**All shades of feelings**

Alecia hadn't seen sunlight in three days.

The curtains were drawn, casting a dull, muted gray over the apartment. Plates stacked near the sink were starting to smell faintly sour. Her room was a cluttered sprawl of open notebooks, loose receipts, and coffee mugs with dried rims. She didn't know when she'd last eaten a full meal. Her mouth tasted like so sour and bitter, and her eyes burned constantly, but every time she got into bed, her mind ran circles around ...