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Chapter 20: Mistakes hurt
The warm beats of sunlight strike my face, as birds flap and sing to their heart's content. My head pounds, the effect of alcohol from the night weighing on my nerves, and I pinch between my eyebrows. White linen covers me, a fresh set of clothes, lined on the edge of the bed. I smile at the efforts that Max always puts in.
I drag myself to stand straight, the linen falling over my body, the naked exposure under it evident. The nerves on my head strike me with effect, the incidents of the night flowing to my mind.
Shoot. What have I done?
I forced myself on Max, I shouldn't have done that.
No.
My mind races in panic. My hands tremble, my nerves beating an unrhythmic tone insid
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