I"d spent at least half of the night awake, tossing and turning between my back and my right side. My hip ached as my bones pressed through the mat and into the hard floor. I wanted to lie the other way and give my hip a break, but facing the door wasn"t an option. The last time I had, I woke and felt quite disoriented. It sent me into a panic as I thought Cecil was in the room. Beth slept every which way, though she believed otherwise. She insisted because she fell asleep and woke on her left side that she had spent the entire night in the same position. I tried to tell her, but she would not consider it. After a few silly arguments on the subject, I stopped trying to convince her.
Morning announced its arrival through the window; the long night had come to an end. I sat up and stretched
