The sun’s rays penetrated through the cream colored roman blinds. Feeling cold and an empty space beside her, In Na slowly opened her eyes – squinting at the bright light. She let out a sigh as she stared at the pillows surrounding her. ‘Get used to it, Shin In Na.” She heard a voice in her head tell her.

             It felt like hours before she finally got out of bed. For some reason, the clock ticked slower for her compared to other days; and, she had a gut feeling it wasn’t going to be a good one.