JUNIPER
My body jolted awake, and I was disoriented. I didn’t recognize the room I was in. It was dark, but light peeked through the cracks in the curtains. A familiar scent washed over me, so even though I had no idea where I was, I felt safe.
I was no longer in my Homecoming dress. Instead, I was in a soft, white button-up shirt and a pair of leggings. I didn’t remember how I got into the new outfit, but I also didn’t remember much after Asher walked away. The pain from that moment was gone, leaving an emptiness in my body instead.
I pulled the blanket off my lap and crawled out of bed. There was a small bathroom attached to the room, and I slid in there. The mirror reflected a disheveled girl, and her eyes were as hollow as I felt. There was a bruise on her nose that spread under he
