Teresa

The pain from the silver cuffs made me feel like I was slowly being erased from the earth. I was peeled, burned, and shaped into something weaker.

I was in my worst possible state, and the pain didn’t fade. It wasn't dull. It was the worst moment of my entire life. By the time I heard the door swing open, I was long gone. I couldn’t even think.

Before I saw faces, I felt hands pulling the cuffs off.

“Careful,” a masculine voice muttered. “She’s almost gone. The ...