The chink of light coming from between her curtains was like an icepick in her brain. She kept the house as dark as possible, and only staggered out to get a glass of water from time to time. “How did you get here?” Isabel asked, opening her door to Kara early in the evening. “It was fine! I got chatting to a sweet old couple on the flight, and they were going to Las Cruces, and they dropped me off on the way!” “That’s so lucky!” Isabel said. “I was worried you’d have to take the Greyhound.” “Me too!” Kara rolled her eyes. “You sound really croaky.” She followed Isabel back to her bedroom and put her hand on her forehead. “You feel a little hot too.” “That’s because my brain’s been exploding all day!” “Migraines are the worst, huh?” “It’s actually only the third one I’ve ever had. And all three have been after some emotional drama.” “Oh yeah – I remember the one when you and Jason – ” “Exactly.” Kara was referring to the night when Isabel told her long-term boyfriend – surprising even herself – that she didn’t want to be with him anymore.
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