Dinosaur King: Out of time and space

Chapter 19 Dying flower

August 30th

She was in her apartment almost all alone, locked inside by her own. Her only company was her sister's pet, the only one who could understand her.

No one has seen her for weeks.

Her closest friend Kyra decided to help her. She was worried as always. She came to the door of Reese's apartment, she unlocked it.

What she saw inside didn't calm her down.

Reese was sitting on the floor with a green scarf around her neck, empty bottles lying around her. She was drunk. "Kyra!" she called when she noticed her. Kyra closed the door. "Yo... Yo so cute!" "You can't be serious," Kyra thought, "she's totally drunk."

She didn't believe that she sees her like that. "Are you crazy? How much did you drink?" she asked. "Today?" Reese wondered with childish voice. Kyra nodded. "Dunno... Dunno what I drunk during the last hour."

"Don't worry, I'll take care of you," Kyra assured her. She took all the bottles with anything inside. She poured them into the sink. "NOoo~ Not the alcohol!" Reese cried, tears streaming down her face. She wanted to stop her, but she wasn't able to stand up. Kyra sat on her knees to her. They looked at each other for a while, then Reese came closer.

Their lips touched. Kyra didn't know what to do, she waited for that moment for a long time. It wasn't like she imagined. Because of the taste of alcohol she couldn't actually enjoy it. She didn't move. When the kisses became deeper and Reese started to unzip Kyra's jacket, Kyra pulled herself from her. "No... I can't! Not now, when you're like this..."

"C'mon, Kyra..." "Snap out of this, this isn't you! Why would you even started to drink?"

"Because I am a little bitch!" Reese yelled, "hurt... I hurt so many people and especially her. I'm the worst thing that anybody could ever meet. I'm a cow and I hate myself for everything I've done. If I wasn't there she'd be alive. I've had a chance to save her."

"Ree... This is what alcohol says and is, not you. This isn't the Reese I fell in love with." "Kyra, I feel like I'm losing my mind..." Reese murmured, the tone of her voice changed. "Blame it on the alcohol," Kyra said. "What else did I expect from you than song name reference?" Reese asked, "it isn't alcohol's fault. I hear her voice, I can't sleep, it drives me crazy. I feel like everything reminds me of her, of my mistakes."

„You aren't crazy! I know this feeling. The memory of him and that day has followed me, I've lost my mind, Ree. And I won't allow that to happen to you. I am here with you. I'll be there for you," Kyra sang and took Reese's hands. "Please, no more song references, even though I love that song. Maybe we should sing..." A drunk smiled appeared again.

Reese passed out on the floor

"Don't worry, I'll take care of you."

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Next day, morning

She finally woke up, lying in her bed. Her hair was so messy. The last thing she remembered was the song Kyra referred to. Kyra? Wait, how did she get there? Was she there the whole time and how long was that time?

"Ouch... My head..."

She sat up.

"What hap... What happened?"

"You're awake..." Kyra came to the bedroom.

"Yeah... I'm awake, I'm alive..." "How do you feel?" Kyra asked.

"Bad... I think I'm going to..." She stood up and ran to the bathroom. Kyra was just standing there. Then, she went to the bathroom's door.

"Okay?" "What do you think?" Reese asked Kyra saw her sitting on her knees, her head in the toilet. "I made you a coffee. You'll feel better after a while. Why would you...?" "Didn't you listen to me yesterday? I'm a bitch... I've fucked up not only my life but everyone else's..." "What do you remember?" "I'm not sure... What happened?"