"The sun oozed over the horizon, shoved aside darkness, crept along the greensward, and, with sickly fingers, pushed through the castle window,revealing the pillaged princess, hand at throat, crown asunder, gaping in frenzied horror at the sated, sodden amphibian lying beside her, disbelieving the magnitude of the frog's deception, screaming madly, You lied! "

The last of my tears went down the shower drain. Gripping the side of the wall for balance, I stepped out, naked and cold to the world. I wrapped a pathetic towel around my torso and made my way to the bed in the dark. I didn't have energy to wipe the water away, so I crawled in, still soaking wet. The trembling grew less under the blankets, and my breathing became less spastic. I thought I heard the door, when you came in, but since I didn't turn my head to look, I can never be very sure. The fingers ran soft, through my cold hair, and I relaxed under your whispers. But before I could make out what you were saying, I was swept over with exhaustion, and I seem to have fallen asleep.