The Luna Gambit

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y. I got out of bed sluggishly and pulled my curtain back, the way I always keep it

g down at the street below, my eyes followin

dragged myself to the bathroom to brush my teeth and tame my hair before making my way to the kitchen. I wasn't sure why I felt so tir

n Natalie sitting at my tiny island. "What the hell

or was open. I've been calling

rowned. "What do you mean I

u since yesterday, which was Sunday, and then all day today. I wa

been sleeping for two days. I held my head and sat

ou look like shit. W

trying to understand how I had slept for two days. Why was I still so tired t

han I thought after work on Saturday." My eyes widened. "

y. "Xavier attacked y

taring at me, so I asked him what his problem was, and he,

thought. "He would never do that. Do you re

ip of my coffee, already feeling my energy returnin

rist. Slowly I placed my cup down to swipe a finger across my wris

rong here; something was really wrong. First, my curtain was drawn at my window; my curtain is alw

ou know wh

"I went to the admissions office.

t belie

lmost transparent right before my eyes,

ehind me and grabbed a knife. "Who

look concerned when I was the one looking thr

kidding me? Tell me who you are right now! What have you done

and out of existence. I hadn't taken any drugs, I was sure of it. I've never even done drugs

s I looked into Natalie's

est. I was under sheets that weren't my own, black silk sheets at that. A

my room. She was holding her head, her face twisted in pain, with Xavier by

hell is

and out, my eyes blurry. Before my very eyes what I was seeing changed f

ke it was going to explode. There was a weight on my chest so h

hed tightly, and Natalie held her h

a wave of drowsiness that was so strong I was out co