Nadia

Finally, after what felt like the longest, most excruciating lesson of her life, the bell rang, releasing Nadia from the torture of an exam she had completely bombed. The sound was a small mercy after the mental beating she had just endured. With a sigh heavy enough to shake her entire frame, she hastily shoved her books into her bag and slung it over her shoulder. "Good job, Nadia, you really fucked that one up, didn't cha?" she muttered bitterly under her breath as she left the classroom. She trudged through the school halls, her eyes glued to the floor, every step feeling like a monumental effort. The only silver lining was that the weekend had finally arrived. But even that small comfort was buried under the weight of her spiraling thoughts. This week had been a colossal disaster from