There you were, basking in a moment as sweet as stolen honey. But then, like a rogue wave crashing on a sun-dappled beach, her memories came flooding back. It felt like a giant, unseen hand clamped down on your head, squeezing with a force that threatened to crack your skull. Stars danced behind your closed eyelids as a scream tore through your throat, a silent scream trapped within. The world around you seemed to dim, the once vibrant colors leaching away, replaced by a dull, throbbing ache that wormed its way deep into your mind. It was a pain that coiled around your thoughts, a relentless serpent squeezing tighter with each passing second. This agony, sharper than any knife, burrowed deeper than any sorrow, leaving you gasping for air, a prisoner in your own body, yearning for that stolen moment of joy that seemed a lifetime ago.
