Risorgimento

17: good thing she called me

Aleli sits up from the bed she was on. It felt as if the bed was moving. making her groan and look beside her. She widened her eyes when she saw that she wasn't at all inside her house. The place looked different. By the looks of it, she was in a hotel. Aleli looked down to check if she was wearing anything, oh thank God, she thought as she saw clothes on herself. Although it wasn't hers. She then got off the bed and slowly massaged her temples, she doesn't feel the same when her crystals aren't with her. There was a bright speck of light that caught her attention, it was the reflection of the gem on her gown that was neatly spread on the chair. Aleli opened the curtains and flinched when she saw the sun shining brightly, it was probably noon since when she looked down, she saw a lot of people going around the streets and cars all in a rush.

"Good morning," she heard someone say. Aleli turned and pulled down the shirt a bit further to her mid thigh. It was Luke, he was wearing his jeans and socks. The shirt that she was wearing belonged to him.

"Good morning to you too," she smiled and walked towards him who opened his arms widely and gave her a tight hug. "I've got a headache."

"Of course you do, you drank a lot last night," he said and kissed the top of her head. "Go drink your aspirin, the room service will be here any minute. I ordered us some breakfast before we head out."

"Tell me why I'm not in my gown anymore?" she said and let go of the hug, "also," she pointed and drank the medicine washing it down her throat with the glass of water that was on the table too. "How did you know I drank too much? You weren't at the party."

"Surprisingly, Agatha called me," he sighed and looked up at his girlfriend after he sat down on the bed. "I'm surprised that she has my number too."

"I think I gave it to her," she said and thought. "Yeah I did, just in case something happens to me; for example, getting drunk."

"Good thing she did call me," he said and laughs, "If you just knew what you did."

"What did I do?" she asks and he starts telling the story.

"I told you, it's fine," Agatha said to Callahan who was wiping the red stain off of her dress. He accidentally spilled his wine on her dress when he took his table napkin.

"No it's not, it's your new dress," he said and she laughed making him look up at her.

"You're cute when you're panicking," she said and he smiled.

"I'm assuming you'll think of circumstances to make me panic from now on," he said and she shrugs. He looked over her shoulder and saw that a lot of guests have already gone home. Aleli was finished singing a while ago, the DJ was now just playing soft music as the newly weds danced together and Aleli drink a lot of shots and beer from the bar area.

"Umm, Aleli drinks a lot?" Callahan mentioned and pointed at Aleli who was now having a hard time to walk. She took off her shoes and went barefoot now, sighing in relief with a smile plastered on her face and a bottle of beer on her left hand. She walked towards the couple and spoke to them.

"I-I think it's not a good idea for Aleli to talk to them," Agatha said and stood up to walk towards her, she was then followed by Callahan.

"Ichiro cried because of you two," she laughs as she looked at Elnore. "He loves you so much that he thought he could stand you two together during your wedding which he didn't, again, because he cried. What a baby, actually."

"Come on, Aleli. I think we should get you home," Agatha said and held Aleli's arms which made Aleli turn and hug Agatha. 

"Wow, you smell nice. For a girl who lives inside such a cluttered and dirty house, you smell nice," she laughed "I thought you'd smell like garbage."