"Gab, you know I value my promise very much so I can't promise you what you want," Stephanie said smiling.
"But...,"
"Gab, don't worry no matter how much wine I drink I will never die from it. My life is not mine so I won't die easily," Stephanie said painfully. Seeing her friend this way makes Gabrielle's heart hurt badly.
"How is your life not yours?" Gabrielle asked anxiously. "If you do not own your life then who does?" Gabrielle added when Stephanie did not speak.
"Gab, I found out that my life was being manipulated before I was even given birth to? Do you know what hurts me most?" Stephanie said gulping down the wine in the glass.
"What?" Gabrielle asked paying attention to what she was about to say.
