āI donāt need your help.ā
Alice rolled her eyes as Marlene stumbled away from her, her words slurred together. "Right, sure, I know you're used to getting yourself home when you're pissed drunk, but Rosmerta called me to come and get you, so I couldn't very well leave you."
Alice had gotten the gist of why her friend had sought refuge in the bottle from Ivy, who had heard enough to put it together. "Meadowes" "bitch" "she wrecked us, not me" "I'll show her disaster". Alice had known full well that Dorcas was going to do this, and as much as it hurt to see Marlene in this state, she knew that she had to keep quiet. It had been Dorcas' decision to do this in order to keep Marlene safe, and Alice could understand that. She wouldn't jeopardize that, even if Moody wouldn't kill her for it.
"Come on, love, you can come home with me. I'll kick Frank out of bed and hold back your hair whenever you need to bring this all up." She knew that it would be a long night, and an even longer morning when Marlene's soberness returned, but Alice would be there through it all, for as long as Marlene needed her. And between her, Lily, and Mary, they might just be able to patch Marlene up enough to keep her moving forward.
Send my muse lies about people they care for.
āĀ youĀ needĀ toĀ rest.Ā ā
āĀ haveĀ youĀ eatenĀ todayĀ ?Ā ā
āĀ iĀ madeĀ youĀ someĀ teaĀ andĀ soup.Ā ā
āĀ iāmĀ fine,Ā itāsĀ nothing.Ā really.Ā ā
āĀ listen,Ā youĀ needĀ toĀ layĀ down.Ā ā
āĀ pleaseĀ listenĀ toĀ me.Ā ā
āĀ doĀ iĀ needĀ toĀ forceĀ youĀ toĀ theĀ doctorsĀ ?Ā ā
āĀ iĀ hateĀ chickenĀ soup.Ā ā
āĀ iĀ canātĀ justĀ layĀ aboutĀ inĀ bedĀ allĀ dayĀ !Ā ā
āĀ itĀ hardlyĀ hurtsĀ anymore,Ā honestly.Ā Ā
āĀ youāreĀ burningĀ upĀ !Ā ā
āĀ layĀ backĀ downĀ rightĀ now.Ā ā
āĀ iĀ haveĀ thingsĀ toĀ doĀ todayĀ !Ā ā
āĀ iāmĀ justĀ dehydrated,Ā thatāsĀ all.Ā ā
āĀ iĀ willĀ lockĀ youĀ inĀ yourĀ roomĀ ifĀ youĀ donātĀ stayĀ inĀ bed.Ā ā
āĀ letĀ meĀ takeĀ careĀ ofĀ you.Ā ā
āĀ youĀ donātĀ haveĀ toĀ doĀ everythingĀ yourself.Ā ā
āĀ iĀ donātĀ needĀ yourĀ help.Ā ā
āĀ iĀ ranĀ youĀ aĀ bath.Ā ā
āĀ tellĀ meĀ howĀ toĀ helpĀ you.Ā ā
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