Chapter 134

Scarlett’s POV The sudden turn of events was overwhelming, but I wasn’t stupid. I could piece together the gist just from listening. Miley said I was defiled, and then my parents lost control instantly… So the part of my memory lost thirteen years ago… could it be because I had… I stood frozen, the light in my eyes gradually dimming as fragmented scenes began piecing themselves together in my mind— a girl’s shattering screams, the criminals’ savage faces, the sound of clothes being torn to shreds… A flood of images surged into my mind—bloody, filthy scenes, the two criminals’ faces as terrifying and repulsive as demons from hell. My head felt as if it would split apart, the images racing back and forth like a frantic carousel. I felt the world I inhabited crumbling. Darkness instantly engulfed me. On the other side, it seemed as if new images were trying to surge in, but the original scenes violently pushed them away. It felt like two forces were locked in a tug-of-war inside my mind.