19 Cyra It’s hard to wrap my head around what’s going on. It’s all too much. Last week, everything was still normal, the same it had been for years. I was safe, I was in control of my life, I was in control of what was going on around me. But right now... Everything is different. Everything is going wrong and I don’t know how to fix it. I don’t even know if I have the energy for it. My phone starts buzzing again, and when I look at it I see ‘Parents’ on the screen. Apart from the calls, I’ve had a few messages, ranging from a simple ‘pick up’ to ‘you ungrateful Omega, pick up’ and ‘I demand you pick up’. They’ve not resorted to cursing, but I feel that’s coming soon. Curses and threats are going to be next on the menu, as always, though I tend to not let it get that far, too scared the

