Basking in the warmth of the hairdryer, she had the strangest sensation of floating out of her body. This time she wasn’t scared or even surprised. Instead she looked at herself and smiled at the contentment on her face as she moved her head this way and that way. The moment lasted only a second and then Adi stumbled, dropping the hairdryer and catching herself on the sink.
She raised her head and stared at her tired, bloodshot eyes. How many hours had she been awake? She’d lost count, and trying to remember the days felt like hard work. Her thoughts were scattering and wouldn’t slow down for her to catch up. It didn’t matter anyway—she only needed to last another two days after today. Wait, that meant she’d been awake three and a half days. She groaned, then remembered what Oma-Adi used
