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He respected my request…
I take a deep breath and open Ward’s door.
I just need a hug. A big hug. I need Ward to wrap his arms around me, rest his chin on my head, and just hold me. For as long as I feel the need to be held.
“Ward?” I call out. “Are you here?”
I walk through the dorm.
It’s a mess and stinks like old food and clothes.
Ward is not the cleanest guy in the world when it comes to this stuff.
And you think you’re going to be the one to clean up after him? Think about that. You’re going to clean his dorm? His bedroom? What if you end up living with him? Imagine that. In an apartment with him? Doing dishes. Washing his clothes. Folding them. Putting them away.
Oh, yeah, you’ll have to do all of that and study for med school.
It’ll be easy, won’t it?
I find myself standing in the middle of the dorm.
Ward’s bedroom door is open.
He’s not here.
I start to turn and the door flies open.
“Oh, hey, Mila,” says one of his friends - Bobby - so casually.
He’s carrying Ward… almost literally.
Ward looks half dead, head slumped down, his feet dragging against the floor.
“I have to get him to the bathroom right now…”
I step to the side and Bobby basically drags Ward across the floor.
Bobby looks at me and smiles. “No worries. Just booze.”
“Wouldn’t think anything else,” I say. “It’s kind of early to be this drunk…?”
“We were watching a soccer game. You know, time zones and stuff…”
So that’s an excuse? Because it’s literally nighttime somewhere else in the world…?
I swallow hard, nod, and keep my mouth shut.
“Okay, big guy,” Bobby says. “Into the bathroom. You’re going to have to get some of that out.”
“Yeah,” Ward groans. “Yeah… it’s fucking crazy…”
I slowly walk toward the bathroom behind them.
Bobby looks back at me. “Oh, Mila, you don’t need to see this…”
“Like I haven’t already?” I ask.
Bobby frowns.
