Chapter 9 | Loathe

I slowly lifted my bloodshot eyelids. I had tossed and turned until dawn, then finally dozed off for a moment, only to wake from that light sleep two hours later. It didn't feel like I'd be able to fall asleep again. After burying my forehead in the pillow for a moment and blinking, I forced my body upright. I took off the collar and tossed it onto the shelf above the sink. Only after I started soaking my head with cold water did my mind clear a little. Since yesterday, there was another tube of burn…