3.4 Beloved's Punishment

Cass woke up an hour after going to bed. Someone was banging on his front door incessantly. He stood up and walked down the stairs.

He rubbed his eyes and opened the door. Cass looked at a drunk Bastian with a frown. He pulled him in and closed the door. Cass sat him on the couch and picked up the beer he had in his hand.

He opened the fridge and withdrew a bottle of water. Cass picked out a pill from Silas and put it inside. He shook the bottle while walking to Bastian.

Cass gave him the bottle and ordered:

"Drink all of it."

Bastian took it and drank. When the bottle was empty, he lay his head on the backrest of the couch. Cass caressed his head and asked:

"What's wrong?"

Bastian murmured:

"I can't sleep."

He can't sleep alone, and Astra is out of the planet. She left this morning to shop, and she'll only be back for Modeling Atom.

Cass asked:

"How long have you been feeling that way?"

"What way?"