Chapter 36: I Have This Feather For You

*** Ariana's POV***

I woke up with a bloody nose. It was Saturday morning, and I wanted to sleep in today because I really had not slept well in days. Despite being exhausted beyond my own comprehension, I would have nightmares of screams and terror whenever I fell asleep. I felt a deep ache in my bones that I could not ignore.

I wondered why I felt good a couple of days ago, but now I felt like a sick child yet again. I looked at my blood-stained pillow and felt disgusted. I rolled out of bed and snuck out from my room to our home's second-floor bathroom. It was not far from my room, but I could not stand anymore when I got there and shut and locked the door behind me. I stumbled and nearly fell to the ground as I reached the toilet.