#Chapter326

Our past can haunt us if we let it

Lyric

“Lyric!”

Arms held me as I screamed and babbled. Oh, my God! That was a hellish nightmare.

“Lyric! It’s me, Michael. Open your eyes.”

I opened my eyes, glancing around the room. Everyone was staring at me as Grampa and Nana came downstairs.

I buried my head into Michael and clung to him. The nightmare terrified me, and I felt horrible. His words sliced through my brain and heart. It was all my fault.

Michael held me as I repeated the words over and over. Then what I said next shocked everyone. “I can’t do this.”

I pushed him...