ARIA

It's pretty late—I don't know what the time is but the whole hospital has gone very quiet, which means that most patients are probably asleep by now.

I'm still awake. I'm having a hard time quieting my mind. It's just so much. I spent my whole life thinking I was a runt, but apparently, I'm not, and apparently, that doesn't matter. I'm still an outsider and I have even more reasons to worry.

And then there's Ryder, who's somehow always in the back of my mind even when I try to ...