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By D.G. Torrens
“You did the right thing, Cassie. We talked about this. The smallest of things can initiate the return of your memory. Please, continue,” encouraged Jennifer.
Cassie fidgeted on her seat and brushed her hair back off her face.
“Well, I was on the footpath that runs alongside Kinver Woods. I stopped running abruptly. I sensed someone was behind me. So, I turned around, and I was right, there was someone there! I remember he was tall. He struck me over the head, but I had not passed out at that point. I recall being dragged off the footpath and into the woods. It was painful. It was so dark. The fear was intense. My heart pounded. I believed I was going to die. The flashback was vivid. But I recall nothing about the person other than he were tall. I could not see what he looked like or what he was wearing–nothing.”
Jennifer inched forward on her seat. “This is good. Exceptionally good. Remembering a traumatic event will not be a perfect reconstruction of what happened to you. It is normal for your memories to fragment in the beginning. It is a process. Like the nightmares you have been experiencing, it is not uncommon for actual nightmares to arrest your dreams post-trauma.”
Cassie listened intently while vigorously rubbing her wrist. She shifted in her chair anxiously while Jennifer talked.
“So, even while you sleep, your brain will continue to process the trauma. Your nightmares will differ from the event. However, themes of your nightmares will be similar. For example, fear, danger, life, and a death threat, escaping from someone. Naturally, this will contribute to disturbed sleep.”
Cassie rubbed her chin, “So my memory is returning fragment by fragment?”
Jennifer scrutinised Cassie’s face. “In a nutshell, yes. But the progress of your memories’ return depends on how you cope with it emotionally. It’s common for progress to halt. If this happens, it is your brain’s way of protecting you, knowing you are not ready for the full revelation.”
Cassie nodded. “I understand.” She paused.
Jennifer leaned forward while steepling her fingers beneath her chin. “What is it, Cassie?”
Cassie lowered her chin. She swept her forehead with her fingers, “What if I can’t handle the truth when it returns. What then?”
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Amnesia
Cassie is suffering from trauma-induced amnesia. Weekly visits to her psychologist are proving challenging until fragments from the night of her attack begin to surface. Cassie spirals into a dark hole of fear and confusion – Pandora’s box spills open, revealing contents that she is ill-prepared for. Her nightmares are worsening. Her fear intensifies. The truth is imminent…
A brilliant, gut-wrenching story with stunning action and fascinating characters binds this heart-reaping romance with mystery and horror; all springing from the pen of extraordinary novelist D.G. Torrens. A ritornelle in print.
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About the author
D.G. Torrens, a UK & USA bestselling author and poet, has written and published 20 books to date.
A prolific writer with a deep passion for the written word, D.G is also a founding member of bestsellingreads.com and AuthorCityUK.
Her first book, Amelia’s Story, inspired people the world over and has been downloaded over 500,000 times worldwide. The author’s true-life story, D.G. originally did not intend it for publication, but only for her daughter. She has also written military romance, romantic suspense, romantic drama, contemporary romance novels, and poetry.
The success of Amelia’s Story led the author to a weekly column, reading headlines on the BBC Radio. “It can be quite daunting discussing the day’s headlines knowing thousands of people are tuning in,” she says. “You never know when you are going to mess up! Thankfully, with lady luck on my side, I managed to wing it… “
She sums up her approach to life as: “Don’t tell me to reach for the stars when there is a whole universe out there…”
Also, “Not everyone will understand your journey what matters is that you do.”
Her motto: “The child first and foremost.”
Learn more about D.G. Torrens on
- her website and blog, Spilled Ink.
- her Amazon Author page.