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“Anna—oh od” I followed her towards the crowd after she escaped ain
One of the guys offered her a cigarette and tried to light it, but I grabbed it out of her mouth before she let it touch the open flame I tried to hand it back to him, but Anna stumbled, so I dropped it into rab her When the Uber arrived, Icar Once she started walking, it was fairly easy for the ave her address to the driver
Thirty minutes later, she was safely inside her apartment and sprawled out on the couch It was the best I could so, I walked back outside and requested another ride A huge weight was lifted offwas done, and I swore I wouldn’t do it again, but the chances of actually abandoning her were slirind s too far
Okay, now it’s time for me to enjoy my favorite part of the weekend—alone time
I walked into my apartment, tossedmy dress I left a trail of clothes as I walked to the bathrooed into pajamas, and put my amber-colored hair in a ponytail My eyes were a little dry, so I took out the tinted prescription contacts that made my eyes look blue and stared at my natural honey-colored orbs in thecontacts all day, so I dripped some eye drops in them and then headed to the kitchen My favorite drink was the in with a couple of ice cubes because I was si roohta seat with my drink in hand
This really shouldn’t be ht
It had been a long time since I had a boyfriend My twenties were definitely not as exciting as I expected theo The big city proe experience in the movies Instead, I worked sixty hours a week and had very little to show for it except for a couple of gray hairs that caht have been ularly to keep them in check
The drink inand neither did the second one I had a nice buzz going and no worries in the world when the ice cubes grazed my lips for the third time The movie was done and I wasn’t ready for bed, so I started another in
I guess I should checkot home
I openedI had no arette laying on top of my cosmetics I pulled it out of my purse and turned towards the trash can to toss it, but I hesitated once it was in h it had been six or seven years since I litThe buzz definitely didn’t help I paused with it over the trash can and then took a step back I certainly didn’t want to get pulled back into that addiction again, butto hurt anything I did e to convincedown a match, but the allure was still there when I walked back into the living room
It would be a shame to waste it
I finished another drink and watched some of the second movie I definitely didn’t need another refill, but I was past the point of good decisions I walked back to the kitchen, filled arette It only took me a few seconds
to locate a book of nited one The ss hurt, but I didn’t cough It wasn’t as pleasant as I re, but the nicotine rush was fa room, plopped down on the couch and pulled s I used an empty soda can as an ashtray as I took a fewI saw before they forced the above my eyes as I exhaled
“Oh fuck, what’s going on?” I blinked in surprise and sat up on my couch as a siren pulled me out of my drunken slumber
My eyes struggled to focus, and I is It was thick and tasted sour I heard a crackling sound and felt an intense heat nearinferno neartowards my curtains A trail of burn arette had apparently rolled before it started to burn out of control
That woke me up completely as I realized my apart into the coffee table, and stued to catch myself before the flames touched my skin, but I went down to one knee It was hard to breathe, andI wasn’t sure if it was the alcohol or the carbon dioxide, but I kneas in danger I tried to get to ainst the coffee table Adrenaline pushedblack
“There’s someone in here!” A loud voice echoed inme off the carpet
It took uely aware that I was being carried out of my apartment by someone, and there were a lot of voices around me It was only a ain Whenon a stretcher and there was an oxygen hts and sirens all arounds My thoughts began to process the sight as I looked around to see a lot of people in pajaowns on the sidewalk Sory stares etched on their faces
“Oh god, my aparten mask, but then someone put their hand on my shoulder