Once upon a time, there lived a little girl named Mary. She lived with her aunt and uncle because her parents had died. One day, she heard her uncle and aunt talking about leaving her because they wanted to go to Abroad and they didn't have money to take her with them. She was sad and disappointed at the same time. The next day she ran away from home while her aunt and uncle were having breakfast. She ran away into the woods without looking back. After that she was very tired and thirsty. Then she saw a little hut, she knocked at the door, but no one answered. So she went inside. Marry was a diligent girl. When she saw the room was dirty, she cleaned it right away. Afterwards, she felt tired and fell asleep. At night, three women came home from work. They went inside the hut. There they found Mary who was sleeping. They also found that their house was not dirty anymore. Then, Mary woke up and saw the women. Mary told the women her story and they felt sorry for her. One of the women said, "if you have nowhere to go, you can stay with us here". Mary was very happy. From that moment she lived with the three women. " She ran away into the woods without looking back." (paragraph 2) What does the underlined word refer to?

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Once upon a time, there lived a little girl named Mary. She lived with her aunt and uncle because her parents had died.

One day, she heard her uncle and aunt talking about leaving her because they wanted to go to Abroad and they didn't have money to take her with them. She was sad and disappointed at the same time. The next day she ran away from home while her aunt and uncle were having breakfast. She ran away into the woods without looking back. After that she was very tired and thirsty. Then she saw a little hut, she knocked at the door, but no one answered. So she went inside.

Marry was a diligent girl. When she saw the room was dirty, she cleaned it right away. Afterwards, she felt tired and fell asleep.

At night, three women came home from work. They went inside the hut. There they found Mary who was sleeping. They also found that their house was not dirty anymore. Then, Mary woke up and saw the women. Mary told the women her story and they felt sorry for her. One of the women said, "if you have nowhere to go, you can stay with us here". Mary was very happy. From that moment she lived with the three women.

"She ran away into the woods without looking back." (paragraph 2)

What does the underlined word refer to?