Seventy-Seven

ARIA'S POV

The rays of the rising sun seeped through the curtains and landed on my face, making me groan in discomfort. I turned my head to the other side as I popped my eyes open. Knowing I could no longer go back to sleep, I sat up on the bed and stretched my arms.

Standing up from the bed, I walked to the window and opened the curtains. I bathed in the heat of the sun as a bright smile spread across my face. Seeing as the sun never failed to rise no matter how dark or harsh the night might be gave me enough inspiration to put everything that happened behind me and start all over again.

Hating Dave and falling into depression won't bring my parent back. The one thing I could do for them was to make them proud by fulfilling my dreams that they have been supporting since I was a child.

I moved to the bathroom and did my business before walking out with a towel wrapped around my body. I got dressed in a white shirt and black pants before topping it with a long white coat to protect m