Silvia
"I don't know... she just collapsed screaming," Jason sounded dazed, lost.
He gestured toward Mielle, who was trembling violently under a blanket on the floor.
Her breaths were short and rapid.
I recognized it immediately. It was a full-blown panic attack.
I immediately knelt beside her.
My focus zeroed in on my friend as I gently lifted her face to meet mine.
Her gaze was unfocused, glazed with what I recognized as pure terror.
"Mielle," I said softly, keeping my voice steady despite the alarm racing through my veins.
"Match my breathing, okay? Just breathe with me." I demonstrated slowly, exaggerating each breath. "In through your nose for four counts... hold for one... out through your mouth for six."
Her eyes, clouded with fear, gradually began to
