•DIORA• The air-conditioning unit in the Limousine was fully on but it felt like I had ten sweaters wrapped around me and was tossed into a boiling room. My fingers were shaking on my lap and I had to detach them from my lap now and then, to avoid drawing attention to them. I was thankful that I didn't have much makeup on because I would have been a sweaty mess right now with the amount of cold sweat that was breaking out on my skin. The restlessness soon got unbearable and I began digging my fingernails into my wrists. My lower lip trembled heavily and I was struggling to fight back the tears that were building up in my eyes. I had never felt this useless and unwanted in my entire life and it didn't help that the subject of my misery was seated a few feet away from me, tapping away on