Chapter 24

SOFIA

Was I really ready to face my fears? My worst nightmare.

I said I was, but could I stand the mere sight of that house again?

I sighed loudly. I remembered that house, I remembered it like I was there right now. I didn't need to look into any documents or maps to know exactly where the house was. I knew the street by heart, I knew the way it looked like, I couldn't forget, never could I forget.

It had been long since I last set foot in that place, yet the image remains etched in my memory as if it were yesterday. The image wasn't even ready to go, it was like an evil spirit that latched upon me and I repeat that I don't need to look at any document or photograph to recall the address; it was ingrained in my mind, a part of me.

I remembered the house vividly, every detail preserved in my memory and now vividly bringing them before me even without the life image of the house in front of me. I could see the white fence that surrounded the front yard, its paint slightly chipped but s