Chapter 21

~Lorraine's POV~

I scrambled out of the bed, sweating. My heart plumbered in an irregular rhythm.

"No, this has to be just a dream."

My breathing becomes shallow and rapid. My heart raced and my body tenses up. While my eyes widened as they looked frantically around the room.

I began to back away slowly, almost instinctively, as if the nightmare I just had was right there, staring at me.

I unconsciously withdrew to the edge of the wall and pressed my back against its surface.

My mind kept racing. At that moment I thought of nothing.

All my efforts to be calm didn't work.

As my mind ran from thoughts to thoughts, suddenly the thoughts of James crossed my mind.

If James was here he would have comforted me. I had no idea how he did it but his presence alone assured me of protection and safety.

I needed him now more than ever.

I was still lingering in my fears, I had not noticed when James had walked into the room and saw me squeezed in fear beside the bed even though my eyes were lookin