Lovers & Liars
“Right behind him was her stepmother, yelling at him, pushing him forward. She ran past Billy sitting by the side of the road trying to console Chickie, who was crying.
Erica kept running. Her lungs seemed about to burst, and she couldn’t catch her breath. Suddenly, she sat bolt upright, gasping for air. A hand on her arm startled her. She twitched and jumped away from the man in the bed with her. Where am I?
“Let go. Leave me alone!” she screamed.
A deep voice answered. “Erica, it’s okay. It’s ...me.”
“Who are you? What are you doing here? I’ll hurt you if you get any closer.” She balled her hands into fists. The room was pitch black.
“Doe-eyes, it’s me, Gunther. You were dreaming.”
She took a deep breath and let her eyes adjust to the dark. The shape of the man next to her became clearer. “Gunther?”
“I’m here, baby. You were dreaming.”
She trembled for a moment. “Dreaming?”
“Yeah, something pretty bad. You were crying and yelling something.” He reached over and swiped his thumb on her cheek.MoreLess
Erica kept running. Her lungs seemed about to burst, and she couldn’t catch her breath. Suddenly, she sat bolt upright, gasping for air. A hand on her arm startled her. She twitched and jumped away from the man in the bed with her. Where am I?
“Let go. Leave me alone!” she screamed.
A deep voice answered. “Erica, it’s okay. It’s ...me.”
“Who are you? What are you doing here? I’ll hurt you if you get any closer.” She balled her hands into fists. The room was pitch black.
“Doe-eyes, it’s me, Gunther. You were dreaming.”
She took a deep breath and let her eyes adjust to the dark. The shape of the man next to her became clearer. “Gunther?”
“I’m here, baby. You were dreaming.”
She trembled for a moment. “Dreaming?”
“Yeah, something pretty bad. You were crying and yelling something.” He reached over and swiped his thumb on her cheek.MoreLess
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