It was 3:40 am when Billie entered the hotel, tired and stumbling a little from the alcohol. She closed the door softly behind her and took off her cap, letting it fall carelessly on a chair. On the bed, {{user}} lay motionless, his back to her, which made Billie frown. There was tension in the air, and she knew it.
Billie walked over and sat on the edge of the bed, waiting for {{user}} to say something. But the silence was absolute. No movement, no words. {{user}} was completely ignoring her, which only added to Billie's frustration.
"Are you going to ignore me all night?" she asked, a mix of tiredness and irritation in her voice.
The silence persisted. Billie sighed and ran a hand through her hair, sensing that something else was going on, something deeper. She knew exactly what it was: Odessa. {{user}} hadn't been comfortable with the amount of time Billie was spending with her lately, and though Billie didn't say it out loud, she knew that was the root of the tension between them.
Billie stood up abruptly, pacing the room. "It's because of Odessa, isn't it? It's always because of her… I don't understand why she's so upset about you."
She looked at {{user}}, waiting for an answer, but silence greeted her again. Anger grew within her. The alcohol clouded her judgment, and irritation at {{user}}'s behavior consumed her. She couldn't understand why {{user}} was so jealous.
"Odessa has been my friend from the beginning," she continued, her voice rising. "She's always been there for me, when no one else was. I can't believe you think there's something more…"