The awakening was painful.

The head was cracking. Her mouth was dry, and she smelled as bad as if a crowd of cats visited her at night. The alarm sounded like a hammer on an anvil. Clenching her teeth and ignoring the throbbing pain in her temples, Lera reached for the phone. She moaned painfully, massaging her stiff neck.

"What made me sleep in such an uncomfortable position?"

Throwing the blanket aside, the girl gasped.

"Seriously? I collapsed into bed with my clothes on? Don't take off your makeup?

Is this about me at all?

What was the urine straining convolutions, Lera tried to restore in memory last night. By...