Chapter 78

One week later.

Celestine's POV

I hate myself.

I'm spiraling down a cliff but I can't seem to pull myself back up. I have been a shell of myself for the past week and I don't know how to stop.

"Celestine." Eve's voice comes from the other side of my closed door. "Please open the door."

"Please, go away. I want to be alone." I wrap the blanket around me tighter.

"You weren't in class today and I brought over some notes and also bought some mint chocolate ice cream. So, please let me in."

I'm only doing this for the ice cream.

Sighing, I drag myself off the bed and walked zombie-style to the door. I open it to find Eve with a hand full of books and a mint chocolate chip in the other hand.

I snatch the ice cream, leaving her with the books. Climbing into my bed again, I dig into the ice cream and moan around a spoonful of it.

Eve drops the book in her hand on the dresser and moves over to the window covered with thick black curtains.

"Done open those," I yell out. I don't need light. The