If you’ve never been really afraid, let me tell you—it does things to you

If you’ve never been really afraid, let me tell you—it does things to you. It takes over your mind and your body. You want to scream. You want to run. You want to wet your pants. You want to throw yourself down on the ground and cry and beg please, please, please, please don’t kill me!

Katherine Applegate, The Invasion