THORNE

“No! Please, no!”

Blakely suddenly freaked out right after I started caressing her arm.

Terror laced her eyes and I got confused, clueless of what was going on.

“Don’t touch me! Please no! Stop touching me!” She continued screaming.

I realized she was in a trance. I quickly grabbed her by the shoulders and lightly shook her. Foreboding fear was still there, she could not let go.

“Hey, Blakely! What’s going on?”

I was confused and worried. And Blakely seemed to wake up from the trance, she weakly slumped down the bed.

What must it be that she was so scared of?

“Nine months… It's been nine months.” She...