Chapter 25: Worry & Doubt
Coral didn’t feel well.
She’d gone to bed early and woken up late, yet she still felt tired, had done for the past week.
The pit of her stomach churned, and her throat felt like there was something stuck in it no matter what she did. She’d read online that these were signs of anxiety, which would be about right, but the confirmation just made it worse. There was nothing she could do about it.
She couldn’t find it. It was out of her abilities. She’d even asked someone else to help, but...
Coral turned over in bed, too lethargic to get up but too bored to try to sleep.
Her phone beeped from where it lay on her table. Coral sighed and thought about reaching for it, but the more she thought about it, the more tired she felt.
Maybe she should just sleep...
The beep came again.
Coral forced herself up and checked her phone. It was a message from Melody.
"Let’s meet today for lunch."
The heaviness in Coral’s chest abated slightly and for a moment Coral forgot about how bad she felt.