Alyna washed up, changed into night clothes and laid down on the sofa with her legs dangling over the armrest. The night was moonless tonight, with barely any stars out.
It didn't seem so depressing when they were walking around in the bustling street but now that Alyna was alone in the room with the lights off, the silence allowed too much room for thoughts to rot away in her head.
When the first rays of dawn shone into the room, Alyna was still wide eyed at the ceiling. Her legs were numb from hanging too long and fingertips cold from the breeze.
"f**k it." She whispered into the void and closed her eyes for the ritualistic two hours nap of the morning.
The humiliating nightmare was a nightly thing because it usually extended for hours. They never leaked into the two hour nap bef
