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Chapter 17: A Happy Accident

Luci’s POV:

When I woke up, everything hurt. I wasn’t sure which was worse; the ache that stung my scorched throat after being sick, or the soreness all over my body that came from sleeping on the bathroom tile.

I opened my eyes to darkness and got up slowly in the unlit apartment. My hands felt the wall until I found the switch and flicked it on.

My eyes squinted at the sudden light and took a moment to adjust. I grabbed for the toothpaste and my brush to get the acrid taste out of my mouth.

I got the bleach wipes from beneath the counter and cleaned any stray mess that I made. Luckily, I made it to the toilet before I puked all over the house, so there wasn’t much to clean.

After I took everything to the trash, I turned the knob for the hot water and set in the bath stopper. Steam stuck to the mirror after only a few seconds as I set my water heater higher than a human was probably used to.