*Ember*
The first thing I notice when my eyes flutter open is that the sun is very bright. I’ve overslept. Quickly, I sit up, hitting my head on a board on the underside of Kyan’s bed, squeal, and then look at the clock. f**k, I’m late. I quickly throw my legs off the mattress and then remember that it’s Saturday.
Thankful that I can now go back to sleep despite potentially having a concussion, I fall back onto the bed, rubbing my head.
Then, I notice that Kyan isn’t here. He went home. He mentioned that, didn’t he? That he was going home for the weekend. Part of me is slightly jealous because it would be wonderful to go home and see Ruby, to sleep in my own bed, to get the hell out of here for a while. We’re only a week in, and so far it’s been unbelievably difficult. I can only imagin
