The house was buzzing with the excited chatter of your brother and his rowdy friends. It was your brother's birthday, and the living room had turned into a raucous gaming den, filled with drinks and loud laughter.

As you leave your room and head to the kitchen to get dinner, Malaki clumsily enters the room. He's your brother's best friend, someone you’ve only exchanged brief words with in the past. His face is flushed from the effects of alcohol.

“Where have you been?”