CHAPTER 2

Grace

My body was still in pain but it was much better. It seemed like Sam should have been back already, but maybe he got caught up in making a snack. My

shaking overall died down except for my left leg which was spasming. I re-adjusted the blanket so it covered my toes then laid my hands across my lap. I

snuggled into the crevice between the armrest and the back of the couch. By the time Sam came back I was already half asleep.

Sam

She looked so peaceful when she was asleep. I walked by into the kitchen and put her tea in the refrigerator, I figured I'd make it into iced tea,

considering that she didn't look like she would be awaking anytime soon. I decided that I'd run to the convenient store a few blocks away and pick up

some more tea, we were running dangerously low on tea. I took a sticky note from the kitchen counter and quickly scribbled some words on it until it

read "grace, I went the convenient store, I'll be back soon, I have my phone on me, if you need me to pick up anything please call" I figured she wouldn't

wake up but I wrote it just in case. I put the note on the coffee table, grabbed the car keys and left.

Grace

I woke up quivering, my palms were sweaty and I had a terrible feeling in my gut. I new what was happening, and there was no use fighting it. I was not

ready to change for the winter, it made no sense to me why I was changing so early, fall had barely just begun and I was inside a nice warm building. It

didn't make sense to me but I new I had to let myself go. I went over the sliding glass door, opened it, shimmied out of my clothes and let my self rip

away from my own skin and every human thing that made me grace.