Chapter 7

I watched as Alex's face went from shock to panic to utter despair in a heartbeat.

Emily saw Alex fall to the floor and said with a playful smile, "What's wrong? Don't tell me you got wasted."

Alex hit the ground, but his eyes were still locked on me.

After a long moment, he suddenly snapped out of it, like he was punched hard in the gut.

He was probably stone-cold sober now.

He staggered to his feet, but his legs gave out and he collapsed again.

In the end, he was practically crawling and tumbling, barely managing to get…