Speed Limit

{ Elliot }

I throw up hugging the toilet until I have nothing left inside of me. Somehow, I manage to get up and make it to the shower.

I stand under the freezing water for a while without making a move. I don't know what's wrong with me, I can't feel the right side of my body at all, I have a split lip and a purple cheekbone.

While I'm touching it, a flashback comes to me.

Last night, Luc was kissing Marea right in front of Xavier, both of them half naked. To my left, Mercedes and the mute were doing a strange dance, if you could call it that. To my right, Xavier was crying. And in the corner next to the bar, Angelique was at the karaoke, rapping.

I grabbed Marea by the shoulders and pulled her off Luc's lap being surprisingly gentle to her, then I punched Luc right in the eye, in the name of Xavier. Luc got up yelling something and of course he punched me back.

"Elliot, are you in here?" Angelique asks from outside, knocking on the door. I say yes without moving and she comes in