The Professor's Second Chance Mate
He grasps for me, but I shake my head and step back to create distance and clear my head.
My hands curl into fists without thinking. It feels like my body is on high alert, every nerve on edge, pulsing with fury. Or maybe fear. I feel like I could shatter something—maybe it’s just my heart shattering. My patience dangles by a thread. Every small movement feels heavy and deliberate, like even the simple act of breathing takes effort. Despite that, I can feel my heart pounding, hard and fast, and every second I stand there without saying anything, it only gets louder, like a drumbeat inside me shouting “run, run, run.”
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