23: Reboot & Call

It’s around 9am the next, when the sun is high up in the sky, when Leilyn awakes from her dreamless slumber.

For the first time in weeks, she isn’t woken up by the desperate need to run to the toilet to spill her guts. She slowly drops her feet on the floor; her eyes slowly clearing of any remaining sleep. She’s still clothed from yesterday, even her shoes are still on her feet. She feels heavy and tied, utterly weak to the bones.

What the fuck did she do last night? Cry her entire soul out?

Leilyn takes a look at the analog clock on her bed stand, blinking blearily.

With a sigh, she slowly gets up from her bed and walks over to the full length mirror. She stares blankly at her reflection, eyes taking in her appearance.

She heaves a sigh before she walks over to her ‘make-up’ table. She carefully removes the necklace from her neck and gently drops it on the table, beside the two jewels she removed from the dress the day before.