Sleeping With Five Other Guys

rminally ill, and we have to take care of her. Your mother is getting critic

nding around 10 pm to check on her mother's condition. Noelle expected to hear about the bills. She

us, and buy soap to get

free," her hoarse voice was hopeful. She didn't even have a penny to buy

mother is still critical, and we have to monitor her as best as we could," the nurse explained. Noell

er pain was like. Noe

artment about it. I know how hard it is to maintain and search for part-tim

d then. The nurse smiled sadly, "Your mother is a strong fighter, Ms. Iris. You should do so, too. I can only

is the ultimate teller of fate. If everybody lost a grasp from the money, they're out of life. Noell

tended to be positive each second, but it wasn't what happened. Noelle sighed deeply, felt the ache of he

lowed into. Noelle wanted to throw up, rest on bed, and deal with all the problems in her dream

stars. Noelle was grateful her mother was still alive, b

ad for the day and took off. Heading down the convenience store, No

glass, and they offered her one. Sitting down on a bench outside the store, a tear fell from her eye. Noel

nsation inside her throat was good. Noelle felt in peace rushing the shots in her mo

gue, pushed the seat back, and was about to stand up when her vision rotated. Noelle caught off-guard, h

r by the waist, and swung her away from the table's edge. Noelle didn't know who it was, but

sed to see her b

oelle. Her breath reeked of alcohol. Observing the table and

his muffled voice. She wanted to form the words, but her body was deteriorating. Noelle

Her alcohol intol

sured that it's alright. He was close to laughing, but he had to control it. This innocent

you, poor woman?" Blake

.

e comforter towards her head. Noelle lay in her side, raised her legs to the pillow, and tried

her head, sat upright, and

e, relaxing her headache. Noelle sighed, opened her eyes slowly, and the first ob

Looking around the room, Noelle's jaw dropped right away. It isn't her house nor even

e is

held it, and placed it courteously back to the spot. Noelle's heart was racing, and her body wa

man's room? Noe

lle was too stunned to speak when she noticed it wasn't hers. She sniffed it in, and her body

of the place. She turned to the drawers, and opened them one-by-one, but Noelle didn't

She tried to remember what happened last night, but her memory was blurred. Noelle knuckled

ked in her hair similar to a bird's nest behind her ear. Puffing her cheeks, she mumble

le rose in midair, a gesture of knocking, but he was unable to do it. Blake raised his eyebrows, staring at Noelle's almond eye

th, squirming, sque

knot myself to a one-nig