A Dead World.. • G. Rhee

Chapter Fourteen

(Empty Generators)

I immediately remembered what had happened last night as I woke up naked, covered in nothing but a white sheet.

I got up, quickly got changed and left that room ASAP, not wanting to be there when Glenn woke up.

What the fuck had we done?

Now when he gets up it'll be awkward and our friendship will be completely ruined. That's it I'm never drinking again. Not if I make these kinds of decisions when I'm drunk. No I'd rather just stay away from alcohol thank you very much.

But what the hell and I supposed to do? Glenn will get up and he'll either ignore the fact that it happened, or he'll want to talk about it and im not so sure I want either of those.

I got back into the room I had started last night in and decided to take another shower. Taking full advantage of having hot water. God knows when the next time we'll be able to have hot showers again will be.

I get out the shower but refuse to leave my room until I hear multiple pairs of feet walk past my door and continue down the hall, signalling that at least some of our group were awake.

I quietly make my way down the hall, but I don't even make it 10 steps past my room before I hear someone call my name from behind me.

"Hailie. Hey, wait up." I turn around and I'm thankfully met with Rick not Glenn.

"Hey. What's up?" I squint my eyes at the lights that are illuminating the hallway and burning my eyes at the same time.

"You as hungover as I am?" He laughs as he catches up with me. "Worse." I cover my eyes with my hand attempting to block out some of the light. Rick just laughs at me.

But his laughter is quick to end as his face turns serious and he stops walking, making me turn around to meet his gaze.

"You didn't tell anyone about what I told you last night. Did you?" I look at him confused for a second before the conversation we had the previous night came spiralling back to me. "No. No I didn't tell anyone, Rick. But I do think you should tell the others at some point." And I continue walking. Rick walks up beside me. "Yeah, I will. Just not now. Got enough on our plates already." I nod in understanding. "Okay. But I am not taking the fall for this if somebody finds out."
"I understand."
"Good. Now let's see if the rest of 'em are hungover just the same." He pats my shoulder and we walk into the eating area.

And I immediately want to go back to my bed as I spot Glenn sitting at the table with his head in his hands. I decided earlier that I was just going to pretend that nothing happened.

"Are you two hungover? Mom said you'd be." Carl asks as I take a seat across the table from him.

"Mom is right." Rick answers and I nod, putting my hands on my temples from the noise of everyone talking, and the bright lights situated above me. God even just the smell of the eggs 'T' was making made me want to puke.

"Eggs powdered but—but I do 'em good." Glenn just groans in response. "I bet you can't tell." T'dog goes right into Glenn's ear to make his voice louder.

T puts some eggs on my plate and I immediately gag, I lean over the table and scrape the eggs off my plate and onto Carls. "What don't like eggs?" Rick asks after Shane had walked in, I make a face and shake my head. Shane leans over my shoulder with his plate of eggs in his hand, "so you're not gonna want any of these then?" He shoves his plate in my face and I gag and turn my head to the other side as everyone laughs and Shane takes his seat next to me.

"You're a dick." Shane nods. "I know."

Rick hands me the bottle of aspirin that Jenner had so graciously provided. "Figure you need these just as much as I do." I take the bottle from his hands. "You would be correct." I go to open the bottle but I'm that dizzy from last night I can't get it. Shane takes the bottle from me and opens it before handing it back to me. "Thanks."