Cassandra settled in the living room. The side of her face was tight, and the bright lights reflecting from the television worsened her headache.

She kissed her teeth, throwing her head back onto the couch as she snatched the remote from her side.

A good time to watch something— or anything that was on. She flickered through the channels searching for what felt good and finally stopped when she found an animal channel.

National Geographic Channel.

“Nice.” Her eyes brightened. ...