Wake Me When It's Over
My soul hovered near the ceiling, straining desperately to call out to her. 'Mom, that's not red ink. That's my blood. Mom, my head hurts so much… Please, save me.'
But she could not hear me. All she left behind was her cold, unyielding back as she walked away.
A rush of hurried footsteps echoed down the corridor.
It was Olivia.
She held a stack of scratch paper in her arms, using it as an excuse as she quickly made her way to the door of the spare classroom. Peering through the glass panel, her brows knit tightly together.