CHAPTER 23: ANXIETY Bella awoke the next morning, stretching out her arms and yawning. The sun’s glare caught her eyes and she squinted. She forgot to close her blinds last night. Sitting up in bed, she leaned back against the bed head. An uneasy feeling settled over her as she replayed the text message from yesterday over and over in her mind. The dread, the fear, the sick feeling in her stomach made her want to vomit all over again. She sensed that things would get worse before they got better. This bastard was playing games with her, gaining control without any regard for human emotion. What had she done to cause this kind of hatred in her stalker? She was reliving her childhood all over again. The wild goose-chase could’ve caused a car accident because of the crazy way she was driv

