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"No. I'm not staying here with you without Laurie."
Laurie's head snapped due to January's stern tone of voice to what Atlas wanted. Even Atlas himself was taken aback. It was clear that he never expected January to react that harshly to him.
The only reason why Laurie kept her mouth tightly shut was that despite January's harsh tone, she looked so sad. She was wondering if this was a reaction to drugs, or whether she was able to express her deepest feelings through the effect of drugs.
An awkward silence engulfed the room. Laurie took a deep breath but released it ever so slowly as though she didn't want to break the silence between the three of them.
January was staring at her hands and the corner of her eyes was glistening with tears that she was trying to keep from streaming her cheeks.
When the silence became suffocating, Atlas leaned towards January and in a quiet voice, asked, "Babe, tell me what you want."
