Monster will save it

Thalia walked inside the bathroom and took a quick shower. She winced silently as she applied the ointment on her bleeding curse marks and cursed as sharp stabs of pain shot through her skin. It was such a hassle. After she had finished applying the medicine, she lay back down on her bed, but sleep didn't come to her. Every time she closed her eyes, her breathing quickened, and she felt herself struggling like she was drowning.

Frustrated, she sat up and picked up the canvas that Jonathan gave her, then she took out her paintbrushes and oil paints that she always kept in her traveling bag.

As the Grateful song by NEFFEX played on her phone, Thalia picked up her brush and started drawing. Since her mind was restless, she might as well divert the attention to somewhere else; her brush flew across the canvas. By the time Thalia put her brush down to stretch her hand, she couldn't help but wince again. Her hand was starting to go numb after work