Emily's pencil wavered over her homework. The eraser tapped over and over again. Her mind wandered with the beat she kept before she caught herself and went back to Chemistry.

It was no use. She tossed the book aside, the pencil chasing after it. She didn't even know why she was bothering. School work was more of a distraction than anything. Not like it mattered even a little.

Her room had fallen dark as the sun went down. Suddenly, the desk lamp she studied by didn't ...