Slipping Away

***Milena***

“Rafael!” I yelled out with a sharp gasp as my eyes swung open, jerking upright from the couch where I laid.

I panted heavily as I looked around the room with tears and fear in my eyes, drenched in sweat.

“What's wrong?”

“Are you okay?”

Clara and Valeria asked in unison, rushing out from the kitchen towards me with eyes wide in panic. They settled down beside me, reading my expressio