Finally I’m able to collapse on my bed. Gazing up at the ceiling, my thoughts start to trail off again. Glow in the dark stars shine above my head as if for a moment I am in another universe, away from the pain I feel in reality. I imagine myself in a spaceship floating in the galaxy a million miles away. Stars beam at me. I pretend each one is a family member, a friend, and a girlfriend. Placing myself as the star in the centre, two others shine next to me and for a second I picture Emma and Rose as the stars. I’m stuck between them until both stars disappear, leaving me alone, at a distance from everyone else. Unfortunately, escaping your problems is never that easy.
I lifted my head slightly. My desk is facing me. I force myself to get up and sit at my desk, where I grab a piece of pap
