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I smile tiredly “Only if you’re sure…” She nods “Okay Thank you I’ll see you Monday”

I gather ood-bye to Mrs Morris,for food, but I just don’t have the energy for it today My days are pretty ht hours, I still have the constant s in hts that I have to fight tooth and nail, and deal with the unbearable pain

An hour later, I’ at the wall across frohts of Mrs Maverick’s words keep playing over and over in h I want to believe thegle I go through every day, there’s no way she can simply discount my problems as easily as she makes it to be Unfortunately, my situation is impossible There’s no si around it, to turn an impossible situation possible

Tears gather in my eyes for what seems like the thousandth ti I’ of Colt, but it see I can do to wipe away our history from my mind It’s taken over et back to my fucked-up kind of normal

The pain inworse each ets to the point where I can’t handle it any for the past thirty nore it The nausea and shivers haven’t started yet, thank God, but I know it’s co It always does

My phone chirps besideit up, I see Nathan’s name on the screen

“Hey,” I answer tiredly He’s been a godsend, and the person that’s saved my sanity the last few days

“How ya doing?”

I pick at the edges of my now stale turkey and American cheese sandwich

“I’ood,” I tell him, then wince when it comes out shaky

Stupid fucking body

“I’ht,” he says hesitantly

Panic is the first thing I feel I can’t do this without hiht now, and it scares ht

I’irl that was strong and independent? The girl that didn’t need anyone for anything? Yes, I’ve depended on s, but never to the point where I don’t think I’ll survive if I don’t have them with me I know it’s not the case, but I literally feel like I’ when the pain takes over

I closeto push the panic down Once I’ot myself under control, I tell Nathan, “Okay I’ll be here when you get here”