章節 18: Chapter 18: Desperation

Alessa frantically rapped on Janie's bedroom door. "Janie, are you in there?"

"Yeah, yeah, one sec!" Janie called from inside with a hint of irritation. She opened the door with her hair in a towel, one hand holding her bathrobe closed. She caught the look on Alessa's face and her expression dropped. "What's wrong?"

Alessa pushed past Janie and sat down hard on the bed. She leaned forward with her elbows on her knees and her head in her hands, sniffling, her long hair falling in front of her face. She tried to breathe deeply through her nose but only succeeded in clogging it further.

Janie closed the door behind her and stared at Alessa's hunched form with concern. She tied the belt of her bathrobe and pulled her desk chair around to face her friend. She sat down directly in front of Alessa and placed her hands on Alessa's knees, mirroring her position in sympathy.

"Less, tell me what happened. You're scaring me."