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I should never have let them see it—my pain and my shattered soul I had no ti me away in the mental hospital
The fear reony imprisoned me After that, I hid my pain from everyone Darkness became my shelter She became me
But then I hear the me back I will reunite us, Cassandra better let me
“Nate! Ethan! Where are you?” I hear their giggles, and then screame I will have to force the memories into her heart
“Mummy please, I am scared!”
Nate’s screa me to save the back to reclaihtful place—the heart, where we should be
Soon I’ll be free, and ill reunite The terror, shauilt will re to her, she belongs to me We both are the same I refuse to stay in the darkness I will claim back my life, even if it kills us both in the process I have nothing to lose, but she does
You can taste e, Cassandra
I can feel your fear It’s choking you You can be free, just give in
Never! Enough!
Chapter 2
Agony
~Sandra/Cassandra~
After the hospital, 2 years ago
My little one, who is just over two years old, darts into the rooles
“Muo, Mumy face with his still chubby hands
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“Go, ask your daddy to go Let Mu his cheery cheeks Blowing a raspberry on his exposed neck, he screeches and then laughs with cheeky delight
All of a sudden, h in to panic and hyperventilate Their faces blur, slowly fading froer I try to hold on to every heartbeat necessary foraway fro wails shred my throat and tear me apart
“Mu in the sky!” my little one screams from the top of the slide
I feel the sunlight kissing hs I watch the trees sway in rhythm created by the autumn wind
“Are you ok, Muives me a kiss and runs to join his brother before I can answer
My heart aches, trying to catch the htrab on to Desperate whimpers fall on deaf ears, as they float away and out of ular heartbeats, like the dru rhythoes dry; I am desperate for air Pain takes hold ofony rip me apart
Nate’s features resurface An adorable, skinny, dark-haired boy, his dark blue eyes point a little bit doards, giving him a sad expression, and I am tempted to kiss it away Pouty lips and a pessihtly shy character had very on point humor and incredible heart My firstborn, who screamed his way into this world, has remade me