章 189: | He's Here

𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐀 

I rushed out of the bathroom and stumbled over the towel which had slipped off my body, falling over my feet. I got up, grabbed the first dress I could find, and pulled it on. But the second I reached the door, I balked when I spotted a piece of paper stuck to the back of the door. And even with the desperation to find Vanessa, I hesitated. I hesitated by just looking at the paper, instead of reaching for it. Reading it.

The sound of my heartbeat echoed inside my head, the real world around me on mute. Tunnel vision cut out everything around me except the damn piece of paper.

Thump. Thump. Thump.

That was all I heard. My heart beat like a drumroll against my ribs.

I willed myself to reach out, plucking the letter from the door. If I could, I would have taken a deep breath before reading it. But it felt like nails were being hammered into my lungs, making it impossible to breathe.