Chapter 10 Hate & Love

• I got out of bed slowly the following morning. This time, no one jolted me awake; rather, the rumbling in my stomach was loud enough to shake the graves of the recently deceased.
• I rolled over to look next to me to see if Karl was still there, but his spot was already empty when I did so.
• I exhaled slowly before slowly getting out of bed and heading in the direction of the restroom. It had become a routine for me to examine my appearance in the mirror before beginning to clean my face.