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Elizabeth Jensen woke up the next morning, hoping the events from the night before were only a dream. She got up from her bed and went into her brother's bedroom. She saw Justin Foley sitting on Clay's bed next to a pile of throw up. Sherri Holland and Clay were standing in front of him, scolding him. "I walked in at an awkward time." Elizabeth spoke softly as she wiped her eyes. "Morning, guys. Hey, Sherri."
Sherri nodded in return."I'm staying here to take care of Justin, if you want to join me." She smiled, moving closer to Elizabeth.
"What do you mean 'take care of Justin'?" Elizabeth scoffed as she looked over at Justin. "He's fucking fine."
"Yeah, see. I'm fucking fine." Justin shrugged.
"He's a heroine addict." Clay spat at his sister. "And, he just threw up on my bed."
Elizabeth looked over at Justin, who was pleading with his eyes for her to stay with him. She could not say no to him. "Okay. I'll stay." The girl sighed. "But only to help Sherri."
Clay eventually left to go to school, and Elizabeth watched as Sherri tried to help detox Justin. For the most part, it was working, but he continued to whine. Justin would even whisper in Elizabeth's ear, asking for her to buy him more heroine. She would say no, of course. She hated to see him like this. It destroyed her. And, it made her feel even worse that if he knew what was in the room next to them, he would think she was a hypocrite.
Elizabeth tried to keep her distance from him, so she sat on Clays bed, after it was cleaned, while he sat on the ground next to a trash can. Sherri left the room to go to the bathroom, leaving Justin and Elizabeth alone. He looked up at her. "Hey, thanks for letting me stay."
"Well, you've gone through hell." Elizabeth sighed as she watched him move closer to her. "But, people will be glad to see you. Everyone's been missing. you."
Justin scoffed, rolling his eyes. "I doubt that."
"Zach missed you a lot."
"Zach? Since when do you talk to Zach?"
"Since you disappeared." Elizabeth looked down at her hands. "We both needed someone, so we confided in each other. We got really close over the last five months."
"Ah." Justin nodded, staring at the wall. "Are you two.."
Elizabeth's eyes widened as she let out a laugh. "Nope." She stated, biting the inside of her cheek. "We are just friends."
"Good." Justin glanced up at Elizabeth. "How have you been?"
"Pretty shitty, actually." Elizabeth chuckled. "Life has been a little bit of a mess."
