Whether from fear or rage, a scream lodged itself in my throat. I held it back until my vision swam with stars. I was desperate to roar, to shriek, but fear paralyzed me. I couldn't imagine what they would do to me if they discovered I was lucid.
My home, my children… ten years of my life…
I sank my teeth into the blanket, biting down with all my might to stifle the heart-wrenching sobs that threa
















