The house was soo quiet.

Maya could hear the sound of any small movement of the bearest minimum, she could even hear the sound of needle if it feel at that moment,each second louder than the last. The storm outside had ended, leaving the world wrapped in a heavy stillness. But inside her chest, nothing felt still. Her heartbeat was unstable, restless, like her body refused to believe the danger had passed.

She sat at the chair in the middle of the sitting room, hands clasped tight in her ...