LENA The darkness was unbearable. There was nothing. I felt trapped. For a while, it was me, but something was happening. Something that felt like a dream. Flashes of my life flooded past me like a home movie. Memories of what my life was like until one came to me, the one that I had no recollection of. But it was replaying before my very eyes while I stood on the sidelines, watching the horror unfold. FLASHBACK "Mum, can I have some chocolate?" I pleaded, looking toward the counter where all the chocolate and cakes were located. My mum held my hand tight, looking over to the counter where the shop owner was staring. He smiled. "Maybe later," she said, glancing at me with a tight smile. "We only need a few things. Besides, your father and brother are waiting for us outside. I frown

