As the minutes passed, the anxiety in Nora’s chest grew heavier.

She wasn’t supposed to see him again, yet they had spent the entire day together. What if the person who had threatened her decided to take revenge?

The thought twisted into a knot in her stomach and made her heart pound with pure fear.

The clock hands shattered the mournful silence in the apartment, soon mingling with her ragged breathing. Nora began pacing in circles; her hands trembled, and the images in her mind grew increasingly gruesome.

Her nerves escalated, and she couldn’t control them. She couldn’t take it anymore.

After half an hour of uncertainty, she decided to...