Chapter 313 Book 4 Numbness

• That night, I could not sleep. I cried and cried until I had no tears left to cry despite that, there was no sleep. Anguish twisted my insides, a dull pain striking my heart at intervals. In the end, I sat up in bed and stared out the window into the night sky, wondering when all this would end, hoping I would catch a break from all the afflictions in my life.
• “Carrot!” Someone knocked hastily on my door. “You better not be sleeping.” I scrambled out of bed as my door flung open, banging against the wall. “Did you not hear me knocking?” Sylvia shouted, wagging a finger at me.
• “I was just about to open the door,” I muttered, rubbing my eyes with a pounding heart.