Shattered

*"Marcella! Sweetie, slow down!" Uncle Vince’s voice chased me down the sterile hospital hallway, his footsteps heavy behind mine.*

*But I didn’t slow.*

*The cold linoleum blurred beneath me, the white walls closing in until I slammed straight into someone, arms locking tightly around me.*

*"Let me go!" I sobbed, fists pounding weakly against the figure’s chest. My breath hitched in panic. "Let me