The morning dawned fresh and lovely, the sunrise stunning. I only knew so because I was there to meet it. I was almost startled when my alarm went off. A sense of peace had settled over me through the night, something I'd been missing. But the injection of real life was enough to shatter that illusion and slam me right back into the truth.

Remembering I was powerless wasn't nearly as bad as realizing it was prom day and I had to pretend to be happy I was normal.

No, not ...