Gwen sat on the edge of the bed, her fingers trembling as she stared down at the small white pills in her palm. No name. No label. Just a blank plastic bottle and smooth, colorless tablets that looked too ordinary to be this secretive.
“What kind of pills are these?” she whispered to herself, tilting the bottle to see if anything was written beneath. Nothing. Completely blank.
Her pulse quickened. “No name, nothing… what are you hiding from me, Liam?”
She turned one pill over and over between her fingers. What if she didn’t take it, just for one day? What would happen? Would she get sick, or what would eventually happen?
The thought sent a chill down her spine.
Footsteps.
Gwen quickly shoved the pills back onto the nightstand and turned, forcing a smile just as the door opened.
“Hi,
