C10 The Cost of Love

Lexi's POV

The sunlight slipped through the blinds, stabbing straight into my eyes. I blinked, groggy and aching as if I had fought a storm and lost.

My face felt tight. Puffy. Salt-streaked. As expected, I spent the night half tossing and turning and half crying; it’s the only time I get to do that. The sound of cars and buses passing outside was already giving me a headache