Fading Traces

~SIENNA POV~

The ringing of the phone slices through the quiet like a knife.

I flinch, my heart leaping to my throat. The sound feels too loud, too sharp, like it's cutting through my nerves. I stare at the screen, the name flashing across it Rafael.

My fingers hover above it, trembling. For a moment, I can't even breathe. The air feels heavy and hot. The sound goes on and on, and my pulse beats w