I Refuse this Late
Although I hadn't eaten for days and there was nothing I could vomit, the pungent acid scent sent Stella scrambling for a tissue to stuff her nostrils, while snapping at me in disgust, "What are you doing?!"
But I kept retching as I couldn't hear a thing, and only stopped when I no longer felt sick.
Stella said nothing and kept glaring coolly at me, and I knew well enough to tell that she was on the verge of an outburst.
While I usually would play dumb and ignore that, I didn't do so this time—just as I knew fully well I had no right to fight back, just as I was too enfeebled.
Keeping my head down as my fingers dug into the front seat, I said, "I'm sorry… I can walk on my own—I'm really sorr