Qiao An woke up from a nap feeling much more refreshed.
After breakfast, Aunt Fang brought her medication and stood by to watch her take it. Once Qiao An finished, she opened her mouth to let Aunt Fang check. Aunt Fang nodded, finally satisfied, and went off to attend to her own chores.
The moment she left, Qiao An immediately lowered her head and spat the pill she had been hiding under her tongue into the trash can. She felt much better and saw no reason to take so much medicine. While the pills did keep her emotions from spiraling, they also made everything feel as if it were veiled behind a layer of gauze; she felt dull and wooden, which was deeply uncomfortable. Having not engaged in any self-harm or suicidal ideation over the past two days, she felt she could afford to cut back on the dosage.
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