I kept myself locked in my room all day. I was trying too much to calm my heart, but my thoughts were making me distressed. I didn’t know what to do or how to control my emotion. It was all bizarre. At night, I heard a knock in my room and I was not in the mood to open the door. But the person was stubborn and continuously knocked on my door, making me irritated. “Who is this?” I snapped. “Your mom.” I heard my mom’s voice and get up from the bed. I run inside the bathroom splash water on my face and make myself presentable. My face was looking like a zombie's. Red, swollen eyes, puffy face, disheveled hair. When I thought she wouldn’t get any clue, then I open the door. “Mom, what are you doing here?” I asked, trying to hold a fake smile on my face. I didn’t want to make her wo

