AMELIA
I swallowed, taking a deep breath.
You can do this, I told myself. You won't be alone. Erik and Jackie will be there with you. You can go through this.
"Are you okay?" Jackie asked, brushing my arm with a worried look on her face.
It had been two days since Erik had rescued me - two not-exactly-happy days, truth be told. Even though I'd spent most of my time with my family or Jackie, I couldn't help but think about why this was happening - why I'd patched up with Jackie, why my family was fawning so much over me. Nights had been even worse - I hadn't been able to close an eye. The nightmares were terrifying, and I'd woken up more than once screaming my lungs out, letting out all the screams that had been trapped in my throat while I was in that bathroom. Sleeping with my moth
