t terrifying dream o

wasn't just a dream

my sleep. The couple in my dream w

was raped

s beheaded righ

just a

t. But one thing was clear: he was part of the Ma

ss picture on my mis

the name:

killing pointed to him. He's

at the wall plastered with red strin

a thick red X s

on't stop until I get to Grimclaw and make him fall on h

or bur

pping the folded laundry and spinning around. "W

same ol

romised, but I knew she s

t with her and employ

s by now," I replied and let my hair fall

rs, and picked up the folded laundr

reak from usi

reply, but a famili

om

lled from the hallw

The only man I had grown to actually lo

rong man-dark hair, intens

he bed, wiped down quickly, and slipped into a sof

into a ponytail

to loo

innocen

door and found him standing in th

on the

," I said s

ent he saw me in a soft ga

's my

up to h

nding you do

away, clea

now that outfit is

sad face

w r

only man who was able to r

ecause we gre

e a girlfriend, I guess I

ehind him, a

o disappear, but I was a

she looked like a porcelain doll. She

at her with th

once gotte

ame time, walke

an

you. This is Betty," h

tere

anced to

er son-how deeply, how pain

he knew the truth. He knew I never had a choice. That I was force

rly, I w

sed on my mission and quit trying to pleas

saw filth where

a normal life... because this

ye

xterior still lived a child-a child who on

the warmth of a family.

could've brought her home instead

or just worried that Betty might be unco

ing your workplace," D

once again, Bet

then looked at me, curious,

uickly s

ia. She own

a hand toward me. "Nice to me

andshake with a bright smile, even though my

she said. "Seriously... you loo

igg

already. You're

Betty back, like she might get

hispered, half-joking, half-seriou

I replied with a small la

some, just let me hav

e flushing as she tur

"Stop it. Don't poison

ruck harder

t me with p

hat you're nothing but

y snapped, cle

ider, swallowing th

ed softly. "Is that because you s

hispered, clear

frowned

d your words? There

e so dramatic. She's not

gled

er throat, easi

outside for a minute?" she said

urtly-but not without gl

aug

t just before she crossed the threshold, I leaned in and g

ria..." Dan

easing. "I'm not goin

why I did it. Because why pretend to be decent when

, watched him glare at me one more ti

ad ever let see the real me-saw me as n

e was

t's what I