Chapter 7. My Escape

Leah’s POV

I sat there with my heart pounding so hard in my chest that it felt like I was going to have a heart attack. My mouth was dry, and I felt like throwing up.

My mind kept replaying the events of the night. It felt like what had happened to me in just a few hours could have happened in literally a week. It was just happening way too fast.

I lifted my face from my palms and stood to my feet. I had a nagging headache that I knew was not going to be going away anytime soon. I still felt like crying, but I didn’t even have any more tears to even share.

I walked over to the window and looked out. There was a lovely view of a garden that caught my attention. There were so many roses and so many other flowers. And all of their colors looked so bright and radiant.

I looked beyond the garden, and then I saw a view that I knew. I had seen this view so many times when w