Chocolate

Jessie woke up feeling good. She froze, unaccustomed to the feeling and panicked that it would go away. The light shining in her window didn't stab through her eyes into her brain. Her body wasn't full of aches and pains screaming for her attention like a bunch of kids in the back seat of mummy's car. She lay still and basked in the warm glow of restedness.

A few peaceful minutes later, she started gingerly moving fingers and toes, then whole limbs. They were stiff and a little achey, but a...