#Chapter208
He walks back to me carrying both of them as ice clinks merrily in the liquid. I just watch him silently, feeling out of my head somehow; An alternate reality where Alexi is my friend and caregiver and I forget how much I despise him. A reality where I need his company to help me feel okay.
‘Here. Best thing for you right now.’ He hands me a glass and sits beside me, dropping an arm behind me along the couch to cage me in, even though he doesn’t physically touch me, and without hesitation I fall in against his side and rest my head on his shoulder sighing heavily, sinking in and letting myself fall weightless. I sip on the warm liquid he gave to me, burning my throat as it goes down, yet it’s soothing in a way, warming my insides and just stare ahead at the flat TV screen even though it’s not on. My head instantly swimming so that I feel dizzy.
