Chapter 26

I sat in the corner, my eyes seeing nothing. Sometimes I feel numb, other times I feel angry.

But most of the time, I’m just paralyzed. I think I shed all of my tears by now. It doesn’t matter how hard I try, I can’t shed a single one.

I hugged myself, trembling. The dark room wasn’t cold. Nevertheless, my body started to shake.

I screamed when the pounding behind my eyelids intensified.

“You left me, mom. You promised that you would be ...