The sensation burning inside my body was like nothing I had ever felt before. At first, it was a flicker like a match striking in the dark. Then, suddenly, it roared into a firestorm. Heat shot through my veins, curling around my bones, and I could feel my own heart hammering against my ribs like it was trying to escape.
I opened my mouth to scream, but what came out was a broken sound part growl, part cry.
“What’s happening to me?” I whispered hoarsely, my voice trembling. My knees buckled beneath me. My palms pressed hard against the ground, but it was like pressing against molten rock. Everything burned.
From somewhere far away, I thought I heard voices. Faint. Blurry. Like echoes from another world.
“What’s the problem, Nora?”
It was a whisper, but it felt like it traveled through
