Chapter 37

　　Erika’s POV 　　It was getting harder and harder to distinguish reality from the dream. 　　It was dark and cold and stinky. Was I still in that little hut, the dark and stinky room? Was there a rat who wanted to eat me? Was my life still in danger? I didn’t know and I couldn’t figure it out because everything was dark. The only thing I knew was that I was very weak. I was so weak that I couldn’t do anything if a fat rat wanted to eat me. I felt as weak and insecure as I did when I was a little girl. If something terrible happened, I could do nothing to stop it. 　　Suddenly, it was getting warm. I felt Derek’s presence beside me. He was the source of warmth. I felt that he was touching my body and wrapping my body with something. 　　I wanted to open my eyes to see him, but my eyelids were heavy. I struggled to open my eyes but I couldn’t. 　　But I remembered I was still locked up in the room. How could Derek come over so quickly? No, that was not him. It was an imposter. I flailed my arms a