Page 110 of Scarred by You

Teddy throws his head back on a laugh. “You’re having a good week.”

Despite myself, I chuckle. “What the hell, might as well get fat, too.” I head to the kitchen and open my junk drawer. “Thai or Chinese?”

I WAKE IN my clothes, my legs partly twisted in my duvet. It takes me a second to recognise my bedroom. Another second for the pounding red-wine headache to hit. I lick my dry lips and swallow, tasting last night’s green curry. Nice.

I shuffle into the lounge and start to tidy away the remnants of our takeaway. Yvette had tried to make a start when she came to pick up Teddy, but I told her to stop. Now, I kind of wish I’d let her clean, because the leftovers are turning my stomach.

I take the three empty wine bottles and stack them on one end of the bench to put in the recycling later.

Last night, Sangiovese seemed to numb my pain. Today, it only adds to it. I’m spent after two minutes cleaning and fall to the sofa with a bottle of coconut water.

I stare at my laptop sitting on the dining table. Tomorrow, the results of the tender will be revealed.

I can’t shake the feeling that I haven’t done the right thing.

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