Bu-dump.
Bu-dump.
Bu-dump.
The sound of my heartbeat roared loudly in my ears. Every inch of my skin was tingling and crawling, whether in excitement or nervousness or every feeling a person could possibly feel all at once. It was deafening and suffocating, and the only thing keeping me afloat was staring at a single spot on the grand doors before me.
I was standing alone. I couldn't tell if I preferred the quiet or needed some company for moral support. My mind was blank, like a TV screen that only played static but the volumn was off. Every muscle in my body was tensed, ready to either flee or fight, and I had to constantly remind myself to breathe and relax. It's not like I could run, or even briskly walk, not with this dress that weighed a thousand pounds.
Surely, I wasn't nerv
