Katerina
I hated the night.
For the first time, a bed wasn't a welcome reprieve. Instead, I was alone with the feelings I tried so desperately to ignore.
I could barely sleep, which meant hours alone with my thoughts. My exhaustion was no competition for my horrors.
When the endless darkness finally edged toward gray, I didn't know if I had really slept, but I was thankful that another night passed.
I threw off the sheets and wandered around my room. I tentatively tried the door and it was unlocked, it had been unlocked since my first morning here. The door Zander broke down was fixed that day without anything being said about it. I bet he forgot to install a new lock system or whatever it was, but I wasn’t going to remind him.
I walked barefoot up and down the dark hall, trailing m
