Chapter 11
YESENIA ESCOBAR
LIKE EVERY other night, I awoke gasping for air and sweating heavily. I walked carefully to the restroom because I felt like something was digging into my stomach, and when I got there, I vomited till there was nothing left inside my tummy. I assumed it would never happen again after speaking with Dr. Vernice, I thought my nightmares would be lessened. I'm not sure why I've been having so many nightmares in the last few weeks.
I sat down on the sofa and silently wept as I gradually calmed myself down. But instead of settling down, things worsened, and I had much more trouble breathing. I just burst into tears as I hugged myself and tried to avoid Ishie hearing me cry.
My whole being is very much alive, even though it was just four o'clock in the morning. I
