I can decisively say that it was more emotionally intense than the last incident.

And if this IS some strange form of subconscious influence... it seems the person causing it "has my number" as the saying goes. To be frank, I find that just as unnerving as everything else. I don't know how they uncovered some of my... I guess you would call them "wishes" since I certainly don't remember my family acting in such a way.

[...Not to say she didn't imagine it, once or twice. A more welcoming place among her parents, or a chance to earn their approval. But she'd thought those idle day dreams were reserved to when she was younger. Not NOW, certainly.]