Playing the Game

Chapter 17: Good Morning!!

Chapter 17

I woke up with out any covers on me and the side of my face pressed against a mattress.

With a groan, I tried to push myself and figure out where I was, but I only fell back down against the bed with a splitting headache.

"Shit." I whispered, my voice croaking.

I felt my stomach churn, but it quickly disappeared and faded into just a dull pain.

I was right.

I don't puke.

I rolled over onto my back, reaching up to hold the sides of my head in attempt to stop the room from spinning.

And then the realization flooded in and I realized where I was.

Elizabeth's room.

I glanced over to the bed next to me where there was a visible indent where she slept.

And I was all the way over here.

Dammit, Drunk Charlie. You suck at making moves.

With another deep breath, I pushed myself into a seated position and held my head again.

"Okay." I whispered to myself, assessing the damage.

I was still wearing my clothes.

I smelled like beer.

My head was still spinning but that's alright, it would fade soon. I'm good at drinking. I won't be that hungover.

My shoes were neatly placed by the door and I couldn't help but notice that everything else in this room was impeccable except for the extremely messy bed clothes that had somehow fallen onto the floor.

I started to get light headed again so I flopped back down on the bed, pressing my face into the mattress with a groan.

My stomach churned again when I realized that it smelled like Elizabeth, like strawberries in a field.

And holy shit this is where she sleeps.

Thank God for the alcohol wreaking havoc on my body or my lower half would be wide awake and ready to go right now.

A phone dinged, the loudest noise I'd ever experienced, and I frantically reached for it to silence it.

It was Elizabeth's phone and had about a hundred notifications on it.

I squinted my eyes to see the screen and curiosity got the best of me as I scrolled through her notifications.

She had multiple texts from random people that I didn't know but a few from her brother.

*Tommy: I shot down the shit they were saying at Matty's tonight*

*Tommy: But Karen's still spouting shit that she's better than you*

*Tommy: Nobody's gonna believe Henry's side of the break up anymore, Karen's the jackpot when it comes to one night stands*

*Tommy: Forget I said that she's totally worthless :/*

And then a ton of instagram notifications of 'you were tagged in a post' or 'so-and-so commented on a post you're tagged in'.

But then a few were comments on her post:

*Karen_Henderson: LMAO no wonder he dumped your ass LOOK at those things*

*LolaKerr: @Karen_Henderson step down bitch you're just jealous because she can kick you to fucking California with those babies*