Chapter 77

Elsie woke up with a pounding headache. A shower helped a little, but her head was still spinning. Just as she was getting dressed, her phone buzzed — it was Sophia. Sophia and Olivia had partied too hard last night. The two crashed together and Olivia sounded half-asleep on the phone, yawning nonstop. "When did you leave last night?" "No idea," Elsie replied, rubbing her temples. That small bottle of liquor had really packed a punch. "You guys didn’t take me back?" "Nope," Sophia said. "We were both out cold. Woke up at Lucas’s place this morning." "Yeah, and we ended up sleeping like sardines on the floor!" Olivia grumbled. "That idiot couldn’t even toss a blanket our way — I was this close to getting a cold." "Then it was probably Lucas who took you home," Sophia added with a snicker. "He’s chasing after me, remember? And still playing favorites. He’s got zero chance with me at this rate." "Maybe I passed out earlier than you guys," Elsie guessed. Lucas could hold his liquor — he mi