*Caterina*

My mind went absolutely blank as if I had never had a thought race across my mind ever in my life. I couldn’t think of anything, just simple, mind-numbing panic. My heart raced like a jackhammer in my chest, pounding with the force of a stampede.

Three flashes went by before my senses finally came back to me and I looked around me for something in a panic, anything to help… and one thought crashed upon my numb brain.

“Elio!” I screamed ...