EYES still close, Carmen reached for the other side of the bed.
Her eyes shot open when she touched nothing but an empty bed. She looked around the small bedroom but she saw no one in the dim room.
Disappointed, she exhaled.
It was five in the morning already that she decided to climb out of bed. She knew that sleep will not come to her again.
Carmen gathered the blanket closer to her body. The frigid temperature is sipping to her naked skin.
Shaking her head, she tried to remove the frustration in her mind.
Unable to stop herself, she sat at the edge of the bed. She covered her face with her palms and screamed in anger.
After a few minutes of wailing, she wiped the tears from her face. She cleared her throat and breathed in.
Carmen tapped her cheeks. She exhaled again.
“You’ll be
