once

My eyes swept over the words, "The pain of the memory bit into me like the lash of a whip... 'You left me once.'"

For a brief second, whip of pain spread through out my body causing my heart to ache. I whimpered a little, because I felt the chills run up and down my spine.

I didn't want to feel it, but I did.

I thought of your voice and the pain made another round and hit me again. The feeling eventually subsided and I continued to read.