Late at night, she could barely recline on the cold bed. The room was frigid, and something seemed sinister in the shadows. A thing maybe a corpse was partly concealed under a sheet.She felt numb, as if fear had caught her in peril. The air felt dismal and heavy. Suddenly, a distant shriek made her heart jump. She thought of running, or staying. She decided to inhabit her fear instead of letting it win. She would tempt fate, make a wager with herself that courage could grow even in the darkest night.