The spirit of the beer in-can started to evaporate as soon as John Percy opened it. He was 3 hours staying in the park. He sat on a steel bar swing and drank all by himself. It was the 6th can he consumed from that evening. He threw the empty can to the side and gulped on the new one.
He can't help but become bitter after he saw Clarisse with his best friend. They were kissing. He wanted to cry but it will only make him a crybaby.He was starting to get tipsy. Somehow, his alcohol tolerance spiked a little higher than before. It must have been because of his frustrations.Then, another pop came in. It captured his attention and he looked up.The smiling Lilian Grey came in and gestured to him her beer in-can. "Need a drinking buddy?" she asked casually."What are you doing here?" he asked, a bit annoyed at the fact she saw him in this state. Pride drew blood from him.Lilian snorted and sat on one of the empty swings beside him.
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