She asked me to scream. I closed my eyes and screamed.

Opened my eyes and looked at them. They looked amused.

She said - not good enough. Try again.

I closed my eyes.

Took a deep breath...

...and screamed.

You can do better, she said. How would you scream when someone hurt you?

I closed my eyes. Something was welling up. I knew I wanted to scream. Without holding back.

A deep breath. And a scream. A blood curling scream. So intense, my stomach shook. A scream from every cell in my body.

I heard them applaud before my eyes opened.