Chapter Eight
Jessa
The candlelight flickered in the darkness as I settled into my bed after a long session of classwork. The day had been productive, and I couldn’t have been happier about all the progress I’d made. Somehow, I’d managed to finish a whole hour ahead of my usual schedule, so one more hour of sleep was in store for me.
I’d lit a lavender-scented candle to help me drift off to dreamland quickly, hoping for some deep sleep to help me start the next day fresh. A slight smile held my lips as I thought about the way I’d been feeling — happy.
It had been such a long time since I’d just felt happy. I’d felt tired. I’d felt stressed out. I’d even felt anxious. But happy hadn’t been in the cards for me in years. And the only thing that had changed in my life was the late-night vi
