Charmaine's POV
I lay on my bed, surrounded by the silence of my room. The only sound was my own ragged breathing, and the occasional sob that still managed to escape. My head ached, my body felt heavy, and my eyes stung from crying. I felt like I was on the verge of falling sick, my emotions had taken such a toll on me.
I couldn't shake the feeling of despair that had settled over me. The events of the day kept replaying in my mind, and I couldn't help but wonder how things had escalated so quickly. I felt like I was trapped in a never-ending nightmare, and I didn't know how to wake up.
I thought about Lily, and how I was supposed to pick her up from daycare. But the thought of facing all those people again, of dealing with their whispers and stares, was just too much for me. I knew I
