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“I’m just going to…take a breather down here for a bit.”
“Yeah, you go right ahead and do that, asshole,” I grumbled, climbing back onto my bed. “From now on, consider my bedroom floor to be your personal doghouse.”
“Hmm,” Joey slurred. “If you let me come out of the doghouse, I’ll let you cum on my face.”
“In your condition? Ha. I wouldn’t let you put a finger on me,” I snapped, pulling the duvet up to my neck. “Now, close your eyes and go to sleep.”
“Molloy?”
“Shh.”
“Molloy?”
“I’m sleeping.”
“Molloy?”
“What?”
“I lied.” He exhaled heavily. “I got high tonight.”
“Yeah, Joe, I know,” I squeezed out, clenching my eyes shut, as the pain in my chest splintered and stretched until I was hurting all over.
There was a long stretch of silence before he slurred, “Molloy?”
“What?”
“Do you hate me?”
No, I love you.“Go to sleep, Joey.”
Unable to close an eye, I saw every hour of the clock, as I remained rigid in my bed, with only the occasional soft snore from the boy on my bedroom floor to keep me company.
My heart hadn’t stopped pounding since he’d shown up at my window.
I was so mad at him for doing this to himself, but my anger paled in comparison to my concern.
This was serious.
He could die.
It was always a possibility when you played with fire like I knew he did.
I didn’t know what he had taken tonight, and I was almost afraid to find out.
Finally, around 05:30 in the morning, I felt myself slip into a fitful sleep.
* * *
When I wokeup the following morning, it was to the realization that I had somehow managed to sleep through the alarm on my phone.
It was gone half nine when I woke, and I knew school had already started, so I just stayed where I was.
Feeling thoroughly depleted of energy, I remained bundled up under my covers, aimlessly watching the screen of my phone as the time ticked by.
Eventually the sound of a throat clearing, filled my ears and I groaned.
“Mam, before you start, I’m sick. I’m on my period,” I quickly called out, lying through my teeth, as I thought up the worst, most horrendous temporary ailment I could possibly have. “I’m after bleeding out in the night. It’s a blood bath in here. Honest to God, Mam, there isn’t a sanitary towel in the bathroom big enough to cope with the flow.“
