ADELINE I woke up in a panic. I forgot to lock the door again. My thighs immediately sealed together, my quads tightening, and my arms circle my body before my eyes even have the chance to speak. My dreams hazy again snd I feel this tightening in my chest that just won’t ease up. I scan my surroundings for any intruder before dragging my hand down my face in a panic. It takes me a moment to calm myself together. I realise that I’m not in my mom’s house or in that dream that I keep forgetting every single time. My stomach rumbled, the pizza wasn’t enough for me and Croix isn’t going to the grocery store for more stock just to be petty to me. Sometimes, he burned hot and cold. I took a knife and stabbed a pepperoni before smearing it on the wall. Maybe it would give them a hint to actual

