Twilight's Serenade (2010)
Twilight's Serenade
“The room swayed for a moment, and he clutched at the table to keep from falling over.
“Come on, time to get you home,” someone said, coming alongside him.
Yuri recognized one of the men he worked with at the gold mine. Blinking hard in an attempt to focus, he shook his head. “Don’t need help, Murphy.”
The man laughed and aimed Yuri toward the door. “Of course you don’t, but I do. Come on.” They made their way outside and staggered toward a run-down stretch of buildings that edged up the mountai...n.
He couldn’t remember how Murphy had gotten him into bed, but when Yuri awoke a few hours later, his head was splitting in pain. No matter how hard he tried to drink himself into an unconscious state, it never lasted long enough. Getting up, Yuri went to the chest at the end of his bed and fetched a half-empty bottle of liquor. He downed a generous portion, letting the bottle linger at his lips as he felt the liquid burn down his throat. He took another long drink, then sealed the bottle once again and placed it gently in the trunk.MoreLess
“Come on, time to get you home,” someone said, coming alongside him.
Yuri recognized one of the men he worked with at the gold mine. Blinking hard in an attempt to focus, he shook his head. “Don’t need help, Murphy.”
The man laughed and aimed Yuri toward the door. “Of course you don’t, but I do. Come on.” They made their way outside and staggered toward a run-down stretch of buildings that edged up the mountai...n.
He couldn’t remember how Murphy had gotten him into bed, but when Yuri awoke a few hours later, his head was splitting in pain. No matter how hard he tried to drink himself into an unconscious state, it never lasted long enough. Getting up, Yuri went to the chest at the end of his bed and fetched a half-empty bottle of liquor. He downed a generous portion, letting the bottle linger at his lips as he felt the liquid burn down his throat. He took another long drink, then sealed the bottle once again and placed it gently in the trunk.MoreLess
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