Chapter 6

The past trapped me in a waking nightmare.

My mind slipped. Suddenly, I was back in my sister's hospital room.

She was crying next to my ear. "Claire, Claire, what's wrong?"

My consciousness blurred again, dragging me back to that cramped apartment.

I was curled on the sofa with my stomach in knots. Lauren burst through the door.

He didn't even drop his coat. He just wrapped me up in it and held me tight. His voice was thick with panic.

"Claire, what's wrong?" he asked. "Did you skip breakfast again? Let me heat up some soup. Just eat a…