Aurelian;
I don't remember turning off the car's engine.
One minute I was driving back home, and the next I was sitting in the parking lot, staring at the steering wheel as the dashboard slowly went dark around me.
All I can hear is my breathing and the steady thumping of my heart in my ears. My fingers remain curled around the steering wheel as thoughts swim aimlessly in my head. I'm gripping the wheel so tight, my knuckles ache. But I can't let go.
It feels like holding on to it is stopping me from drowning. It's the only thing keeping me anchored. The…only thing I have control over.
"...Does Ethan know what happens when you're triggered?" Her words replay in my mind, and my jaw tightens.
I look away from the windshield, and my heart pauses when I find my reflection staring back from the side window.
