I stared at the screen full of venomous insults. My hands and feet went ice-cold, and my whole body shook uncontrollably. Waves of abuse and curses crashed over me, swallowing me whole before I could even catch my breath. My phone stopped ringing, only to blare right back again, stubborn and unrelenting. I was already on the edge of breaking down when Glenn's call popped up on the screen. I grabbed at this lifeline like a drowning woman and answered instantly. "Don't be scared." His voice drifted through the line, warm and rock-steady. "I'm right here with you. You're not alone in this." Those simple, short words cut through the thick darkness wrapping around me like a ray of warm, blinding light. I dragged in a deep, shuddering breath, closed the comment section, and forced myself

