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Tearing my eyes from hers, I tossed back the tumbler full of whiskey. Two mouthfuls, three, four. My eyes watered. My throat stung. And my stomach turned to pure fire as it splashed into my empty insides.
“Good choice.” Victor took my empty glass and marched toward the bar. Topping it up, he came back toward me. “Again.”
Fuck.
I’d be half comatose if I drank that.
Already, the slithering, seducing effects of drunkenness crept over my mind.
I should’ve eaten breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
I should never have come here.
Should never have set eyes on the girl who would haunt me forever.
Swaying a little, feeling sick and lightheaded, I accepted the glass.
I tipped it to my lips.
And drank.
Chapter Twenty-Six
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Ily
I EXISTED IN A DIFFERENT world.
That world grew ever more solid with every breath, manifesting from nothing to everything. Slowly at first, barely there, but insidious. Horribly, horribly insidious.
My heart rate increased and sweat broke out, but I managed to keep my mind from skittering into la-la land with slow, measured breaths.
I wanted to stick my finger down my throat and throw up what Peter had given.
The need to stop the foggy overtaking of my mind became absolutely paramount.
I couldn’t afford to forget.
Couldn’t allow myself to drown.
Don’t give in.
Just ignore it.
I sucked in another breath.
It’s just a stupid mushroom.
Dizziness struck from nowhere.
Drowsiness and distorted thoughts all turned soft around the edges.
No.
Stay sharp.
Blinking furiously, I cleared my eyes from the haze gathering in the corners. Somewhere in the room a clock ticked, growing louder, twisting my fearful heartbeat.
