CHAPTER NINE
My heart was racing, and I could barely breathe as I ran toward the door. I could feel the tears slipping down my cheeks and the sweat beading on my forehead. I tried to grab her, but her hand kept slipping out of mine. Her grip slid and broke free from mine as she fell into the shadow of darkness.
I felt a hard squeeze on my shoulder when my eyes flew open and there in front of me on my bed was Finn. I saw his lips move, but I couldn’t make out his words. I tried to clear my head and said, “What are you doing on my bed?”
“I think you were having a dream, or a nightmare. Are you okay?”
I sat up and leaned against the headboard and wiped the tears from my cheek. Those were real. “I’m not sure. I think I was dreaming about Mandy.”
Finn stood up from the bed and fumbled with
