ALMOND
I woke up with a pounding headache, squinting my eyes as I tried to make sense of my surroundings. As my eyes adjusted to the dimly lit room, I realized I had no idea where I was. I looked around the room until my eyes eventually rested on the figure lying beside me.
He was fast asleep, and one look at his face brought the memories rushing back. I sat in shock, replaying the events of last night over and over in my mind.
What had I done? I felt embarrassed and disappointed in myself for letting it happen, but part of me was happy too. I had been trapped all my life believing I was unworthy of attracting others because I was useless, and because of him, I felt trapped in self-doubt and self-loathing and sometimes I wished I didn't exist, but last night with him, everything was di
