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Prologue

I can’t breathe

I can’t speak

I can’t see

I can’t ht me, baby"

I try to turnto ainst

"I’ I have to do soood for you"

I’usted The sound of his voice makes o nu and being in this ainstco called So inside me comes alive and I findwith the sound I give that screa for him to rescue uy says before slapping ht"

"Don’t do this, please" I beg; a plea that goes unheard, a plea that holds nothing against the strains of this

"Shut the fk up!" He roars, vibrating my bones with the sound

I shake and then I open my eyes and blink a few times, still in a confused haze of reality and this fked up nightmare I want to wake up but I can’t, I can’t make myself

"Jay, come on, wake up It’s just a drea until I have nothing left and then I’asp for air, but it’s not enough, I can’t breathe

"Jay," Cooper says "You’re alright, just breathe"

I look over to Cooper and see that it is indeed his andunder control

It was just a dream

I’m okay

I’m really not okay and I ain

I may never speak what needs to be said