Chapter 29: A Friend In Need

Flashing lights, the screech of tires. An echoing roar of an engine followed by an agonized scream that belonged to a familiar voice.

All of the sounds are brought to an end when Aria springs up with an ear splitting scream. Her body trembled as she gasped for air. The bed and sheets she had laid on were now damp with sweat. Her short breath turned shaky and she hiccuped as she tried to fight back the tears that were starting to bead up at the bottom of her silver eyes.

It had been a long time since she’d had a nightmare about Mandy’s death. The intense interview from earlier today brought back old memories that she had been trying to bury for the past three years.

Aria sniffled and wiped her tears away on the sheet. She couldn’t resist the feeling of paranoia after hearing her friend’s pained scream in her dreams. Even the twisting shadows from the swaying trees outside the windows made her on edge. Aria hugged her knees, the lonely and frightful feelings that crawled up her spine