a nightmare I couldn't s

r was cold, just like the

ugh, these m

e blurs, their

n my hand, Chloe' s v

t to see her for your birthda

trembled

. Her voice was impatient, like

is it,

teady, "it's my birthday. I... I

, a sigh, hea

Chloe's academic award tonight. She'

in the background,

a new terror rising. "I

dn't been so reckless ten years ago, your father would

nd sharp, cut dee

ruin everyth

that looks wonderful!

ne wen

d hung u

I heard my mother' s

e she chose

e she blamed