Addison stirred in her bed, the shrill ringing of her phone cutting through the silence of the night. Groggily, she reached for her phone, squinting at the bright screen as she answered the call from the unknown number.
"Hello?" Addison mumbled, her voice thick with sleep.
"Addison! Is that you?" came a slurred voice on the other end of the line.
Addison's eyes widened in surprise as she recognized the voice. "Arki? Is that you? What's going on?"
There was a burst of laughter on the other end of the line, followed by the sound of clinking glasses and raucous chatter. "Addison, darling! You won't believe where I am right now!" Arki exclaimed, his words coming out in a jumble.
Concern flickered in Addison's chest as she listened to the unmistakable signs of drunkenness in Arki's voice.
