20/28 | 2.20.18 | February Writing Challenge

20/28 | February Writing Challenge
I'm really behind because midterms were a thing, but now they're not a thing, so cheers to that.

20. When was the last time you pulled an all-nighter? Why did you do it? How did you feel afterward?

The morning sun casting light onto the trees outside had become a comforting sight. The second I saw the glow piercing the lace of my curtains, I knew I had survived the night. It was only then that I could sleep with comfort, with protection, with certainty. 

The clicking of keys was better than the sound of my deep breaths, a heavy sigh every time I turned over as sleep refused to encapsulate my brain.

The lonely hour on social media revived me, and I found myself alone with my thoughts - such a terrifying and beautiful place to be. I pushed myself into the corner, letting my thoughts attack me and flow out of my fingertips, ink onto the lined pages.

I found my solace in the night; I found myself in the night.