Chapter 11

KATE

My body froze. I thought I was going to vomit. My blood pressure must have been dropping. He paused for a second when his eyes met mine.

My heart must have stopped, and now it was beating so fast that I felt like I might have a heart attack at any second. As if I became oblivious to any sound except the sound of my heart pounding and throbbing in my ears, everything seemed to be in slow motion.

Mr. Spencer stood up from the couch, bringing me back to reality and positioning himself next to me. I kept staring at him as if in a trance. I couldn't look away, and neither could he.

I had to force myself to snap back to reality. I closed my eyes for a few seconds. I breathed, taking in as much air as possible as if I had stopped breathing seconds ago. I tried to put all the jumbled thoughts in place, but it was impossible. I was freaking out with the questions that kept coming to my mind, one after the other.

What is he doing here? The worst part is the absurd thought that he might be