By the time I got home that night, my body felt heavy- like every bit of energy had drained out of me.

‘What can I actually do to escape Bianca?’ I couldn’t deceive myself. I felt threatened by her, but who do I tell? If I should let anyone else that isn’t Carol know about Bianca’s threats, Bianca would surely turn rebellious and spill things she wasn’t supposed to.

That scared me. I had zero energy left inside me, and it was funny that when I thought about cuddling up with ...