C48 Forty Eight

When Adela knocks on the door to announce dinner is ready, I tell her I’m not hungry. Unlike Mack, she doesn’t go away until I agree to join her at the dining table. But the moment I’ve cleared my plate, I return to the bedroom.

During the night, I wake with my heart in my throat, the visions from my nightmare still clinging to me.

In my dreams, it isn’t Shane whimpering on the ground