Chapter 57. A Walk in the Garden

Alicia's POV

He's going to kill me.

He's going to kill me.

He's going to fucking kill me.

My breath hitches. My heartbeat kicks up a storm in its cage, and a cold sweat breaks out all over my body. 

You're next on my kill list. 

Breath.

It doesn't look like my lungs are getting the memo of pulling oxygen inside them. 

The pressure behind my eyes is almost at a busting level now. It feels like they might pop out at any moment. Sweat pools on my forehead and my hands are clammy - I don't recall ever having sweaty palms before.

Dark spots have begun to dance in front of my eyes and I know, I just know this might be my end... 

That is until my eyes land on the China dish. Suddenly, my lungs inflate and I suck in air greedily as my heartbeat slows down by a fraction. I pitch forward and cough raspily, beating my chest, all the while sucking in large gulps of air, my eyes watering from the str