"I can't with you!" James turned to me, clearly fed up. "Sophia, don't listen to her nonsense! That's not how it is with Richard and Susan. It's obvious what's going on here."

I'll admit, I didn't taste a single thing at dinner.

When I got home, the whole night felt like a blur. Like I was stuck in this weird space between being awake and asleep, lost in a fog.

I didn't drag myself out of bed until noon the next day, feeling like I was walking through a ...