NARA
My cheek burned.
the slap didn’t feel real at first all I felt was the heat. Then the sharp sting came and my ears rang so loudly I could barely hear anything else.
I didn’t move as everything around me just blurred. Faces, lights, the soft gold of the decorations… none of it made sense anymore.
The nurse was standing behind Aunt Ophelia.
My chest tightened so fast it hurt.
No… My heart began palpitating so fast it felt like I was running out of breath.
No, she couldn’t have told her….
But the way she looked at me… like she knew. Like she’d already said something.
My fingers tightened around my clutch.
She definitely told her… everything..
Panic rushed up my throat, but I swallowed it down hard. I couldn’t lose it here. Not like this.
I slowly looked at Aunt Ophelia. My vo
