"Eliana. Eliana, wake up."The voice cut through the dark. It was close. It was warm. It was known."Eliana, it's almost time for class. You need to get up now."She opened her eyes slowly. The ceiling above her was white. Her pillow was soft. Sunlight fell through a window she knew. A shape stood over her bed. Blurry at first. Then clear.Her mother smiled down at her. "You've been sleeping all day yesterday. I didn't want to disturb you because you've been stressing yourself lately."Eliana blinked. She did not move. She stared at her mother's face. She knew it. She had known it forever. But she had seen it in another place too. In a white room. Beside a hospital bed. She had seen this face crying, pleading, asking her to wake up."Mom?" Eliana's voice was dry."Yes, baby. You have to get your ass up. I'm sure you don't want to miss your class."Eliana sat up. The room was her room. The bed was her bed. The posters on the wall were the same posters she had hung in tenth grade. Her d
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