I wasn’t in the right headspace
When I finally came to it, I was in another frat boys’ room, this time laying on their bed. However, now Rochelle is right beside me, holding my hand. The room was almost pitch black, but I could still see her, Adam, Lorene, and a college boy that looked familiar.
It was the guy from earlier, the one that was with Rochelle. He smiles forcedly at me, almost in pity. When Adam notices that I’m up, he rushes over to me, with both joy and sadness. He’s been crying, he’s wiping tears off his cheeks now.
“Alex.” Was all he could say to me.
I was able to make up a smile, not assuring him that I was okay, but letting him know I was happy to see him.
The room went quiet again, I felt like everyone was staring at me, even though they were. It took me a while to m
