Ana stared at the food on her plate, just thinking about taking a bite made her feel nauseous.
She put the plate on her night stand and turned away from it, facing the wall she pulled her blankets up around her chin and screwed her eyes shut.
Ana had spent the last few days holed up in her room in tears and feeling miserable. She missed Christian but she knew that she couldn't be what he needed and there was no chance that she was going to do anything like that again.
"Ana, can I come in?" Kate called.
"Yeah".
"Do you want to come and watch a film? We can lounge on the sofa with a blanket, film and some drinks, have a girly evening".
Ana felt bad, she knew her best friend was worried but she really just wanted to be alone.
"Sure Kate, that sounds nice".
Kate grinned at her, "come on then, you can pick the film".
The two of them settled on the sofa.
"Ana, you know if you need to talk I'm here right?".
Ana flushed with embarrassment, "Yeah I know Kate" she tried to force a smile.
"Good, its just that you haven't been eating Ana and I'm really worried about you".
"I'm just not hungry Kate" Ana said a little more defensively than she meant to.
"Do you want to go to the hospital Ana? It helped you last time" Kate asked.
"No, I don't need help Kate. I'm fine honestly" Ana tried to convince her.
"Okay, well what about therapy or something?".
"No Kate, I don't need the hospital and I don't need therapy".
"Ana I just want to help you".
"Well I don't need help, just leave me alone Kate" Ana stormed off to her bedroom leaving Kate sitting on the sofa.
Kate grabbed Ana's bag and looked for her phone. She knew Ana was going to hate her for this but she didn't know what else to do, she was so worried about her best friend and she knew the one person that could sort this was the one person that Ana didn't want to see. Kate dialled Christian's number.
"Ana?" he picked up the phone straight away.
"No, its Kate".
"Where's Ana? Has something happened Kate?".
"She's not good Christian, I don't know what you did but you have to come and fix this. She's not eating, she has barely moved. I think her eating disorder is back".
"I'm on my way" Christian hung up.
Kate sighed and rolled her eyes. "Goodbye Christian". She sat in the front room and waited for him to arrive.
It took a little while for him to get there but Christian had driven as fast as he could without breaking every traffic law.
Kate answered the door when he knocked.
"Where is she?" Christian asked after seeing Ana wasn't in sight.
Kate pointed down the hallway and Christian made his way to Ana's bedroom.
"Kate leave me alone please" Ana said hearing her bedroom door open.
Christian walked to the side of her bed and knelt down so he could see her face.
"What are you doing here Christian?".
"Why aren't you eating Ana?"
"Kate told you?".
Christian nodded. "She's worried about you Ana".
"Well she had no right" Ana said defensively.
"I'm glad she did Ana, why didn't you tell me that you had an eating disorder?".
"It is none of your business Christian, that's why".
"It is my business Ana, I would never have...".
"Never have what Christian? Never have fucked me? Never done what you did to me?".
"That isn't what I meant Ana. If I had known I would never have asked you to make the decision".
Both of them were silent for what felt like an age.
"Please leave Christian".
"What? Ana, no. Why?".
"Because I asked you to Christian. Please just go".
"Ana I am not leaving you".
"Why do you want me to go?" Christian whispered.
"Because I'm not what you need".
"No baby, listen to me and listen to me good. I don't need that, what I need is you baby. Its always been you but up until I met you I just didn't know it".
Ana sighed heavily. "How do you know that a few months down the line you won't need it again? That you won't need the control?".
"I know it because while you have been gone the only thing I have wanted, the only thing I have needed Ana is you. I promise you baby, I never want to do anything like that to you again. Come home with me".
"I am home Christian".
Ana shifted herself off of Christian's lap and sat back down on her bed. She put her hand on her head and tried to breath slowly.
"Are you okay baby?".
"I'm fine, I just feel a little dizzy is all".
"Ana, baby. Eat something, please".
"I... I can't".
Ana's vision became blurry and everything seemed to move in slow motion.
"Ana! Ana talk to me!".
"Kate, Kate get in here".
Thank you for reading. This is a continuation of 'alex-in-w0nderland's' story ' Old Habits of Ana'. She has given me permission to carry on with her story. I have changed it so please go and check out the original :)