Thom tossed and turned, ruffling his hair, his head in his hands as he stared wide-eyed at the ceiling throughout the night. Although he believed he must have fallen asleep at some point, he had no memory of it. Instead, he drifted through a series of wakeful moments until he finally sat up on the edge of his bed, the sun casting an orange glow across t…
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