things had been hard lately, & her anxiety had been through the roof. the nightmares were back, but thereโs no way sheโs going to tell anyone that, especially her parents. they expected her to be perfect, to be recovered, to be fine. but she wasnโt. the memories were still there, they hadnโt faded, & they replayed over & over until she had enough substances in her system to subside them. it was the only thing that worked. which is exactly why sheโs half way to passed out on a random bar when she notices a blurry figure approaching her,ย &ย she sits up.ย after a few moments of staring, alannaโs finally able to make it out to be aurora. sheโs quick to gasp, a drunken smile following soon after.ย โย you were the first missed call on her screen, โ the bartender says, before handing over alannaโs phone to aurora.ย โ hey, thatโs my phone, โ she slurs, brows furrowed as she watches. her gaze transfers back to aurora, & her pout turns into a smile.ย โ rory , youโre here ! you look so pretty, โ she whispers, digits moving to caress a strand of the other girlโs hair.