Confession

SERENA

Escaping from death was terrifying, especially when the other person was adamant about killing us. Although I escaped from the danger, I could not feel relaxed. My mind was still in the place when I was mere inches away from death.

“You alright?”

“Serena, are you alright?”

“Serena!”

The words reached my ears but not my head. Only when I was patted by Hayden, I came back to reality. I looked to my left to see Hayden beside me. His face was still covered in sweat and he looked so worried. Then I noticed the face of the driver. I was stunned after seeing Eric.

“You are alright, aren’t you?” Eric asked, looking at me through the mirror.

I didn’t respond. It felt like my brain cells stopped working. Everything was void and numb even though they kept talking to me.

“What were you doing there?” I heard Hayden questioning Eric.

“You said to keep an eye on her.” He looked at me through the mirror again. “I… I was worried about her.”

“So you were there the entire time but you didn’t come