Shattered Longings

Chapter 6 Like the Wind

Any idea why she locked herself in the abandoned storage room

“That was stupid”

“she seems smart enough, but het brain ben’t all that impressive”

Bella had just woken up when she overheard Dominic and am talking, and she distinctly heard Dominic call her stupid.

Her head was still a lele dizzy, and her eyelids belt bewy, but her mind was clear, and her bearing was sharp. The familiar smell of disinfectant filled the air. She was in the hospital and had been saved.

She breathed a sigh of relief, and tan noticed immediately. “Oh, your reawake. Come on, let me take a look”

Bella opened her eyes and slapped away tan’s hand. Trifine Emmalyn”

Ian struggled to stifle his laughter. “You heard what we said, right? it’s the truth. Come on, tell us, how did you manage to lock yourself in there? if Dominic hadn’t come home and noticed you were missing, or if he’d stayed late at work and returned later, you’d be dead.”

Belladon’t want to talk and felt too embarrassed. Even now, thinking about what happened, shest felra ile scared.

was mest midnight, and Bella felt weak.

any longer. He picked her up, visibly

have thought that door was trying to kill her? They say curiosity killed

house, I wouldn’t have been so bored, wouldn’t have gotten curious about

able to walk without stumbling, you can go

eyes widened in surprise. “You’re not going to lock

her into the car, and

was the

for a tour, locusing especially on the roomwhere she had been locked up. He made sure she got

was confused. “What

your curiosity, Imight

of junk

felt guilty, and she spoke in a low volk, “How was supposed to know it was all

He ako instructed someone to remove the

the afternoon, Bella wol up from her map feeling very thirsty. Just as she reached for a glass of ice water, Sylvia snatched it

anything cold,” she said. “I’ll make you some tea. I was so scared yealerday. When Mr. Atiller found you, you were drenched in sweat, and your face was

scene. “And then what happened?” she asked