MARLIYA'S POV
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Waking up at four am is not what I had planned after only getting a few hours of sleep, but I lay with my eyes wide open, staring at the digital clock as I watch the numbers go from four minutes over four to five minutes over four. I close my eyes, laying comfortably on my side as I snuggle into my warm duvet. I start to count in my head as I wait for sleep to take over, but when I start turning over several times, I know that I won't be able to sleep.
I sigh, reaching for the switch of my bedside table lamp and turn the bright white light on, my eyes squinting as it burns my eyes.
I slowly sit up, pulling my hair into a low ponytail before going to the bathroom. I use the toilet before washing my hands and my face and I stare at myself in the mirror. I touch my eyebr
