Together Apart | ✓

|Chapter VIII|

One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life: That word is love

Chapter 8: Do I look like a druggie to you?

I grabbed another slice of pizza and leaned back comfortably on Reece's bed.

My eyes wondered around the familiar room I've been accustomed for the last couple of months. It was about the same size of my room just without the en suite. There were colours in every corner of the room but they complemented each other perfectly.

I focused my attention back on the screen. We were watching a movie on Reece's flat screen TV. We were half watching and half talking to each other. It didn't matter as I've watched the movie too many times to count.

"You should've f*cking checked on him." Vee yelled at the TV and threw some popcorn at it. "Haven't you heard of holding a conversation while you're floating in the ocean?" She tsked and sat back with a pissed look.

"Shh! Here comes the part." Reece said before she started to recite the words the actress on was saying. "I'll never let go. I promise."

I rolled my eyes. This part was too unrealistic for me. Vee was right, why didn't she hold a conversation with him? He could've still been alive and they would have lived happily ever after. Unfortunately, life wasn't always filled with happy endings.

"Promises are meant to be broken, deal with it. You only knew the guy for a week. One week and he's dead. It's all your fault, Rose!" At this point she was now crying.

"Oh no, she's crying again." Reece groaned and pulled her head back. "Renée, can you pass her the tissues."

This was the third time tonight I was getting tissues because she had a breakdown. She had a problem that needed to be taken care of.

I stood up abandoning my pizza that was begging me to stay. The warm fluffy carpet beneath my feet as I grabbed the box of tissues that sat on Reece's desk.

"Catch." I threw the box to her which landed in the empty spot beside her.

"You need to keep your sh*t together." Reece said to her staring at the TV. "This is why you're still single."

"Oh, I'm sorry that I have feelings and I'm not heartless like you are." She sniffed using a tissue to wipe away the few tears.

"Are you hearing yourself right now? You're literally crying over Leonardo DiCaprio who, may I remind you, is too old for you that he could be your father." I giggled the erupted in laughter.

"Okay, Renée. Chill, it wasn't even that funny." I stopped laughing then continued once again.

"Did you put something in her drink?" Vee asked Reece who gave her a deadpanned look. I don't even know why I was laughing, it really wasn't that funny.

"Do I look like a druggie to you?" I finally calmed down and got back up to retrieve my pizza.

"I've never met a druggie—that's right, she had some coffee earlier." That explained it. I struggled to stay up late without having some kind of energy booster. Although, it was best that I didn't have coffee or I ended up looking insane.

"I didn't even finish the cup. I wonder how I would be drunk." I've never even had a sip of alcohol but I'm sure I would be out just from three sips. I was waiting for that moment to wake up and say, "hey, let's get wasted tonight".

"You'd be the funniest—thanks a lot guys, you made me miss the wedding." She mumbled something under breath before getting up to change the movie.