That night I didn't sleep. Every time I closed my eyes, I slipped into nightmares. It hadn't happened in years, but ever since Axel mentioned my parents, everything inside me felt frozen in place.I had left home at sixteen, raised in a family that was, at best, deeply toxic. I ran away to start over, to bury the trauma and build something new. But with a single sentence, Axel had dragged it all back to the surface. And suddenly I felt ten years old again—terrified.I wanted to call Greta, but it was late, so I made myself a herbal tea instead. It did nothing. Within minutes my heart began racing, my breath turning shallow and uneven. I tried to sit down and calm myself, but it felt as though someone was choking me. I couldn't breathe; holding on to what little air I had felt impossible. Tears streamed down my face, one after another, until I collapsed to the floor, my body shaking uncontrollably.Time blurred. I reached for my phone and dialed Greta, but she didn't answer. In the end
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