"YOU WENT BACK?!"
The shout echoed through the entire house.
Charlotte flinched, pressing herself against the wall of her bedroom as Mika stood before her, his face contorted with fury.
"I was careful!" She protested. "I only went into safe dreams! Nothing bad happened!"
"THAT'S NOT THE POINT!" Mika's hands were shaking. "You promised me, Charlotte! You promised you wouldn't do this anymore!"
"I know, but—"
"But nothing! Do you have any idea how scared I was when I found you trapped in that dream?!"
"Do you know what it felt like to sit there, holding your hand, not knowing if you were ever going to wake up?!"
"I'm sorry—"
"Sorry isn't good enough! You could have died! Your mind could have been trapped in there forever! And you just—you just went back like it was nothing?!"
Charlotte's own temper began to flare.
"It's my blessing, Mika! I can't just ignore it! This is who I am!"
"Then maybe who you are is going to get you killed!"
"That's not fair!"
