She let out a deep sigh as if she was struggling to believe me, but chose not to argue with me.

"Anyway, I'll be coming to pick you up soon."

"Thanks, Ariana." I mumbled.

"Don't mention it."

The line went dead and I put my phone on the table next to my bed, before climbing off of the bed and heading into the bathroom to freshen up. After I had finished doing that, I made my way downstairs.

After a quick trip to the kitchen to grab a glass of water and a couple of pain killers, I made my way into the living room and plopped down onto the...