Chapter 9

Unknown to her, Chelsea was holding the dress she had worn in her most recent nightmare. She didn't understand why the sight of the dress made fear grip her heart and her palms begin sweating, she was having a hard time breathing and she was shaking. Her sight was blurring and in a disconnected way, she realized that she was having a panic attack. She fell to the ground and she could faintly hear Chelsea calling her name but she couldn't speak or comfort her.

Chelsea was scared for the first time in a long time. Olive was having a panic attack, she could recognize the signs having seen them enough after Olive's dad died. The way she stiffened and her face turned pale. It was like all the blood in her body had been drawn out. The scent of fear was oozing from her and was so thick that she felt she was choking. She knew she had to move but she was frozen in place.

She snapped out of her shock as her friend collapsed like a puppet whose strings were cut. Calling for help, she ran to her