A girl was running in the forest without any slippers; her feet were bleeding badly, but something was behind her, and she was terrified of it and kept running to the end.
She turned around to see a monster behind her. How could it be? Horror ripped her eyelids open.
Lauren's body was drenched in a cold sweat, her brain swimming in unforgotten waves of pain.
Her eyes settled on circles of black that dissolved in the darkness. She had no idea how long she had slept. Sometimes she screamed out loud because of the dreams she saw.
Lauren was breathing hard, and she managed to heave herself upright. She pulled the blankets closer to her body, feeling the warmth of them give her soothness, but suddenly she was scared.
Lauren pushed the blankets away and stands on the floor without any slippers, feeling undeserving of comfort and questioning why she should allow herself to stay warm.
