Chapter 58: Can't Be Left Alone
Frederic Howard had been by her side until midnight when Melissa Ernest finally awoke with a start, "Ah!" Memories flooded her mind. She moved her hand before her brain could fully register the action, jerking it away from the one holding it and screaming, sitting up abruptly and huddling into a corner, wrapped in the blanket.
Frederic Howard, who had fallen asleep at the edge of the bed, was startled awake. "Melissa, don't be afraid. It's okay now. We're home. Don't be afraid, it's me."
He stood up, trying to comfort her as he approached, but she screamed in terror, "Don't come near me! No, don't touch me!" Her body trembled as she kept shouting.
"Alright, I won't come closer. I won't touch you. Look up and see who I am," Frederic Howard said, his heart
