As I paced the room, my heartbeat pounded in my chest, and a buzzing sensation of nervousness coursed through my veins. My hands shook as I did so. My body was buzzing with excitement and worry, which sped up both the rate of my pulse and the pace at which I was breathing at the same time. I'm terrified of this feeling and this sensation at the same time. Because I had never seen anything like it before, I immediately plunged into a state of terror as I felt my stomach turn upside down and my heart started to race.

I could hear their hasty, heavy footfalls hammering each step...