Chapter 111 Fear

• I stood there, frozen. My breath hitched in my throat, my body locked in place as fear coursed through my veins. The world around me seemed to blur, the sounds distant and muffled, as if I had been submerged underwater. Panic tightened around my chest, squeezing the air from my lungs.
• "Miss, we to go!" Elise’s urgent voice cut through the fog of my fear.
• I snapped back to reality, my wide eyes meeting hers. She was staring at me, her expression filled with alarm.