She paused for a moment to listen. Nothing. No sounds, no music. Just silence. She clamped her hands down over her ears, clenching her eyes shut tight, trying desperately to drown out all of her thoughts though to no avail. Each moment of silence was one that wore on for an eternity and felt like it was breaking off another fragment of what she clung so desperately to in order to keep afloat each day. Sighing she rolled back over she turned on her mp3 player. Something needed to fill the void, and while the musical selection was at its worst with timing, it was no longer silent. She slowly let out a sigh and closed her eyes once more, her mind drifting from the past. to the present, and to the future. It never seemed to slow down, never stopped for a break, but ran on forever. This, she knew, would be a very long night...


       Herp derp. Waking up super early to make sure my car is defrosted and ready to go, is going to be a bitch. I don't know when I'll possibly be able to sleep. Here's to trying some more I guess... Crossing my fingers to make it through tomorrow too.