Aria My heart was pounding in my chest every beat matching the loud chaotic shouts that surrounded us. These sounds were transforming into a confused mix of loud voices filled with anger and passion. The noise felt overwhelming and it left me feeling completely paralyzed as if I couldn't move at all. Later that evening I found myself sitting alone in the living room of my new home. I was completely caught up in my own thoughts trying really hard to make sense of everything that had happened earlier. I stood up and began pacing back and forth across the room unable to settle down. My mind was racing through all of the events of the day much like a powerful wave crashing endlessly on the shore. I could feel anxiety eating away at me from the inside and I started to wonder about my actio

