Chapter 87

After all, Ophelia would rather deflect my earlier question than answer me directly. I shook off her hand furiously and said, "Leave me alone. I'm going to cool off in the water." After shaking off her hand, I opened the door to the backyard in a haze. However, she stepped up and kicked the door closed. The door slammed with a resounding thud. She yanked me over so abruptly that I nearly lost my balance. She quickly extended her hand and held me firmly. "Get back to bed!" Her sudden action left me feeling even more dizzy, and I could only mutter in a daze, "No! I'm going swimming. It's cooler there." The heat hadn't subsided since I took that drink. Instead, it seemed to be intensifying and left me feeling uncomfortable, dizzy, and nauseous. I tried to shake my head to clear it, but I got dizzier the more I shook it. I couldn't figure out what was happening. I recalled the taste of that drink and couldn't help but find its color and taste resembled alcohol. Ophelia tried to pul