VALERIE

Growl after growl emanate from my chest, each more vicious than the previous. For the first time in my fifteen and a half years of life, I feel her and she wants to be let out. She wants to be free and I'm beyond ready to oblige.

A shot of pain runs through my body, starting from my spine and extending out. My chest starts hurting and it only increases the suffering I feel. It feels like my ribcage is about to explode out into pieces. The agony pulls me to my knees and I slouch in on myself. It is unbearable. I feel like I am being torn...