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Tessa

“I think I’e to vo through the s “Really, this tiet blood and brains all over these expensive sheets”

My best friend Claire is sitting at the end of my bed, and her expression isn’t exactly sy amused at my misery, which isn’t a very nice way for a best friend to behave

“Claire! You could at least pretend to care!”

“You’ve only got yourself to blaet an early night, and then you slink away and have the wildest night of your life” She fixes me with a stern look and folds her arms in front of her “Without me”

The wildest night ofas I’ve already survived a mobster husband

I reach for h it until I find some Tylenol There isn’t any water, so I just s them down dry That doesn’t help e the walk to the bathroom just yet

“What are you talking about?” I croak “What did I do?”

Last night is still a coh the hangover

Claire looks at me with a mixture of pity and amusement

“Oh, Tess, this one’s a doozy, it really is I think you’re going to struggle to ever top it, to be honest What do you remember?”

I frown, trying to think back, then immediately stop because it hurts too much

Okay, no frowning In fact, no movement or facial expressions at all

“I uh…we had dinner, right? Yeah, and then so you up, and I left once the two of you started eating each other’s faces instead of your food”