I woke up from the coma and heard my son whisper, “Don’t open your eyes”… my husband and my own sister were waiting for me to d!e so they could take everything.

“This is getting out of control.”

She moved closer.

“Maybe we should’ve made sure she never woke up.”

Something cold entered the room.

Metal.

“Enough,” Claire said.

“Put it down,” Ms. Parker warned.

Then Ethan spoke.

“Aunt Claire… you said that before.”

The silence cracked.

“What?” Ryan demanded.

“I heard you,” Ethan said, his voice shaking but clear. “You said continue reading …