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Oscar

When I got to the inn, I met the innkeeper's wife, Martha. She was happy to see me and wondered why I had visited them in the evening. I asked for Karen's room, and she showed it to me.

"That girl hasn't eaten all day. She has been drinking since yesterday. I am concerned about her health." She complained, and I nodded.

I knocked on the door, and no one answered. I began to panic and asked for a spare key. Martha brought the key, and I let myself in.

Karen was lying in her vomit. She never really did well with alcohol. I wondered why she would drink herself to a stupor. I ran a bath for her and carried her to wash her body. She was awake, but I doubted she knew what was happening. Her words were slurry, and she tried to fight me off, thinking I was a stranger. She calmed down when she realised it was me.

After washing her body and helping her to wear her pyjamas, I placed her on the bed, and she began to cry.

"I am sorry, Oscar... I did not know you were coming," she managed.

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