Chapter 4

Bang! A car screeched to a halt.

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I had a long, strange dream.

I dreamed I was running blindly through darkness, over and over.

At one moment, I slammed into something and bruised my entire body.

Eventually, I ran out of strength and fell in front of a massive, looming figure.

"She's malnourished. Her eyes are damaged—she's practically blind—and she is so weak."

"Let her rest for a while."

"What did you say? Her eyes are damaged? Practically blind?"

"What are you talking about?"

In the endless black, Andrew sounded furious—like he wanted to hit someone.

"Andrew, you've got…