“What did you just put in there?” I asked.
He smiled.
“Nothing, sweetheart. Just a special flavoring.”
But his hands were trembling.
From that day on, I began to feel afraid.
For several weeks, I had been waking up feeling weak and dizzy. Sometimes I slept so deeply that I didn’t even hear my alarm clock.
One night, I woke up and noticed Daniel standing beside our bed.
He was holding his phone.
He was whispering to someone.
“Yes, I’m still doing it. But we’re running out of time. If this continues, we could lose her.”
Terrified, I closed my eyes and pretended to be asleep.
The next evening, I decided not to drink what he prepared.
When Daniel turned away, I poured the contents of my cup into a small container.
