Chateaux Exquisite

Elsida woke up the next morning with a hammering headache, the events of the last night surfaced in her memory.

She went to a club after a long spell, danced with a stranger, and kissed two men.

Well if she was being precise, she did more than kiss Julien she mused as she recalled how his hands made her feel last night.

She sat up and picked up the glass of water next to her armoire but didn’t take a gulp as she rushed to the bathroom, retching into the toilet bowl.

So much for making mistakes, she mused as she brushed the stench of alcohol from her breath.

Returning to the room, she heard the blare of her phone and struggled to find it, not remembering the last time she had it with her.

Finally retrieving it, she picked up the call on the last ring. “Hi Natasha” she rasped into the phone.

“Dad collapsed again El,” Natasha sobbed into the phone.

JULIEN

“I need to see my Father Julien.” Elsida bellowed as she barged into his room, her eyes red-rimmed.

Julien peeked a look at her from h