Dear Mackenzie,
Thank you for calling attention to the fact that I fell asleep in geography.
I don't even had words for how I felt when the whole class started sniggering at me, and how you laughed triumphantly.
Truth is, that was almost as much sleep as I got last night.
Ever since Caleb died, I've developed insomnia. My parents seemingly haven't noticed, consumed in their own grief.
Hayley, little Hayley doesn't understand.
I try to help her get to sleep, putting her needs above my own, but how can I help her when I can't even help myself?
Forever yours,
Annie Leblanc.
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