RUN DAHLIA, RUN

The moment I was thrown back into my room, exhaustion overtook me. My body ached from hours of digging, my hands were blistered and my mind was reeled with thoughts of how I had messed up and let my guard down. I was so willing to trust everyone that I had let Karmen into my life without really knowing the kind of person she was.

Karmen was gone. Locked away for lying.

She had turned on me without hesitation. She was ready to throw me to the wolves without remembering everything we had gone through together. But in the end, her own betrayal had swallowed her whole and put her in a situation she might never escape from.

I should have felt victorious. Instead, all I felt was empty and exhausted.

With a shaky breath, I pulled the thin, scratchy covers over my body and curled up on the hard mattress. My eyes burned from exhaustion but sleep refused to come no matter how hard I tried.