Chapter 24: Wretched

Athena didn’t know what to do when she walked in on Gianna drinking.

She had woken up to use the restroom, and then had gotten thirsty.

On her way to the kitchen just now, she had found Gianna drinking heavily, like her life depended on it.

From the speed and haphazard way Gianna drank, Athena could tell that her friend had downed more than eight glasses.

She sighed, and rested her head on the door post, still watching her friend. What could she do?

She had seen Gianna in this condition only twice.

The first was three years ago, when her parents died in a car crash.

Athena had drank with her, they had drank till they passed out.

That had been understandable.

The second time was on the night she had introduced her to the children’s godfather, Zane, almost two years ago.

That hadn’t been understandable, and neither was this one.

What was the history between them?

Athena didn’t know, but she believed it was too dark—Gianna drank heavily whenever there was a chance meeting with Zane.

Athena also knew she should investigate the matter, but her best friend would go crazy with anger if she ever found out about the investigation.

Athena had found out how angry Gianna could get, when she had tried investigating the accident of the latter’s parents’ and their death.

Athena hadn’t believed it was a mere accident. Gianna had believed it was.

Since then, she steered away from Gianna’s private matters, only doing something if her friend asked for it.

This matter with Zane was such a matter, so she couldn’t investigate it—even though she really wanted to, even though she wanted to understand why her friend became miserable after every meeting with Zane.

Once, she had forbidden Zane from coming, and had almost stripped the latter from being her children’s godfather, but Gianna hadn’t let it either.

Athena was beyond confused and tired.

When Gianna stretched her hand down, and grabbed another bottle, Athena detached her head from the doorpost, and stepped into the sitting room proper.

she saw three empty

holding was the fifth

fourth bottle was empty, but

hurried over to her friend,

doing, Gianna?! What’s the meaning of this? What would you have done if Kate or Nate

Gianna was far too gone. "Let me be, Athena! Those daredevils are

head. That wasn’t enough. Her children were

being their godmother... Having heard

Gianna reach for the bottle for the second

She had to

latter to

underwear, and led her under the shower. Then she shifted away, and turned the shower

friend to run out, or make a noise, any form of it at all, but Gianna

This made Athena anxious.

resolved to ask Zane today,

Her friend looked like an empty shell! Damn

to night had been

head. She couldn’t

waited for a while, for the alcohol to

she left Gianna in the bathroom to get some clothes from

on the bathroom floor, with her legs positioned at ninety degrees to the

stopped at the wretched sight; her heart turning over the next second, when she heard

Did

on the wayside later, and hurried

to herself and led her out of the bathroom, before throwing

her a nightdress, and led her

until the tears subsided. And when that was achieved, she rushed to the kitchen to make two cups of hot chocolate for the

past tense

back, Gianna was

she was ready to

Gianna? You know you can

concern. Or rather I don’t want it to be yours yet. Can

hand tightened on her cup; she hated this part

Gianna could be stiff-necked when she chose to

you say so." Athena finally muttered,

Gianna sighed. "Thank you."

a sip of

three sips of the hot chocolate. She

cocked her head to the side in thought. She chuckled when

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