"People always think it’s more complicated than it is. Like there was some noble turning point. There wasn’t. Five minutes. That’s all it took. I hadn't been sleeping well due to working two jobs and going to school. I was only getting two hours of sleep each night. Not ideal but I managed. I did what needed to be done. I lived in my childhood home with my mother who was sick from a God awful lung disease. I was sound asleep when I heard it. An extremely loud banging on my be

“Finally, I'm home.”, I sigh to myself as I pull into the driveway. I turn my car off and grab my purse from the passenger seat. I sluggishly get out and slam my car door. While humming the lyrics to a familiar pop song that played during the drive home, I walk to the front door of the house and prepare the keys in my hand to unlock it. No one is home. Empty, except for my roommate’s dog, Bailey. She greets me as I walk inside and make my way toward the staircase. “Hey! Anyon