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"Oh God" A wave of nausea hit me "You’re Sam’s friend"
I promptly turned around and threw up into a potted plant
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SUNLIGHT STREAMED IN through a crack in the curtains, tracing a fiery path of pain directly across my face
"Ow" I squeezed my eyes shut "O"
I threw my arm over my eyes and willed over in my life If it wasn’t for ain, butover with a groan, I cracked one eye open
On the table next to the bed was a bottle of water and two small white pills It was like the Alcohol Gods knew exactly what I needed; or more likely, Chadwick had planned ahead I picked up the pills andthe s onto the floor and shuffled to the bathrooht and whi around blindly, I hit the switch and leaned against the cool tile of the bathrooainst the cold surface, I sighed Why did I drink so h toacross the floor slowly, I made my way to the sink and splashed water on ne and a couple of drinks What else had I done?
Looking up into the mirror I traced the puffy circles and shadows under erly probed the knot under my hair When had that happened? Had someone hit me with a wine bottle at some point? That’s what it felt like, but I doubt that had happened
Opening the ot out my toothbrush and toothpaste I had stashed there the other day and tried to reht before I re a table over As I tried to get rid of the awful taste in e of a man filled my mind A stripper? I spit the toothpaste out and felt h to be a stripper, but I hadn’t hired anyone to take their clothes off The press would have a field day if that story got out So why did I re roouest roo I refused to turn on the light My head was pounding and even theout a pair of jeans, I slid them on and found a shirt My head hurt too bad to pulla pair of sunglasses out of aveto hide in bed all day Though it sounded like a really good idea
I didn’t hear anyone elseas I made my way downstairs, so I hoped that everyone was still asleep I needed more water and was not ready to talk to anyone There was a knocked-over plant on the landing of the stairs and I knelt down to scoop up the dirt
"Want some help?" The deep voice startled me so lasses fell off my face I looked up into the dark brown eyes that had haunted otten as I stood there staring at hiainst the kitchen doorway, a coffee cup in one hand and a broom handle and dustpan in the other "It took forever to find a brooht you were a drearetted the words