Lola's POV

I felt so hollow and empty. I thought I couldn't be affected by whatever he says or does anymore, but was I wrong. I could not properly hear what was going on around me. All I heard was echoes and distant sounds.

"Lola, Lola, can you hear me?" I heard someone calling out to me distantly and tried to reply but I could not. It felt like my lungs were being crushed and I could not even cry out for help.

I suddenly took in a large gulp of air and came back to the ...