Hardcore-Cupcake

I woke up with a pit in my chest. The dread of the day had already set in before I even had a chance to process it. It sank through my bones, infecting the marrow like a virus, multiplying, spreading itself throughout my entire body. I felt it writhing about in my gut like a large snake confined in a small cage. I turned over on my stomach, and felt it plop on its back and attempt to roll back over. It succeeded only in trying my patience, so I grabbed at the sheets, lifting them over my head and tried to go back to sleep. The phone rang, its bombastic tone screaming in my ear from the nightstand. It bounced off of the walls and my scuffed h