SELENA POVI groan as my phone vibrates again.Ugh… can I just have one peaceful morning?I snap my eyes open and squint at the ceiling, my head still heavy from yesterday, my body feeling like I didn’t sleep at all. Damn alarm. I forgot to turn it off. This used to be the time I woke up every day without fail, cooking breakfast, smiling like the perfect wife, acting like my life was exactly how it should be.My stomach growls loudly.Great.I didn’t eat yesterday.I roll out of bed slowly, rubbing my face with both hands, trying to wake myself up.Breakfast.I need breakfast before I pass out.I grab the landline and dial room service, my voice still rough from sleep.“Toast, avocado, tea… anything fast,” I mutter.I hang up and drag myself into the bathroom, splashing cold water on my body again and again until my skin stings, hoping it will wash away the tight feeling sitting in my chest since last night.The door chimes.My food.Finally.I open the door, take the tray, and mutter
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