Chapter-8

As the icy sheets enveloped my body, a fiery sting seared through my skin, bringing forth a cascade of tears. Waves of self-loathing and hostility surged within me, flooding my senses with a bitter familiarity. It felt strange to be back in this same room Silvio first brought me in. It was more than seven and half months till I last saw him, I also realise it had been more than a year since Silvio came into my life. Destroying everything. I hadn’t seen my family in a year, and if I stay with him, I might never see them again.

I felt a chill running down my spine as I wrapped the sheets tighter around me, trying to hide my nakedness. Silvio left soon after his bitter confession. His eyes, when he whispered those words still lingered making my chest tighten with each breath.

I tossed and turned till exhaustion took over and soon amidst the storm of thoughts, I found myself drifting into unconsciousness. Amidst this turbulent storm of my subconscious mind, I was hauled into a vivid and