MAGNOLIA
On the drive back home, I was absent; my body trembled and chilled. Fear had embraced me and left me suffering a wound that stung every part of me.
I couldn't respond to anything Gunner had asked; I didn't even pay attention to what he was asking.
When we arrived at the familiar neighborhood, where my parents' house sits next to Reign's, my heart began beating fast. I am anxious to rescue my parents no matter how horrible they've been, but I was apprehensive of the danger waiting for me.
I noticed the shift in Gunner's composure as we reached the gate of our parents, but even more strangely, there were no guards as they should be.
"Is this normal?" Gunner asked. No hint of fear in his tone; unlike me, I was beginning to hyperventilate and sweat from the anticipation.
"No
