Chapter 1

Pain. All I feel is pain. Tearing through my mind and soul. Each breath I take sears, like scorching hot sins.

Feeling something cold and wet on my cheek, I lift my hand to my face. It's wet. Tears. There were tears. Tears of betrayal. Tears of sorrow.

My world, it's falling apart. Bursting at the seams after being filled with too much perfection.

I closed my eyes. Breathing in the cold air of my once warm and comforting home, I sighed. It was a sigh filled with broken hopes and dreams. It was a sigh filled with both sorrow and pain.

Rubbing my eyes, I blinked to clear my misty gaze. I took a breath to organise my chaotic thoughts.

Looking around my apartment, I noticed the pile of rubbish that grew as the days passed by that I was drowning in.

I crouched, feeling that my legs were number, and groaned after thinking of all the tidying up I had to do after this.

Standing up, I walked around my apartment and reminisced all the memories I made. I shook my head, clearing my mind as I went to my wardrobe.

Heading to the shower, I undressed and as I stepped into the shower, I turned the water on.

Sighing as the warm water slid along my muscles, loosening them. It was comforting, almost lulling me to sleep. I stood there in the showers until the water, which turned cold after time, woke me up from my stupor.

Changing into my pajamas, I trudged to my bedroom, waiting to fall into a deep and pleasant sleep.

After counting sheep and flowers and anything else I could think of, I finally fell into a fitful sleep, almost dreading the next day.