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Chapter 2- Sleep Deprivation –By Nichole Thompson

Rory tossed and turned in bed for quite a while before reluctantly sitting up. She hadn't been sleeping well lately. She couldn't remember a time when she could ever not sleep… but now? It had now been weeks since she'd been able to get a full nights sleep. She looked at the clock.

5:33. And it was a Saturday...

Great, she thought. I guess this is as good a time as any to start on that project.

She stumbled to her desk, sat down and turned on the lamp. "Coffee first," she groaned. "Can't think without coffee."

Lorelai awoke to the aroma of fresh brewed coffee. "Rory!" she yelled.

"Yeah?" Rory asked, already half way up the stairs, two cups of coffee in tow.

"Still can't sleep?" Lorelai asked, groggily sitting up.

"No," Rory sighed, sitting down on her mothers bed. "I can't stop thinking about how I ruined things. I hate people not liking me, and I guess I just can't move on from this."

"Rory, it's six thirty. How long have you been up?"

"Up out of bed, or up awake?"

"Both..."

"Awake since about 5, and out of bed since 5:30..."

"Aww, Ror. You can't keep this up. You're exhausted all the time."

"I know, and I don't function well on exhausted..."

"I know you don't. Well, hun, have you thought about…"

"No." Rory responded, cutting off her mother.

"But…"

"No, mom. I told you, I can't."