LAYLAI drifted in and out of consciousness, nothing making sense and that terrible nightmare replaying itself in my head. Aunty Kayla and Uncle Nate. And blood. Too much blood. I woke up screaming. I flew from the bed wildly, my hands clutching the sheets before I made a beline to dive out of the bed and out of the room to help Aunty Kayla and Uncle Nate, to stop the bleeding, to...Strong hands held me back, pulling me back towards the bed."You need to calm down," the masculine voice whispered close to my ears, the soothing voice doing nothing to calm the erracticness that was going on in my body."Nooo," I screamed, thrashing against the stronghold, "I need to go to them, I need to help them, they're bleeding, they're..." my words dissolved into mindless cries and screams when the reality of what happened dawned on me again. They were dead.My foster parents were dead.Just like that. The darkness took over again. Several days passed, blending into a blur as time seemed endl
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