As soon as I got home, I headed straight to my room. My head was pounding, each throb of pain making it harder to think. I could hear Grandma's soft snores from her room. Thank God she was already asleep. The last thing I wanted was to explain why I came home so early from college. I slipped out of my clothes and quickly changed into my pyjamas, desperate for the comfort of my bed. I collapsed onto it, sinking into the soft sheets as I reached for my phone on the side table. As soon as I turned it on, my screen lit up with missed calls and a flood of messages. Crap. My friends must've been worried sick. I quickly opened our group chat, scrolling through the frantic messages. Jason "Where are you?? Why aren't you picking up??" Amelia: Evelyn, are you okay??" Hailey: "Please tell me yo

