Chapter 63

• Claudia
• I inhale deeply, filling my lungs with as much oxygen as possible before crossing the threshold of the open door in front of me. I know I won't have direct contact with her, but the thought that she can see and hear me fills me with the deepest terror. Images of the hours of torment she made us live through flash through my mind, creating a horror movie in my imagination.
• "Claudia, come in. Everything will be fine," Richard encourages.