The morning light streamed through the window, waking Hope from her slumber. She felt as if something was heavy on her chest, but when she tried to get up and take a breath the weight didn’t disappear, it only increased to a point where she felt like suffocating.

With all her might she pushed her body against the mattress, trying to break free from the weight, but it only made the pressure around her chest increase. She knew the feeling well, she felt trapped by her own heart, which wasn’t beating as fast as it should have been, she couldn’t breathe at all and her vision started becoming blurry. The...