Chapter 14
I’m curled up in a ball on the floor. The carpet in this hall is surprisingly plush and feels soft under my cheek, like one of my teddies used to be.
I don’t know how long I’ve been laying here and I don’t know where I am. Ornate lights along the walls dissipate the darkness with puddles of a soft glow. I lay and stare at the gold and olive-green leafy design of the wallpaper in front of my face.
At some point my mind awoke to me running, heaving through my burning throat, down the unfamiliar hall. I was barefoot and I couldn’t remember where I left my shoes.
Now I lie here, in the cool and silent hall, wishing I could become invisible and be allowed to lie and die here. What a peace that would be.
Rushed male footsteps are coming down the hall, approaching me. I close my e
