The sunlight flooded Ty’s room and he woke, suffocating a pillow. His arms had been wrapped so tight around it that it hurt as he pried them apart. He looked on either side of him, but he lay alone in his king size bed. His heart ached and his body felt weak. He wondered if he had only dreamed of Azura sleeping beside him last night. As he got out of bed, he noticed that his body was aching and he thought maybe he was coming down with a cold. He washed up and went downstairs for some orange juice to boost his immune system. When he entered the dining room, his mother sat alone, enjoying a boiled egg and he realized it must already be noon. How had he slept in so late? He was usually up right at sunrise. “Has Azura been down,” he asked her. “Well, Good Morning to you as well,” she said sarc
