Chapter 19: Return
When I wake up, my body is stiff and my bottom is sore. I lift my neck and find that I had fallen asleep on the floor. I stand slowly, stretching out my muscles and bones. Everything feels painful, but worst is the ache in my heart.
I want to crawl back into my bed and hide under the covers. My mind is so muddled with thoughts and memories. I shove them down, trying to erase everything, but there’s no helping it. I know what happened last night isn’t going to disappear.
Instead of wallowing, I exit the room. I walk downstairs, looking out the windows to see what time it might be. The sun is up at the very least, so I imagine Dominik must be awake as well. I silently pray he’s still in his bedroom, or off in the woods doing something.