Chapter Twenty one

　　The last thing Eric remembered before they fell asleep was him wrapping his arms around Annie’s waist and Annie snuggling closer to him.

　　He woke up when he felt her untangling herself from him. She didn’t do it gently but with force and ran into his bathroom and what followed was the sound of Annie puking her guts out.

　　He got down from the bed and went to check on her. He saw her kneeling in front of the toilet, her face in the toilet bowl.

　　He took a few steps to where she was, kneeled by her side and caressed her back, whispering soothing words in her ear.

　　When she was done, he cleaned her up and made her seat on the bathtub. By this time, Annie’s shirt was wet as a result of the water that splashed on it so Eric went to get another one for her.

　　He crouched to Annie’s height and kissed her forehead. He knew she was very weak, he could tell from the way she was staring at nothing in particular.