DEREK:
“How did you get that much cut on your body? You look horrendous.” From behind me comes Rafael’s annoying voice reminding me of how much I had to go through just to get back to the pack.
“If you’re going to talk about the state of my body, at least use a simpler term. Why do you have to go for the big word to make it seem like it’s that bad?” is my response as I keep walking with no intention to stop.
“Because it is!” he says, his voice raised a little high. “I mean, take a look at your body. Yes, you’ve got clothes on now, thanks to me, but a little while back you were a disaster. And do I need to remind you about the state I met you? You were down on the ground, drained of every form of energy like you had just finished a long bout of hardcore s*x. And yet you don’t want me to
