Chapter 18 - Outside the stone walls.

I awoke the following morning, my dry tongue practically stuck to the roof of my mouth, not being able to find one drop of saliva. Then I felt the thudding of my head, the consequence of all the red wine I drank last night. I sat on the edge of my bed trying to get my bearings as I felt like my whole body was swaying on its own accord. I pushed myself up off the bed and stumbled like a deer across the floor, when I looked down at myself to see I was only wearing my underwear. That’s when I vaguely remembered pulling my dress and shoes off last night and just flopping onto my bed.

Just as I was scrambling to get my pyjama’s on, I could hear voices coming from outside my room. I tiptoed over to the door and pressed my ear against it, my mouth still dry like sandpaper and my throat itching to be drenched with water. But as always, my curiosity was too stubborn to move away from the door.

“Where did you find it?”

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