Annabel blinked against the stark white intrusion of the room's light. The grit from her dried tears was still there as she rubbed her eyes.
A thick dull ache throbbed behind her temples making her head feel heavy. The bed spread was a tangled knot at the foot of the mattress, the room was a complete mess and on the nightstand, a single crumpled piece of tissue was lying like a tiny white ghost.
With the phone still firmly grasped in her hand, she had fallen asleep sometime in the evening.
Once more she was roused from the daze of her sleep by the soft tentative tap of the knock.
With a moan, her muscles protested as she slowly forced herself off the bed. Her heart fell when she saw herself in the full-length mirror.
Her eyes were red-rimmed and swollen her silk pajama top was wr
