The next few days, I felt like a tiny person was hammering the inside of my head – loud, continuous bangs that provoked an excruciating throbbing I could not shake off. Just the thought of the next exam resonated an unbearable pounding, along with the constant evasion of possible spies whenever I walked back to this new place I call home, followed by the closing of shutters, blinds, curtains, and anything that could protect our secret. Then, when it came to actually sit down and study, my mind was much too busy with the buzzing of stress and worry that it felt very much like attempting to focus in a renovating library. My head slumped forward and I let it hang in its place. I then grazed it wildly as I groaned in attempt to concentrate.
A chuckle emanated in the air as Brady walked into t
