Alex sighs heavily as she stares at the ceiling above her bed, trying to calm down her racing heart and calming mind. She has been awake for several minutes already, yet she can’t seem to stop her heartbeat and it’s starting to make her anxious. There is nothing she can do to stop it, so she simply continues staring at the ceiling, waiting for her heartbeat to slow down again, or at least until it stops beating so fast she can hear it.

Her thoughts keep going back to Eric and their relationship. Although things between them have always been complicated, they are good together. Eric seems to genuinely care...