Seth (Life in the Brohouse Book 5) by Carmen Black

Author:Carmen Black [Black, Carmen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Scarlet Lantern Publishing
Published: 2022-01-20T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

SETH

My whole body quivers as I run down the sidewalk. I can see the art building at of the corner of my eye, and the communications building in front of me. My goal is to make it to the track field and then back. I do this route every day, and every day I try to run faster, beat my score. One of these days, I will ask Alex to race against me. And then we will see who is the better runner.

My lungs burn. My muscles ache. My stomach twists in pain, but I push myself, knowing the pain will only make me stronger. I have to keep going. I have to work harder if I’m going to beat Alex, if I’m going to make it to the top. Spots dot my vision and my head swims. I’m feeling dizzy as my stomach gurgles, demanding I finally feed it.

Just a bit more.

I don’t need to eat now. Food will weigh me down, make me sluggish. If I want to fly, I need to be as thin as possible.

I gasp, my feet slipping on the ice. I plant my foot, the other sliding while I wobble, refusing to fall. I can’t break something again. I lean forward, bracing my hands on my knees. My breath comes in gasps, my body trembles uncontrollably despite my flushed cheeks and the sweat dripping down the side of my face. My hands clutch my knees as I stare at the snow covered pavement, blurring in and out. I feel myself tilting forward, but I stop myself from falling forward.

Straightening myself, I wipe the sweat from my brow and inhale deeply. My hands can’t seem to stop shaking. I look around at the snow, at the mountains in the distance. The clouds are hanging low, covering the peaks. I can only see the outline of snow covered trees covering the mountains’ base. It’s still beautiful.

My stomach twists and my hands clutch at it. I grind my teeth, fighting the need to eat as I slowly walk through campus, back toward home. I’m such an idiot. A useless, fucking idiot. I should be able to run back home. I’ve done this route hundreds of times before. My stupid body is fighting against me. It’s like it doesn’t want to see me succeed.

The wind gusts pass, rattling my bones and chilling my skin. I try to walk faster, but my legs feel sluggish. I groan as another wave of dizziness hits me, my vision weaving in and out of darkness. I can do this, I tell myself. I can make it home.

It takes me a very long fifteen-minute walk until I am finally at the base of the staircase leading upwards, toward my apartment. I stare up the steps, my hand gripping the metal banister. I don’t know if I can do this. My whole body quivers, demanding I sit down. My hand on the banister tightens as I take one step up, followed by another.

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