-Madeleine-
I sat on the floor of the shower, letting the warm water wash over me, trying to cleanse away the blood. What had I done? What had I DONE? I squeezed my eyes shut, desperately trying to recall what happened after my mother tried to bind me. Everything had turned dark, and when I came to, I was confronted with a horrific reality—I had killed her. I had killed my own mother. I was a murderer!
Tears streamed down my face as I leaned my head back, allowing the water to blend with my sobs, but it didn’t erase the pain. I had taken the life of the woman who had given me life. What kind of monster was I? How had I come to this? The worst part wasn’t that she had died, but that I didn’t feel as devastated as I should.
My sobs filled the vast bathroom, echoing off the walls. I knew I
