29. Brainwashing Amnesia.

DIANE

I reach the foot of the stairs, breathing out heavily as I try to calm my thudding heart. Instinctively, my eyes dart back to the stairs to check if Leo sort of followed me out in panic after I dashed out of the room.

I exhale heavily in relief when I don't see him behind me.

Dear God…..

Now is the time for my second bolt of escape. I need to get out of here. Right now. I need to go home, sink into the peaceful hole of my bedroom, and pray to some fucking fairy godmother of amnesia to please wave her magic wand of brainwashing amnesia over Leo.

And over me. I have to forget. I just have to.

I hurry over to the dance floor where Crys said I would find her, but when I get there, I don't see her. I search the crowd, my eyes hovering over the swarm of faces, but she is still nowhere to be found.

Withdrawing from the crowd, I decide to look for her outside near the verandah where she told me before that she'll be at if I don't find her on the dance floor. The effects of the alcohol i