Hungover

Hungover
2019
Sydney, NSW, Australia
::So ... how do you feel?::
::I spend half the day throwing up and the other half sleeping. I hate it. You should be here suffering with me.::
::I'll let Chuck hit me tomorrow to make up for it.::
::That isn't nearly enough suffering.::
::He hits harder than any teenager should.::
::Like how you broke Ashwin's nose when you were fourteen?::
::Harder. A lot harder.::
::It's still not enough.::
::I still have bruises from the last time!::
::Talk to me when you have a month-long hangover. And my mother moves into your quarters.::
::Your mother's moved in? Where does she sleep?::
::Your mother. She's claimed the sofa and lets me know every morning what a trial it is.::
::Oh god. I'm sorry. I'll talk to her. She did this to Marjolein, too.::
::How did she get rid of her?::
::Niko carried her out and they locked the door until the baby was born.::
::Should I talk to him, too?::
::Ask Maarten. He owes me. And Niko put his back out last year, remember?::
::You owe me for this. You'll always owe me for this.::
::I know, sweetie.::
::I love you, but if you're not here when she's born, I'm divorcing you and never speaking to you again.::
::She?::
::I have a feeling.::
::You've picked a name.::
::She'll be Anniek.::
::Anniek's beautiful! And I'll be there if I have to steal the Jaeger and walk home.::
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