EIRA’S POV
For a long moment, I lay completely still on the narrow bed in my aunt’s guest room, eyes fixed on the low wooden ceiling. Through my peripheral, I could see the soft morning light making its way through the basically transparent curtains. Its warm light spilled all over the wooden floor, bathing the room in a golden glow.
I should’ve felt some kind of peace, it should’ve felt like rest, but there was this dread coiling through my stomach. Something was wrong with my body and I could feel it. I mean, I have been well before. I had fainting spells, I was always dizzy and the exhaustion that always clung to me was all too familiar.
But this was different. It felt like a constant, something that was permanent.
I could feel my body shutting down slowly. I pushed myself upward w
