PUT ME DOWN, YOU BRUTE!

TERESA I wanted to cry, to scream, to run into them and ask them what they were talking about, but my shock was so great I could not move or breathe. I inhaled the air greedily, but it was not enough. Like in my trauma, I felt my body empty of strength, bringing my palm to my chest, calming my heartbeat.  The scene was unbelievable, quite shocking. My mind could not comprehend what I did, just hear, or if it was even real. Maybe it was just my imagination, and they were not there. I closed my eyes, thinking it could be a dream, but then I opened them. Erik and Sebastian were still in the lab. I was feeling a mixture of anger and helplessness, and all I wanted was for the earth to open and swallow me entirely.  I didn’t know how I got out of there. I didn’t know if that story between the two was real. And I also ignored the fact that if there was a bit of truth in this entire story, was there a very good chance that I would be that long-lost daughter? And if I was that girl, if he knew