Corinna

My eyes stare out the balcony window in Malakai's room at the burst of orange, pinks and purples in the sky as the sun sets. I lay unmoving on my side, my body continues to feel like it's sinking into the mattress, my eyelids feel heavy but I'm unable to close them without seeing her lifeless eyes staring back at me. Everything surrounding me is fuzzy and disconnected.

" Has she still not moved? " Olive's voice asks but it seems so far away.

" No. She's barely eaten anything, only bowls of soup when Mal has practically forced her to. " Dahlia answers.

" It's been two weeks....