as if out of nowhere, hannah was living in a damn nightmare. a horrible, terrible, all-too-bad one that she couldn’t escape. maybe she brought the bad shit on herself, just like zach once told her. this could probably be linked back to her own stupidity, leaving her to be the one at blame for every part that lead her to be in this shitty situation. none of it mattered anymore. in fact, nothing mattered. reaching out to anyone was a hassle – letting them in on her secret wasn’t something that she could ever bring herself to say out loud, so instead she internalized it, leaving it there for her to wallow in. a slight glimmer of hope sparked in her the moment zach appeared outside her bedroom window. truth be told, in the state that she was in, it was even too much to drag herself out of bed just to kick him out. instead, she let him sit there, once again to the point where it was almost laughable if she had the energy to do so. there was no reason why he was like this – why he came to her rescue again, but just like the time before, she couldn’t open her mouth to speak. the second the whispered comfort left his lips, she couldn’t help the tears that brimmed her eyes. there were no words for her to say now & as much as she never wanted to be touched again, a weakened hand reached out for his, praying that he’d accept & grasp it in his in return.