14

ELISE

When I opened my eyes again, it was morning. Heavy drapes still covered the windows but a few slivers of morning light had slipped through the corners.

I remembered what happened the night before from getting beaten up to my nightmare, and Gian’s comforting words before I went back to sleep. I tried to feel if I still have the heavy emotions I carried last night. Everytime I had that nightmare, I would wake up depressed. There would be a very heavy feeling in my chest, and I couldn’t get up or eat. I would cry until I could stop myself because Inay would see and worry. Then it would be dodging here until I could get to school.

But the heaviness was missing. I just wished it ran away with my injuries, because I hurt like hell. My head was throbbing like crazy, and my eyes felt bloated and on fire. It was time I took my next batch of meds.

“Uungh…” I moaned in both complaint and frustration. It wasn&rsqu