Another tear slipped from her eyes as she hugged her drenched body, clutching the bedsheet tighter in a desperate attempt to shield herself. Even after drenching herself with a bucket of water, the feeling wouldn’t wash away. Something was clawing at her from the inside — a shadow she couldn’t escape, a fear that refused to let her breathe.

The icy water bit into her skin, sending a burning sting through her body, yet her mind was too numb… too consumed by fear to register the pain.