~~ Brittany's POV ~~

Silence dragged between us for what seemed like forever. As I didn't question him further, I thought he wasn't ready to reveal anything else. Or maybe he was too drunk to finish what he started.

Just when I was about to give up on hearing anything else from him, he groaned, dragging himself to sit up, but he ended up leaning on his side instead.

"Brittany." He began. "I've messed up again." He picked his words slower than usual, almost inaudible.

"My mother abandoned me when I needed her the most along with my sister who was still a newborn baby. Until now, I thought I...