Aria’s POV
All I could hear were deafening screams echoing all around me. My heart was racing, I couldn’t see straight. I felt like I was in a sensory deprivation tank, the only thing that felt real was the screaming and the flashes of blood pouring in mind’s eye. I’m not sure how long it lasted. It felt like an eternity, but it could have been only a few minutes or even seconds. Was this another nightmare? My best friend... s**t, my only friend, was missing - the only clue being a pool of blood leading to her smashed up car. And now I was stuck in this blurry, screaming limbo. It couldn’t be real life. It just couldn’t.
Eventually, I felt a hot mug press into my palm and two larger, rougher hands wrap around my own, guiding the drink to my lips. For a moment it rested there, the warm s
