I wasn't sure how long I laid there, allowing the tears to stream down my face before I fell back to sleep. All I knew was when I woke back up, my eyes were stinging, and my cheeks were warm. I didn't move. I just laid there holding my pillow with my blankets wrapped around my legs. I was staring at the wall, memorizing the texture of the wood into my brain. I had no motivation to move, eat, or talk to anyone. I wasn't really thinking. My mind was blank. Other than my mother's smiling face , that kept reappearing.
I wasn't sure how much time passed as I continued to lay there. My stomach growled for something, anything. I thought about getting up to fill my stomach. I got as far as placing my my feet onto the floor. I sat on the bed for a minute before just laying back down, hoping the h
