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Anne

”I’m here,” I said quickly, holding his face and shoulders closer.

“What are you doing here?” he asked, trying to sit up. I helped him into a sitting position whilst trying to think of the real reason I came up here. I don’t even know. I hadn’t planned on what I would say. I just knew I wanted to see him.

“That’s not important. What’s important is getting you to a hospital,” I said, trying to pull him up.

He shook his head.

I stared at him as if he was going crazy, “Why not?”

“I did not faint Anny, I was sleeping,” he said tiredly. I stared at him in shock. He called that sleeping. He was looking so pale and…

As if he read my mind, he smiled and said, “I was drunk Anny. I still feel its effect. I’ve been puking for a while now. I couldn’t make it back to the room, so I decided to bring the room to me.”

He dared to make fun of his situation. I almost smacked his head.

“But you are weak, Vincent,” I argued.

“Not really. I’m just tired of going back and forth. Nothing sali
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