Still not believing how lucky I was that she had agreed to stay, agreed to take a chance with me. I frowned suddenly and sat up looking closer at her face. Her lips were held tight, in a grimace. Her whole face was drawn in a mask of agony. She was asleep that was clear but something was wrong. I watched, my concern growing as silent tears began sliding down her cheeks. I reached over and gently brushed the tears away. “Kathryn. Please wake up.” I whispered but she jerked as if I had shouted her name. Her eyes flew open and she gasped in pain. I saw that her eyes were glazed and unfocused before she closed them again and groaned. More tears slipped down her face and she turned away silently, struggling to sit up, though I could tell it was costing her. “Kathryn stop, tell me what is happening.” She stopped moving for a second. Taking deep breaths. “I need my pills. I didn’t think I would be with you, didn’t think I would need them.”
