(The Jayden's p.o.v holiday special is over. Now we return to Micah's p.o.v)
I woke up tucked into Jayden's bed. It hurt. My body hurt. It was sore and immobilised. So sore that I could feel the straining in my body every time I breathed. I hated it because I felt both satisfied and humiliated at the same time. Much to my annoyance, I wouldn't be walking comfortably anytime soon.
Something felt wrong. For the first time in a very long time, I felt incredibly depressed. Like a flower about to die in the cold. A Christmas tree being stripped from its jewellery and thrown out. I felt oddly exposed, even under the sheets. I felt more naked than I was, more exhausted than I'd ever been. I felt lonely, not just alone. Left behind. They both left me. They weren't by my side to comfort me and no
