The room was silent when Olivia opened her eyes. She had slept barely two hours, yet it felt like she had lived through an entire night. The torn wedding dress was still on the floor, a reminder of everything that had happened. Her head throbbed from all the crying.
A soft knock on the door broke her thoughts.
"Ma'am… I brought your snack," a female voice said from the other side.
Olivia blinked, still groggy.
"Just a minute, please…" she murmured, slowly sitting up.
She felt the comfo