"A surprising news can shatter even the strongest heart, leaving a wound that time alone cannot heal."
Although her panic attack had subsided, she couldn’t help but wrap her arms tightly around herself. The terror had been overwhelming, gripping her heart like a vice, squeezing until she thought it would burst. She had felt this fear before and knew its suffocating grip, but that didn’t make it any less terrifying when it returned. Her fingers trembled as she picked at them, tears filling her eyes. When would she heal? When would she be able to let go of the past and move on as if nothing had happened? Why was the world so cruel to her alone? Why did she have to carry the scars and haunting memories of her trauma? Why?
A sob-like whimper escaped her lips, and she bit down hard to keep it
