Silent Defiance

DAPHNE

The suffocating tension filling the interior of the car pressed against my chest. I sat stiffly on the premium leather passenger seat, staring straight out the tinted window. Bright city streetlights and darkened storefronts blurred into a continuous streak of neon colors as we sped through the night. I kept my hands folded tightly in my lap, letting my manicured nails dig into my own skin