1

“

...

I

have

never

felt

so

brave,

bold,

willing,

but

also

scared.

My

body

felt

numb,

I

could

not

feel

my

feet

and

my

hands.

I

could

not

breathe.

I

was

so

numb

that

I

could

not

feel

how

my

heart

was

pounding

in

my

chest.

I

tried

to

sleep.

I

thought

if

I

slept,

all

would

be

gone.

But

it

did

not

work.

Nor

could

I

sleep,

neither

things

went

away.

I

started

to

shiver,

from

fear.

Was

this

really

happening?

When

would

it

end?

I

thought

I

would

open

my

eyes,

but

I

feared

what

I

would

see

when

I

open

my

eyes

more

than

what

I

feared

now.

I

could

not

open

my

eyes.

I

tried

to

let

myself

go,

just

as

they

do

in

the

books

I

have

read.

But

it

did

not

work.

I

still

could

not

sleep.

And

it

did

not

end

...

“

...