When I see the man holding her start to plunge the dagger through her chest, time speeds up. Like it’s trying to get this over with, like my body and mind are far too slowed down for what’s happening. I try to scream, but all I get out is the faintest of whimpers, and my vision starts to go black, my head pounding. I watch as Rissa’s eyes flinch with pain and shock as she’s stabbed through. Fast. Too fast I can’t stop it. Too fast that I can’t do anything.
