Chapter 65 Days are short

Amanda's POV

The days are short, but what makes it more frustrating is the fact that one can never know when it will end. If you have not had many good moments in life, when you think about how brief life is, you could lose your mind or even lose interest in trying.

Just like right now, after being exposed to a lot of secrets I shouldn't have known about, I was not sure again, how long I had to live. Rick could end me at any time, I have known way too much. He would either imprison me or silent me forever.

Once the door flung open, and I saw Rick walking in, taking each step closer and closer, I was not just fidgeting, I was almost paralyzed by fear, my heartbeat increased by endless degrees as it tugged so hard beneath my chest. I kept praying quietly that he would not find out anything, even though I knew that my shaky body and my awkward smile could give him a hint.

However, contrary to my fear, he just walked past me like I was not there and he did not see me. I didn't know what t