by Lexie Ray
“Nurse! Nurse!” Ash was trying to hold me down, but I didn’t think I was doing anything to deserve it. I just wanted to wipe my face clean, clean like a blank slate. I wanted that new start. I wanted the memories gone. If I could just get rid of the scar, I could begin again, take it from the top, not make all the mistakes that I had. I’d do it all over again, better, this time. I just needed a new face. A face that wasn’t mine.
“She’s trying to tear her face off!” a nurse shrieked, and more nurses and doctors and orderlies came running in the room. Ash had both of his hands around my wrists, but he couldn’t pull my hands away. If he pulled them away, he’d only be helping me.
I was beyond help.
The world got so bright that I had to close my eyes, and I knew that I was out from the bottom of the well. I was on the surface and was face to face with that screaming girl. She was screaming so terribly, waves of devastation rolling off of her, robbing me of my breath, my will to live. Her face was bleeding. There was so much blood. She was so empty. So empty. So empty.
I opened my eyes with horror as I screamed and screamed and screamed.
I was that screaming girl at the top of the well. I was that screaming girl, and life as I knew it was over.
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Follow Michelle and Jonathan’s Story in the final book of the WORTHY SERIES:
WORTHY, Part 3
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Lexie Ray is a lover of the written word. Nothing pleases her more than to weave together ideas and rhythms to craft the perfect stories. Her most recent work is the “Runaway” series, a five-part body of work that features stories of love, loss, and redemption. “Boundless,” her sixth book, can be considered a standalone volume in the “Runaway” series. On the off chance that Lexie isn’t writing, she’s reading. She’s a glutton for good stories ranging anywhere from nonfiction to thrillers to bodice-rippers.
She’s always keeping her eyes and ears open for inspiration, and reading helps feed that need. To keep her stories and her soul fresh, Lexie also enjoys hobbies outside of the writing world, including cooking, listening to music, and creating art. She loves putting her own stamp on recipes and can be described as DIY crazy. She has also been known to dabble a little on the piano. Lexie loves holidays in whatever form they appear and feels like life should always be celebrated. Living in South Texas as a freelancer by trade, Lexie enjoys beautiful weather almost all year round and occasional trips to the beach.
She wouldn’t trade this life for anything, and looks forward to her upcoming projects. Visit her online at Facebook.com/AuthorLexieRay.
