Page 4 of Tantalizing Kings

Chapter 2

Sadie

Ijolt up in the bed, my hand slapping over my mouth. Panic rises in me as I scramble to get out of bed. I take off, running out of my room and across the hall to the bathroom.

Thankfully, I make it to the toilet before heaving up everything from last night.

“Sadie, honey, are you okay?” my mom asks, sounding close behind me. I didn’t have time to shut the door, and now she has to see me hungover as hell, puking my guts up.

“No,” I groan as I get sick again. She sighs and walks over to the bathroom sink. She waits until I’m done and flushes the toilet before handing me a wet cloth and a cup of water. “Thanks.”

“Are you sick? Did you eat something bad?”

“No.” I close my eyes and lean back against the wall closest to me as I place the cold cloth over my face.

“Are you pregnant?” she asks slowly.

“What?” I sputter, pulling the cloth off my face and glaring at her. “No, Mom, I’m not pregnant. We use condoms.”

“Condoms can break, you know.” She raises a brow as she leans back against the door.

“I’m not pregnant, okay? Me and Raymond hardly had sex, anyway.” I wouldn’t be surprised if that's why he felt the need to cheat on me. Not getting any from me, so he went somewhere else to get it.Fucking asshole.

“Then why are you getting sick right now?”

I groan, knowing she’s not going to be too happy with me. “I went to the end of the summer party.”

“Really?” Her brows jump. “You never go to parties.”

“I know. But I thought, why not, life is short and all that. Turns out I should have just stayed home.”

“What happened?” Her face contorts with concern.

“I caught Raymond with another girl.” I feel another wave of nausea hit me as I think about it.

“Oh, honey.” She crouches down, putting her hand on my knee.

“I’m okay. I don’t want to be with someone who will cheat on me, so I broke up with him.”

“Good! I never liked him.” She shakes her head. “He’s so full of himself.”

“Yeah.” I use the cloth to wet my face. “So, I kind of got caught up in the moment and got drunk with my friends.”

“You're nineteen, going to University. I can’t tell you what to do. But please be safe. I don’t want anything to happen to you.”

“I will.” I give her a small smile. “I’m sorry.”

“Come on, let’s get you back to bed. School starts tomorrow, and you don’t want to feel like shit on your first day.”

I snort a laugh at her choice of words and let her help me to my feet.

For the rest of the day, I lay in bed and scroll on my phone. I change my relationship status to single, which caused the comment section to blow up with more questions than I care to answer.

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