line. Her eyebrows stuck together like they had been sealed with super glue even though mentally she was awake. She rubbed them open and got out of bed manag

and looked down, groaned

of her room and headed to the kitchen. A cup of coffee she so much needed wasn't gonna make itself

closed her eyes for a moment forgetting that she could never walk a single step with her eyes closed without stumbling into something except that this time it wasn't something but so

he greeted,his

n his length. She quickly caught herself and shook her head,"You know what, forget this,"she said expressing with her hands at nothing in particular then tu

her memories back but nothing. She was well aware of her habit of doing things unconsciously then waking up to messes that were way over her head and even though she most of the times managed

behind her but she jumped even though she kn

iend by her arms then forced her to l

dn't bring him here because I have no recollection of what happened last night,"she said desperately but trying to keep her

d out as she looked over her shoulder just in case... just in case wh

y gi

ought him home with her? She closed her eyes tightly for a second then forced herself to turn around. She however had no strength to look into the guys eyes even though he was

d roommate." She turned to her,"Jake brought us home last night an

king or to be embarrassed about the whole incident but she sure as hell was re

ay that you really are a completely different person from who

?' she thought silently

irst time seeing a drunk woman? And why the hell do yo

bly in my skin?"he chuckled. "Remember when we were young and it

he reason I don't

some of the things they were saying to each other until the coffee was ready and she couldn't continue standing there listening without saying a word.

e shook her head at the thought of that. Normal self? Who was that? How could she

r past had ever been normal, she would probably be somewhere else except here, leadin

ss,a crawling parasite ready to devour you from the inside

er misery,no one ever told her that not everything turned out as good as she wan

ing. Here she was,a qualified doctor which was the only achievement she could claim that had meaning. The rest of her

ny messier than being in a life filled with the brightness of sunflowers and rainbows and knowing that the rainbows could disappear any moment and the sunflowers bow their heads in defeat,their

e shower quickly wondering how long she had been in there. "Are you okay in there?" Instead of replying, she

big... brotherhood he is," she swallowed as her be

t," Gabby wen

hould have known that her warning would fall on de

of your wasted self. You were telling him about Nicky Chambers and laug

use she knew herself. She knew what too much stress always did to her and she would be lucky if talking and crying stupidly for a person who didn't deserve it was the only thi

uld know?" She r

she shook her h

ok. Almost as if you know you di

Gabby. I drunk my soul out, literally and e

u, I knew you would be safe with him and since you didn't even want to tal

t was now beginning to get personal and more emotional. She believed she'd had enough of those the previous day so she decided to tur

discuss my cousin's junk with you," she replied after a moment of figu

an open mouthed Gabby staring after her. After closing the door, she leaned against