In the middle of the night, when everyone was asleep and there were no signs of life around, Zia began to crawl away to escape from the hospital slowly. Whether she would be accepted back into Eric’s home or not, Zia still did not want to spend even one more night in the mental hospital.

Knowing that there was someone else who had witnessed James’s existence was enough to satisfy her. Zia no longer wanted to tell others that she was sane or beg someone to believe what she had experienced.

Feeling sane was enough to satisfy her.

“Who’s there?!” someone shouted.

Zia heard the shout and almost fell from...