Anelisa

I couldn't bear the thought of facing Ryker again, of seeing the mask, of remembering what he had done.

Slowly rising from the floor, I moved to the bed and kept her there while laying beside her.

I cried for myself, for the pain and the fear and the uncertainty.

As the days passed, I lost track of time. I refused to eat, and refused to leave my room. I just lay there, the baby crying, my heart aching.

I didn't care about anything, didn't want anything. I just wanted to disappear, to ...