I don’t even remove my shoes before falling on my bed face first. Roll over. You aren’t safe like this. Your back is exposed. My entire body relaxes for a second but I can’t pass out like this. My head won’t let me slip into the unconscious state I so desperately want while I’m at risk. Rolling onto my side, I push my back against the cool wall and, in the span of one breath, the world around me is gone.

