One

Sat, 20 Jan 2024 17:39:52 +0000

My head throbbed with the dull ache of a thousand drums, the aftermath of a party the night before. As I lay cocooned in the warmth of sleep, a persistent sensation nudged at the edges of my consciousness. Someone was calling my name – "Sophia! Soph!! Get up!" – shaking me, and I wanted to throw bricks at the idiot.