Cruel Love

constantly surrounding Briana's head since the previous night. Through the wooden windows, bright sunlight

Nancy would show up for the next fifteen hours be

d up inside her head, along with black clouds that came to engulf Briana's body. Briana moved backward and looked terrified. She screamed a

na! A

the voice of someon

The voice became more ap

n the bed with large palms patting her cheeks lightly. The hands occasio

ian

t was h

wasn't easy to untie. Briana panicked; she wanted to scream and ask for help

help

nd; you're safe with us. N

d to calm down and followed Sean's command by opening her eyes slowly. Although heavy and sticky, Briana was finally able to

ean's voice was

he man was talking to someone on his cell phone. Briana assumed there was no cell phone, seeing as Nancy

lass filled with water. Briana drank greedily as her throat felt parched. Perhaps the effect of the fear had

around the room. Sean took the glass from Br

arlier. It was just a dr

ndow was wide open, and the lantern hanging from the wooden pillar was gone. It was there becau

other strange dr

ancy to

nd the black clouds were about to engulf her. Briana began to babble

t Briana back to her senses. She looked anxio

d," Briana

's going to be okay. You

kay when she was in this place. The lakeside forest. Or was it bec

I saw a fire. Black clouds like monsters trying to swallow

wiped away the tears rolling down Briana's cheeks. "It was just a

ty was like a poison that intox

he managed to take a deep breath and drive away the panic. Briana

w felt awkward again. Briana shouldn't be embarrassed or feel guilty. She should also start speaking softly to Sean because he wasn

ad still spin

tened up and s

o the hospital today to check

be able to remember my past?" asked

ce. He seemed reluctant to tell her about the acciden

touched the back of Sean's hand that was gripping the edge of the bed. The man ga

what happened,"

e not to. She said it's not a good time for y