Sarah couldn’t breathe
Sarah’s heart raced, each beat thundering in her chest as if trying to escape. Her breaths grew shallow, and the air felt heavy, pressing down on her. Sweat dampened her palms, and the crowd around her seemed to close in, shrinking her world to a stifling blur. A wave of suffocation washed over her, triggering rapid, uneven breaths. Fragments of distant memories, ones she hadn’t recalled just hours ago, began surfacing unbidden, chaotic and unwelcome. Was she losing her grip on reality?

Sarah Couldn’t Breathe
The undeniable truth
Reality seemed to blur as Sarah listened to James’s mother. “You and James are divorced.” No, Sarah thought, her mind reeling. This can’t be real. I saw James last week… didn’t I? “Sarah, please listen to me,” James’s mother said gently, her voice pulling Sarah from the chaos of her thoughts. Sarah opened her mouth to respond, but no words came. She scanned the faces around her, searching for something—anything—that made sense. Her gaze landed on Dax, and suddenly, she froze.

The Undeniable Truth