|Nieves|
I woke up at the break of dawn, my body heavy with exhaustion. Blinking against the dim light filtering through the curtains, I tried to shake off the remnants of another restless night. The nightmares had returned, as they always did—the fire, the screams, my grandmother’s lifeless form. No matter how much time passed, they never faded. They clung to me like shadows, whispering reminders of all I had lost.
Sleep had barely touched me, my mind restless with the weight of yesterday’s choices. I had spent hours replaying every word, every decision, every consequence. But today, I refused to let my emotions rule me. Today, I had a purpose.
Kairos and I still had unfinished business. We had agreed to go over the terms of our arrangement, to put our deal into writing.
A contract—s
