C28 Cruel Stepmother Part 1

A boy was seen lying on the cold floor in the room's silence. The boy, who was none other than Cliff, blinked his eyes as if he had just woken up from his stupor.

He looked around the room. No one was there, which made him sigh in relief. It had occurred to him that all the horrors he had seen earlier were just bad dreams. However, when he stood up