The silence was a heavy thick blanket. It choked me. I felt alone once more just as I had before Carson came but this time the loneliness was a searing painful ache.
The cold impersonal room was a reflection of my own heart.
I had lost the hope I had held onto. It had gone with Carson and now all that was left was an empty wide ache. My body was still curled up on itself when I sat up on the bed.
When the tears finally stopped my eyes were raw and burning. I desperately wanted to talk to anyone who wasnt in this house.
I reached for my phone a tiny well-known lifeline in this strange place but my hand shook. After looking through my contacts I came across his name: Fred.
The first ring was his answer. “Annabel?”
His voice was a welcome relief from the cold air surrounding me. “I
