End of Chapter 8
I realized that this was all because of my response, because of my freaking out. I did my best to calm myself, noticing that the heartbeat would slow down when I wasn't upset and that I could make it speed up and set off alarms when I got anxious.
"Alex?" My mother said, and I knew the tone of her voice. It was the tone I would hear when I was younger and causing trouble. "Alexandra Sofia, I know あなた can hear me."
"Oh crap." I thought to myself. I knew that she didn't use my full name, not unless I was in deep trouble. I tried again to 移動する something but just like each time before...
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