Amara

It felt like all the walls were closing in on me, I couldn’t breathe. My heart hammered in my ears and my breath came out in short gasps.

Everyone had been lying to me, keeping secrets from me, and I believed every single one of them. Now, I looked like a clown in their fucking circus. If only the ground would open up and swallow me whole.

Why couldn’t I just catch a break?

First, it was Vincent, now James and my mum. Making decisions behind my back, like I was a fucking ...