NINA woke up exhausted. Sleep had not improved her mood at all. On the contrary, the restless sleep had left her even more tired and with a sore body. Reluctantly, she forced herself to have breakfast, needing to keep her strength for whatever awaited her after the wedding. Her eyes were swollen, and the Mother Superior (the head nun) looked at her with visible pity as soon as she entered the dining room. The Mother probably knew her fate, perhaps knew her fiancé better than she did herself.
After breakfast, Nina went to the gym; her goal was to exercise her body so that fatigue would overcome her, and she could sleep in the afternoon. She needed to find a way to sleep, or she would waste away by the wedding date, but fear was her constant companion, and sleeping was becoming increasingly
