[EVIE]
I’ve been staring at my laptop screen for hours. It’s like the tabs are mocking me, all these tasks I’m supposed to care about. But I don’t. I can’t bring myself to care about anything right now. I just lie here in bed, letting the minutes stretch into hours, not moving, not thinking about anything specific. My head feels heavy, weighed down by a storm of thoughts I can’t control.
Kiara’s words keep replaying in my mind. Each time they come back, they cut a little deeper, like an old wound that won’t heal. No matter how hard I try to push them away, they’re there. I feel stuck, like I’m drowning in memories I can’t escape. It’s exhausting, and I don’t know how much longer I can keep pretending like everything is fine.
I sigh, pushing the laptop aside. It’s useless. I stare at the
