Seven
Beth jerked awake in terror, flailing her legs and striking out with her fists to free herself from her attacker’s grip. She let out a guttural yelp with each panting exhalation and thrashed a few more times before she realized there was no one touching her. With a shaking hand, she reached for the lamp on her night stand and clicked it on. As sanity returned, she glanced around to get her bearings. She was in her dorm room, and she was entirely alone.
Just a nightmare. Trey’s not here. You’re okay.
Except that what she’d dreamt wasn’t a figment of her imagination. It had really happened. She gulped air and fought to keep the tears at bay, but they came anyhow. Trey had broken something deep inside her, something she wasn’t sure would ever heal.
Shivering, she drew her knees up t
