Seline

It’s Lacy who opens the door for me when I reach home.

Dressed in a loose set of pajamas, she takes one look at me and all the sleepiness in her eyes disappears. “What happened?”

I just stare at her blankly, not knowing how to put my pain into words. It feels like there is a gaping hole inside my chest, and it won’t stop bleeding.

My best friend drags me inside, her voice frantic. “Why is there is so much blood on you? And why are you all wet? Seline! Why aren’t you ...