“Alicia! Sweetheart, welcome back.” Mrs. Bartlett walks out of Mr. Bartlett's office almost making her jump.
“Thank you,” She cringes slightly when Mrs. Bartlett hugs her.
The dark circles under her eyes are less visible, but she still has a long way to go before she feels like herself again.
“Have you met Shelly?” Alicia nods and starts to feel nausea push up inside her stomach.
Images of being chased out of the reception area and down the stairs start flooding her mind, and she feels her heart racing. She can’t do this… She just can’t.
“I can’t breathe.” She looks at Noah as she fights to get air into her lungs.
“Okay, okay, look at me. You are safe. I’m here, remember?” He turned her so she looked into his eyes and started to help her take deep, calm breaths.
His hands are on t
