a P
f my throat. My tongue felt thick, and
off the other side of the mattress, narrowly
el, and I kicked blindly
the locked oak door and pounded
t was solid and heavy, built t
Thud
ut of my mouth and scream
They're going to
, but I kept scr
my fingernails tore and blood s
sharp, but I
g over; he just stood by the bed, laughing
g, Mrs. Hurley
ms and leaned aga
busy taking care of hi
crack of the door, praying to hear
ears. The drug was hitting my bloodstream fast, maki
und of Brennan's heavy footsteps echoed fro
nged my fist against the door one more time. Bloo
k, whiny voice floated
el so dizzy, my
tantly. The silence was w
in Brennan's voice as he called out to her, ask
I think the baby is upset..
is voice was cold and impatient, the same voice he used with me. "She's just putting
downstairs slammed shut. The bang was so
h the walls, snuffing out the
to come to the stairs, and he had
o the floor, hot tears mixin
nd the room was spinning
carpet and grabbed a sharp ceramic shard fro
palm, letting the sharp edge cut into m
he shard slipper
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