"When the life you live is falling short of what you want
But it's all that you can give
Breathe out, breathe in, breathe out again" - Rob Thomas

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She opened her eyes the next morning.
Wonder how much sleep I got, she thought to herself. It was clearly not enough. She was tired and had a horrible headache. Either from lack of sleep or the crying. She often got headaches after crying, for some reason.

It's another lovely day, she thought sarcastically. Time to face it.

She drew in a deep breath.

I'm going to be okay, she told herself. Say it often enough and maybe it'd become true.