Cold In The Night
My mom and stepdad forced me to sleep outside a few times. The worst was when they did it in late November. It was really cold. I ended up spending the night sleeping in our backyard.
I did the dumbest thing in the middle of the night, though, and ended up taking off my jacket and my shirt underneath. I’m not even sure what my reasoning was.
The next day I got in the house when my siblings were leaving for school. What followed was the worst pain I have ever felt. I made it my bed, and that was it. I couldn’t do anything. I just threw up and ended up in the fetal position.
My mom came in and started yelling about how I needed to go to school, and when she realized I was in rough shape, she left me alone for the rest of the day.