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Brian groaned as an incessant ringing awoke him. With eyes still shut, he groped his hand around for the source, knocking his clock over in the process. Finally reaching his cell phone, he angrily answered, "What?"
"Hey. I was just calling to ask if you wanted a ride to Babylon tonight." Michael spoke. "I can drive myself! Now, leave me alone." Brian snapped and hung up. His hangovers seemed to be getting worse by the day. He could barely remember driving home the night before, let alone how many drinks he'd had.
Since that fateful night at Babylon where Justin had left with Ethan, he seemed to change. He was doing more drugs, drinking more, and had stopped tricking around.
Justin's leaving was a rude awakening for him. He realized that he should have told Justin about his feelings. But now it was too late. Justin had made his choice and Brian wasn't going to go chasing after him. Brian had tried to hide his feeling for too long and now he would never be able to tell him. He'd lost his chance.
Hopefully just seeing him around would appease his agony for a little while. He hadn't even seen Justin since that night and it was killing him. Just because his Sunshine gave up on him didn't mean he had to give up Liberty Avenue, too. Brian threw the sheets over his head and drifted back to sleep.