Today Abigail turns thirty-three, and she will spend it alone. Intentionally. She’s taken calls with Margaret and her parents, even had a special dinner with her dad the night before. All that Abigail wants to do now is dig around somewhere, hoping to uncover the root cause of her restlessness. Enough is enough, it’s getting out of hand, and every ailment that her body has ever withstood is piqued because of her lack of sleep. A hacking cough, probably from the weird changes in weather, causes her difficulty in breathing more and more. Worst of all, her back. Abigail’s back pains are only muscle deep, but the intensity can get excruciating.
Whenever her father had taken her to several doctors throughout her childhood, each one issued her a clean bill of health, physically of course. One n
