disbelief
Anything.
I force myself to breathe. Deep. Controlled. It takes effort, but I manage to cage the turbulence clawing inside me.
After half an hour of walking—yes, walking, everywhere, because of course—something shifts. The silence starts to empty my mind, and I recognize the danger in that. I shake my head lightly, but my chest tightens anyway, pressure blooming for no goddamn reason.
I ground myself through my feet. That’s when I realize I’m no longer stumbling.
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