was a blur to Anastasia. Adrenaline rushed through her body.
In the nick of time, she felt her arm being pulled strongly. He was a tall man, quite
impossible for her to beg mercy from him. She began to cry as she knew that she wouldn’t
see her family again. Despite her cries, no one came to save her.
Unfortuna tely, life is not always a bed of roses. Anastasia’s story turned into a tragedy. She
became a slave to the Turks where she didn’t have freedom like she had had before.
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