~CHAPTER 52~
Sitting quietly on the floor, my eyes fixed on the piece of paper in my hand, the words "You can run but you can't hide, kitten" rang into my brain.
Time seemed to warp and distort, losing all meaning as I stared blankly at the note.
When I finally tore my gaze away from the note, I was shocked to see that thirty minutes had slipped by, the wall clock ticking away.
Panicked, I scrambled to my feet, my mind going over to all the things I needed to do. The food I'd planned to make for Aria and Frank still hadn't been started, and I was running perilously close to being late for my night job.
A dull headache throbbed in my temples as the aftermath of my over thinking from the note.
The fear and anxiety that had been simmering just below the surface for so long were now boiling over, threatening to overwhelm me again.