You break down

You take a deep breath, trying to steady yourself as you cross the room to your bed. Your legs feel like jelly, and your hands tremble as you pull back the covers. You sit down heavily on the edge of the mattress, still trying to process the conversation you just had with your mother.

You let out a strangled cry, the sound building in your throat before bursting forth in a raw, anguished scream. You grab a pillow from behind you, pulling it to your face as you let out a muffled wail. The softness of the pillow is a meager comfort, but it's enough to absorb some of the sound, muffling the scream that threatens to tear itself from your very soul. Your body shakes with the **** of your emotions, your shoulders heaving as you try to contain the storm brewing inside.

Tears streamed down your face, hot and uncontrollable, as you buried your face deeper into the pillow. The soft fabric muffled your sobs, but couldn't contain the convulsive shudders that racked your body. Your shoulders heaved with each ragged breath, making your whole body tremble. You felt like you were coming apart at the seams, like the threads that held you together were snapping one by one. You'd tried to stay calm all day, even when your father had his way, when you tried to cook, but after catching your mum getting a blowjob in your body, and then being told you should get laid, it was all too much.

As the sobs began to subside, exhaustion washed over you like a wave, threatening to drag you under. Your body felt heavy, weighed down by the emotions that had been swirling inside you. Your grip on the pillow relaxed, and it slid from your chest, coming to rest on your lap. Your head nodded forward, your chin dipping towards your chest as your eyelids grew heavy. The room around you began to blur and distort, like a painting left out in the rain. Your eyelids fluttered, struggling to stay open, but it was a losing battle. They drooped, then closed, and your head lolled to the side. Your body slumped, and you felt yourself sinking into the mattress, as you passed out