Chapter 49
CHAPTER FORTY-NINE
Leon
My gaze falls on the watch resting on the sink. The one Erika leaves out for me every day to remind me to put on when a weird sensation overtakes me.
I grab the vanity to steady myself as a wave of dizziness washes over me, leaving me woozy.
Something strange is happening.
The room tilts as if it’s a carnival ride. When I look up and stare in the mirror, it’s me reflected there, but it’s not.
My face distorts, my features blurry, as if I am looking at a stranger.
I reach up to touch my face, and I want to claw at my skull when pain shoots through my scar.
Pushing my fingers into the raised skin, I crave to rip it open as if needing to peel away the layer of someone I don’t recognize and bring back all the memories that I no longer have access to.
As quickly as it appears, the feeling of disorientation vanishes again, leaving me panting, holding on to the sink for dear life, my knuckles white with fear, and a pounding headache lingering.
“I need to lie down,” I mutter to myself.
Sleep is all I need, then I’ll be fine.
That’s a lie I try telling myself because I haven’t been feeling good all day and had another dizzy spell earlier when I went for a piss.
I yawn loudly.
Yeah, there’s nothing wrong with me. I’m just tired.