I’ve never felt more pain than I do now…
The air in the kitchen seems too heavy, too warm. I feel like I’m being suffocated. I pace the floor as my parents lean against the counter.
“Are you sure that she didn’t just need a break?” Mom asked. I push my fingers into my curls and look at her.
“Mom, she would have told me. She was fine when she left. She was thinking about telling her family. It’s been a week. She’s in trouble. I feel it.”
“There’s nothing we can do. It’s not our place.” I glare at my dad.
“Not our place? This is the woman I’m going to spend my life with. I’m tied to her in every way possible. And you want me to do nothing?” He gives me a pained look.
“I’m going over there.” My father grabs my arm when I try to move past him.
“They’ll kill you. Without a second th
