CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
"Fuck! How did I not remember this... oh jeez, that Jäger," she said talking to herself.
"Why did I forget this? Oh no, I could have asked Alex, he could have helped". "No, I rejected his offer. Stupid! Stupid!
Another offer would have helped out, and I ended up rejecting again. Loretta what the hell’s wrong with your head?".
"Plus, someone's got to watch Lauren. They're no taxies around. Are we going to sleep here?"
She was still talking to herself, when Lauren groaned, opened the door, and threw up outside. Lots and lots of vomit. She was badly drunk.
Loretta was tired, drunk, and frustrated. For some reason, she was still alive and not half-dead like Lauren.
She hit her head on the steering wheel multiple times, causing the car to honk multiple times not minding the noise, her problem
Alex starts the car and moves. Loretta was so glad she was finally taking Lauren home. She needed a long bath; she'd just sit there and probably dose off. But unluckily, Lauren only had a showerhead so it was going to have to be a quick one.She brought her phone out of her purse and checked the time, it was almost four. She sighed and leaned back, still holding muttering Lauren. What was she going to do with Alex, she couldn't just tell him after he's dropped them, to go home this late?She was going to have to tell him to sleep over, till it was bright enough to go back home. If he doesn't want that, she's going to have to seriously convince him to a sleepover. It was just a few hours, it wouldn't hurt."Hey Alex, thank you for not laughing when I told you I couldn't drive. I don't tell much people; it is a little embarrassing"."Why would I laugh, its nothing to be ashamed of at all. It is not the
Alex was speechless for a while before Loretta realized what she said."Oh no, oh my gosh no, that's not what I meant. Gosh, that's not what I meant, oh jeez I feel silly right now" she put her hand on her forehead and put her head down. Alex burst out laughing."Miss Loretta, I don't even know what to feel or say"."Oh, jeez Alex, that's not what I had in mind. It just came out unexpectedly, I just want to ask if you would sleep over, you know cos it's late, and you can't go out this late. I for one wouldn't want to go out this late and...""Miss Loretta easy, let me save you the stress. Yes of course I'll stay over, till it is bright enough to go home"."Ok", she said her cheeks getting rosy. "I thought, it was going to be hard convincing you to stay. Do you want anything to eat? I think we have raw eggs, cereal, and ice cream, beautiful choices"."What!" A
Six hours after Lauren finally slept off, she opened her eyes. It was bright out and quiet too, oddly quiet. She wondered what happened, how she was home, how she got to bed, and why the hell she woke up. She was still really tired, felt like she just closed her eyes for two minutes. She looked around her, trying to recall something, anything. She had the worst kind of headache, and the fullest bladder, that was what probably woke her up. She heard Loretta's calls ringing in her head "Lauren! Lauren! Get up!" She had to get up now, she was sure her head was going to explode in the next second. "Oh God, my head, I need Aspirin," she said getting out from the bed. First, she had to go to the bathroom, wondered how long she held it in. She was a bit worried; Loretta wasn't in the same room with her, and s
Lauren stayed locked in her room, leaving Alex alone to do whatever he wanted, she didn't mind. She wanted to be by herself, not with some Loyal Alex company she didn't exactly trust.For someone she didn't exactly trust, she shouldn't have left him alone in her living room. What if he sneaks out with something? Maybe her ice cream.She recalled touching the bucket and remembered it was a lot bigger before, now it felt lighter like the cereal box.Ok, she didn't bother about the cereal, but her ice cream, no, things got a lot more personal and she knew Mr. Alex had something to do with it.She wasn't going to fret if he touched any of her belongings, or ran away with them, but her ice cream, he'd better not touch it again.Unless she permitted him to.She just lay face down on her bed, thinking back, trying to remember what happened last night.
"My lady, do you go to church?" Alex asked watching her.When he said grace out loud, he wasn't sure she liked it. He didn't want to go to one's home, forcing something they didn't want.He respected everyone's decision. It was theirs to make not his, and he was only going to butt in if he was asked to."Well, I used to, I don’t know if that's something I should talk about right now. It brings back annoying and painful memories"."It could feel less painful if you share it with me," Alex says "Do you have a religion?""Well yeah, of course, I do, Christianity"."Same as me," Alex says "You know Roman catholic. So, you mind telling me what happened my lady?""Sure, although I'm not too sure I'm allowed to talk about it. It has a lot to do with Lauren".***"When we were younger, thirteen or f
"What?" Loretta turned back "Where did he go... No… no… no…he didn't just leave right, Lauren?" Lauren looked at her friend with the saddest eyes, so she really trusted this guy, she's never doubted Loretta's judgments, and if she was always right that means, Loretta's right now... and she's wrong. But it still just didn't make any sense."Loretta he's going to go, I'm sorry he didn't tell you, it is because of me, I caused this.”"No Lauren listen to me, you didn't cause this. Umm... uh... he couldn't have gone far, right? If I stop wasting any time here, I could still meet him. Lauren, stay right here, I have to see him one last time.”Lauren felt terrible, what has she done, what has she done to Loretta?Loretta took her jacket and rushed out the door. She saw the elevator closing and ran to it yelling "Hold it please! Hold it!" Then a foot was put between the door
The news that Lauren just delivered, didn't go well in Loretta's head. Why would she call Matt? When did she call Matt?Right now, she wasn't sure what to tell Matt, she wished Lauren told her earlier.She even wanted to be the one doing the calling, well she thought she would be there doing the calling. Now Laurens had already done it, what did she want to tell him?"What do you mean you called Matt?” Loretta asks. "And what do you mean he's coming over? When did all of this happen? Where was I? Was it when I went to buy groceries?""Ok Loretta, can you take it easy with the questions, you know, ask me one after the other.But before you can ask questions, did you see Alex? Sorry, I should have asked you that first.”"Oh yeah, I saw him, after I almost didn't see him. We said goodbye, he gave me a forehead kiss and gave me a picture of his daught
"Lauren", Loretta whispers "Go see who's at the door.”"Why me, you heard the knock first.”"Jeez, we both heard the knock, this is your apartment, isn't it?""Oh, now it is my apartment, but you didn't know that when you brought Loyal Alex to live in it.”"He wasn't living in it, he was just sleeping over, besides you drove him out, didn't you?""He left on his cause.”"Stop talking trash in love tones and go open your goddamn door.”The knock was heard again, five knocks this time."Lauren, we were at three before, now it is gone up to five, go see who's at the door.”"I don't want to.”"Why not?""What if it's Matt at the door?""Of course, it's Matt at the door, who else would it be.”