(WARNING: MENTION OF ABUSE AND ASSAULT IN THIS CHAPTER)
Ariel
While Claudette is taking a nap, I am getting classwork done so I don't have to worry about doing it after work when I'm exhausted. My mother said she had errands to run earlier, so the apartment is pretty quiet right now. I look up from my computer as I hear the door knob wiggle frantically. Rolling my eyes, I get up from my seat. Mom must have forgotten her keys again.
I look through the peephole and instantly begin to panic. Rushing to the kitchen counter, I grab my cell phone only to have it snatched from my hands. What the f**k? I cough as the black smoke fades away and a familiar-looking man is standing in front of me with a smirk. He calmly walks over to the door and opens it, allowing Eric to enter before slamming i
