Drowning in Betrayal

DAPHNE

I woke up to the dull ache of exhaustion weighing down on me. My face felt stiff, the remnants of dried tears clinging to my skin. My eyes were puffy, sore from all the crying. I sighed, pushing myself up from the bed. The room was quiet, the air still, but the chaos in my mind had never been louder.

Reality crashed over me again. Everything that had happened last night. Everything I had lo