SWEAT LINES HER BROW, IRRITATION AND DROWSINESS CLEAR AS DAY ON FRECKLED FEATURES.   her mind wouldnât shut up. it was like it was buzzing, constantly humming with nonsense and insecurities that were amplified in the public sphere on a daily basis. all of this led to crushing paranoia and an inferiority complex that was so severe, it was starting to take over her whole life. the fear of failure was a soul crushing weight, one that made her short of breath as anxiety licks at her insides and burns her throat ; has the girl projecting, spewing bile so that they look somewhere, anywhere other than her own faults. she was losing it. so even as she jolts awake in the bedroom of her fan turned friend, courtney felt out of depth and unwelcome. sheâs just pitying you. she secretly hates you, will sell you out in a heartbeat !!!  and while jen had been nothing but kind to her, distrust lingers in her gaze as she sits up and wipes the sweat from her brow.
    â ITâS NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS, ALRIGHT ???  IâM FINE . . .  â  courtney grumbles, stubbornly grabbing more of the covers and moving to lie back down with her back towards the redhead.  â just go back to sleep . . . â and although courtney tries to sound demanding, it comes across as more of a plea.