POV: Sophie
I barely slept. Every time I closed my eyes, my mind spun in circles, replaying everything that had happened since the moment Josh had gone missing. The weight of it pressed down on me like I was stuck under a thick blanket, suffocating and heavy. I was trapped here, in this world that didn’t belong to me, surrounded by people who lived by rules I didn’t understand.
And the worst part was, I couldn’t see a way out.
When I finally dragged myself out of bed, the faint light of dawn was just starting to creep through the edges of the blinds. My body ached with exhaustion, but my mind was too restless to stay still. I needed to move, needed to do something—anything—to shake this feeling of helplessness.
I pulled on my jacket and quietly made my way out of the small room I’d bee
