Chapter 25

ETHAN. She's throwing up, and while I feel bad for laughing, it really is hilarious. I did try to tell her not to eat it. Not everyone likes their steak rare. I do, on some occasions, but they make me feel sick too. "May?" I call out when she spends even longer than I anticipated in the women's bathroom. "Are you alright?" "No, leave me alone," she cries from inside and what follows is the sound of retching. Christ. What was I thinking, bringing her here? Next time, I'll go with her to a restaurant and eat their spicy food and probably end up in the hospital for food poisoning, but I guess that'll make us even. "Are you alone in there?" I ask. "Yes," she says quietly, and I push the door open, entering the bathroom. She's by the sink, hands bracing either side of it. Her eyes are red-rimmed and her makeup is running down her cheeks as tears. She takes one look at me in the mirror, and her lips quiver--the first sign that May's about to start sobbing. It would seem like I am ind