James and I sat on that bathroom floor, with James’ arm around my shoulder, as he let me cry it out. I cried for Sarah as much as I cried for myself. It took a while for me to compose my emotions again, but once I had, I felt better, and I splashed cold water on my face.
James looked at me and nodded his head. This was what he had hoped for, that I would break down and cry, and let it all out. “Good, now let’s get a drink.”
We could drink more than the average human, because our body heat burned the alcohol from our systems much faster. We could get drunk, but we didn’t stay drunk for too long. How much and how fast you drank also played a role, but we could easily drink five times what our friends could.
At 1 AM, I dropped James off at home and promised him that I was going home as wel
