Ridwana Tasnim

I let myself fall, fall deep into the dark because I saw no point of holding on anymore. The adrenaline rushed through my veins, my entire body scared to anticipate the unexpected which awaited me…but I enjoyed it. I felt strangely relieved, felt more relaxed than my muscles cared to remember to be. I was relieved to finally be distracted from the excruciating pain which almost always clung onto me. It was so bad, it felt almost physical. I hit a landing and soft rays prodded my eyes open- my muscles tightened as I took in the horror of the pain returning. It was another day and I was lying on my bed…