I wake with to a loud argument somewhere near. My head was splitting with a horrible headache. My side and cheek still pulsed from pain. Opening my eyes I cast a small breeze to put out a few candles. Glancing around the room I see Alex with his head on my bed passed out. A tear falls down my cheek as I was the cause of his pain this whole time. I place my hand gently on his head gently stroking his hair back. His head raising as the argument outside escalates. My drew my hand back as it took all I could muster to move. Alex walks out in the hall trying to figure out what the commotion was about. The pain surging through my head and I fade back to the darkness. Waking again my head felt slightly better but I still felt drained. Alex at the foot of my bed, watching the door, waiting f

