I12DT - If your head will stop pounding

[Calvin Strong]

After a day of not seeing his girl anywhere, Cal finally came and knocked on her dorm room door.

[Haley Crusek]

Fuck...fuck fuck fuck...uhhhh... she managed to keep her thoughts in her own head.

Haley turned away from the door and pulled the covers on her bed almost entirely over her head. She was sleeping. That's the ticket!

[Calvin Strong]

"Haley?" he called. "Are... Haley, what is it? Are you okay?" he swallowed. "I just... hadn't seen you today..."

[Haley Crusek]

Oh god what do I do?

A small voice in her head told her to just rip the bandaid off.

"I...yeah. come in," she said weakly.

[Calvin Strong]

Cal walked in, looking at her in concern. "Haley? Holy shit, what happened? Power thingy?" he asked, hurrying over.

[Haley Crusek]

"....sort of?"

"I..."

Haley turned to face him. She looked like death warmed over and had clearly been crying or sick or both for most of the day.

[Calvin Strong]

"Hey, it's all right, babe," Cal said, taking a seat on the bed. "You just relax, tell me what you need."

[Haley Crusek]

Haley broke down as she regarded her boyfriend, the tears coming back with a vengeance.

"I don't deserve you. I...I fucked up," she sobbed.

[Calvin Strong]

"What? Oh come on," he said, scooting closer. "It's okay... you're just not feeling good. It's going to be okay."

[Haley Crusek]

"No, I really, really fucked up," she cried.

"I got drunk last night. Really drunk. So drunk I don't remember all of the night. All I do remember is that Regan kissed me and I didn't fight back and I'm a horrible person."

[Calvin Strong]

"Well getting blackout drunk wasn't smart, but it doesn't make you a bad person," Cal countered. "What was Regan doing kissing you, anyway? Is it some weird way of screwing with people n-" He stopped, looking over Haley and the state she was in. "Oh. yeah, guess so. That bitch."

[Haley Crusek]

Haley was a bit confused at how well he seemed to be taking this.

"I still cheated and it's wrong," she sniffled. "And you have every right to dump my skanky ass."

[Calvin Strong]

"Oh shut up with that. The internet is my brain. Girls are supposed to practice kissing on each other all the time. You're not a skank for kissing someone," he said, carefully brushing his hand over her hair. Poor thing.

[Haley Crusek]

"...really?" she almost smiled.

[Calvin Strong]

"Of course not. Don't be dumb," he said, laying down next to her. "Who was telling you it did? I'll change their mind for them."

[Haley Crusek]

Haley hugged him tightly.

"You're way too good for me, Cal. Thank you,"

[Calvin Strong]

"Oh come off it. You don't give up on me when I keep being a lunatic and making you cry. You think I'm going to give up on you just because some chick kisses you?"

[Haley Crusek]

"...what if more happened? I....I don't remember what happened..."

[Calvin Strong]

"Well, come on, it's not like you'd just do that, right?" Cal said, ignoring the 'oh crap' feelings growing in his chest.

[Haley Crusek]

"I don't think so....but Regan is..." Haley frowned

"A few days ago I read her mind...like...really really read it. And it's fucking scary...but like I...I dunno. Understand her a bit more? And...well she's done a lot...so...god what if I did more?"

[Calvin Strong]

Cal was... quiet when she said that. Probably too quiet. "I'm sure you didn't do that," he said, a little less lighthearted than he had been.

[Haley Crusek]

"I hope not. I...I'm sorry Cal."

You fucking skank. He should dump you right now. All he's done for you and you just do god know's what with who girl who's been nothing but a bitch to you forever.

[Calvin Strong]

"Well, you don't know what happened. There's probably nothing to be sorry for, right?" Cal put out there, soldiering on.

[Haley Crusek]

"...right. Right," she nodded, trying to convince herself of what happened.

Trying to forget the fact that she wasn't wearing any pants or underwear when she woke up.

[Calvin Strong]

"'Sides, if you were that drunk, it's not like you would've been in any shape to sort that stuff out."

[Haley Crusek]

"Yeah. You're right," she smiled weakly.

"From now on the only person I get drunk with is you. If I ever even drink again. God. I felt awful today."

[Calvin Strong]

"It's all right. You had much to drink, babe?"

[Haley Crusek]

"What do you mean? Last night? Yeah. We like... I dunno. We drank most of a small bottle of rum or something."

[Calvin Strong]

"No, I mean today. I'm... all the hangover things I'm finding that don't look like complete bullshit say to drink a shitton of water."

[Haley Crusek]

"Not really no...I guess I should. Maybe it'll help. At least I feel a little bit better than I did before but still not at all 100%"