Natalia
The sudden movement sent my already pounding head into a tailspin. The room tilted, and I felt my knees buckle as the world went fuzzy around the edges.
Strong hands caught my arms before I could hit the floor.
“Whoa, easy there,” Andrei said, steadying me against the counter. “When was the last time you ate something?”
“I’m fine,” I lied, even though my skull felt like someone was taking a sledgehammer to it.
“No, you’re not.” He guided me to a nearby chair and pressed the water bottle into my hands. “Drink this. And take two of these.”
He shook out two pills from the bottle and held them out to me. I stared at them suspiciously.
“What are they?”
“Professional strength ibuprofen. The kind they give athletes.” He crouched down so we were at eye level. “I’m not trying to dru
