Chapter 88

• "Just for a moment, I thought I could make it to my room, escape without being noticed. I took fearful step after step towards the door, my hands shaking as I turned the knob with painstaking slowness. I crept past the closet door when I heard heavy stomps on the floor, growing closer with each menacing step."
• "I bolted as fast as I could, but just as I was about to dart into my room, she came rushing into the hall, heading straight for me. I scrambled back into the closet, closing the door behind me before she had a chance to catch a glimpse. Seconds later, she hastened into her room, slamming the door shut."
• "The closet door was left ajar, a sliver of light illuminating the space. Slowly, I reached for the handle, closing the door without a sound. I strained to listen to her muffled pleas, 'Please no! Please just go. I don't want this anymore.' Her piercing scream echoed through the house. Startled by the forceful banging on the door, I assumed it was my father, plunging me back into a chilling replay of my childhood."