CHAPTER 41

Five days later.

NOTHING’S FAIR IN LOVE AND WAR.

I'm in a dark room, unable to make out my surroundings. I'm standing over someone, a stranger. My hands are trembling, and I can feel something heavy in them. I look down and realize that I am holding a knife. I am about to kill this person.

The terror I feel is paralyzing. I don't want to do this, but I can't move. I'm frozen in place, my hands shaking in fear. I try to scream, but no sound comes out. I'm trapped in this horrific moment, unable to do anything but watch the scene play out in front of me.

Suddenly, I'm pulled from the nightmare. I'm in my bedroom, my sheets wet with sweat and my heart pounding in my chest. I'm safe. But the fear still lingers, threatening to pull me back into the nightmare at any moment.

I take a few deep breaths and slowly the fear starts to ebb away. I know that I'm safe, but the horror of the nightmare still lingers in my mind. I know I won't be able to close my eyes without the fear of returning to t