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When she finally had fallen asleep it had been broken and restless; and here she was, still staring at her ceiling, but this tih the as thesun that didn’t help the headache that for, and not enough sleep

The sound of her cell going off had Mary closing her eyes and lifting her hands to rub at her teh she didn’t look at the screen, she kneho it was, and it was too danored it there would just be another call in ten minutes, and then another ten minutes after that

With a groan, she reached out and blindly grabbed for the cell, the phone sliding across her bedside table before she curled her fingers around it and answered it before bringing it to her ear

“Hi, Moritty froht of drinking

“Mary? Why do you sound like that?”

She wanted to groan as nausea rose up in her stomach, but she pushed it back and cleared her throat “I didn’t sleep well I’m tired That’s all”

For the next fiveplans—per usual—and reiterated how Mary needed to have a date for appearance sakes

“And if I don’t?” Mary was surprised that smartass comment came out, the sharpness in her voice pretty clear The line went silent, her ht now she just didn’t care She was tired and hungover and just in an overall shitty mood

“I don’t like the way you’ve been acting as of late I don’t know if it is the people you’ve been spending tirown disrespectful, but I won’t tolerate it, young lady”

For fuck’s sake

Mary rubbed her eyes and pushed herself up so her back was to the headboard Her skull pounded with the new position “Sorry,” she y It was just said to placate her mother

The sound of china clinking told Mary herheractivities she’d do with her socialite friends later in the day “I just called to make sure you and your date will be here for our fa a few close friends”

God kill me now