I probably slept about an hour. It felt less, but it also felt longer in a way. Unfortunately I must have tried to toss in my sleep and the pain in my stomach and everywhere below the waist decided to wake me from the place where I didn’t have any pain, and for once no nightmares either.

“Bitch,” I muttered into the still darkness as I started to crawl out from under the bed. There was no reason in staying down there and trying to sleep again. It just wasn’t going to happen, I was sure of that. And I was really up for that hot shower I was thinking...