You're My Drug

Chapter 2

As soon as mom pulled up in front of the school I jumped out of the car and she drove off. That has to be the only thing I like about my relationship with my mom. She and I both know that we only talk to each other when we have to. Any other time we just ignore each other.

I made my way over to where the druggies hang out because I know that's where Jeremy will be. When I saw him I walked over to him and hugged him. He wrapped his arms around me. When i pulled away so did he but he kept one arm around my waist.

"Hey Charlie" he said.

"Hey"

As he was about to reply Vicki Donovan walked up to us. Jeremy took out some pills and said "don't take more than two in a six-hour window"

Vicki swallowed two of the pills then Tyler Lockwood joined us.

"Hey Vicki, I knew I'd find you hear with the crack heads" Tyler said.

Vicki replied with a simple "hey."

Tyler then said to Jeremy "hey, Pete Wentz called. He wants his nail polish back."

"Pete Wentz, huh? How old school T.R.L of you. Carson Daly fan?" Jeremy shot back.

Before Tyler could say anything else, Vicki said "Oh, Ty, be nice. That's Elena's little brother.

"I know who he is. I'll still kick his ass" Tyler said. Then he looked at me and said "hey Charlie. How are you?"

I rolled my eyes and said "fine."

I turned to Jeremy "Jer, I got to go. I have to go to my locker before class starts. I'll see you later."

He removed his arm from my waist and said "alright. Bye."

As I was walking away I heard Tyler yell "bye Charlie"

When school was finally finished I went to the Grill. Technically it's the Mystic Grill but everyone just calls it the Grill.

I'm sitting at a table, drinking my coke when I hear Jeremy and Vicki's conversation. Now I know it's rude to ease drop but he's my best friend so I don't care that it's rude.

"Hey, what's your deal? I mean, summer you act one way and then school starts and you can't be bothered" I heard Jeremy say.

Vicki then said "look, Jeremy, I really appreciate all the pharmaceuticals, but you can't keep following me around like a lost puppy."

"When was the last time you had sex with a puppy?"

Whoa whoa whoa. Hold up. Jeremy slept with Vicki? Since When?!

I toned back into their conversation and I heard Vicki say "hey, keep it down. I don't want to tell the whole world that I deflowered Elena's kid brother."

"Yeah, and deflowered and deflowered" Jeremy replied.

"We hooked up a few times in a drug haze. It's over. You got to back off before you ruin things between me and Tyler."

"Oh, come on, the guy's a total douche. He only wants you for your ass."

"Yeah, what do you want me for?"

I saw Vicki walk away and Jeremy came and sat across from me. As soon as he sat down I yelled/whispered "you slept with Vicki Donovan?!"

He scratched the back of his head and looked at the table as he said "uh. Yeah"

"When?!" I just about yelled at him.

"In the summer. A couple of weeks ago."

"Why didn't you tell me?"

"Because i knew you would react like this."

"Like what?"

"Like this! All annoyed and pissed."

"I'm not pissed. I'm a little annoyed that you didn't tell me but if you're happy then I'm happy for you."

"Oh, Okay then. The next time I sleep with someone I'll tell you."

"You better. Besides if it was me sleeping with someone you would want to know"

"Damn right I would want to know! Hey, you're not sleeping with anyone are you? Because if you are, I'll kick his ass."

Just as he finished saying that I heard my phone beep. I opened the text and it was my mom saying that she was out the front waiting for me. I replied by saying I was on my way.

"I got to go. That was my mom. She's outside waiting for me" I said as I stood up and grabbed my bag from the floor.

As I was walking away I heard him say "wait! Are you sleeping with someone or not?! Charlie?!"

I smiled to myself as I kept walking away from him.

The next day went by in a blur. I didn't see Jeremy once.

Right now I am sitting in the woods at the back to school party or whatever people call it. I'm not sure why we even have it. It's just an excuse for people to get drunk. I'm not gonna say anything because I'm drinking too.

In case you can't tell but I'm kind of a loner but I would rather be by myself the surrounded by giggling girls and guy that just want into your pants.

I'm friends with Jeremy because we grew up together. Our moms were really close friends.

As I'm sitting here thinking to myself, I suddenly hear Elena yelling for help.

I looked over to see Jeremy carrying Vicki.

Matt, Tyler and I reached them all at the same time.

"Vicki? Vicki, what the hell?" said Matt.

"What happened to her?" asked Tyler.

Matt then yelled "somebody, call an ambulance"

Tyler was then pushing people away and yelling "everybody back up, give her some space."

"It's her neck. Something bit her. She's losing a lot of blood" Elena said in a worried voice.

Just then a guy gave me his t-shirt so I pushed Elena away and I put the t-shirt against the wound on her neck.

Matt was standing next to Vicki's head, saying "Vicki, Vicki, come on, open your eyes, look at me."

As the ambulance drove away Elena walked up to me and Jeremy.

"You ok? I called Jenna, she's on her way. Those people in uniforms, last time I checked, they're the police. People are going to stop giving you breaks, Jer. They just don't care anymore. They don't remember that our parents are dead, because they've got their own lives to deal with. The rest of the world has moved on. You should try, too" she said.

"I've seen you in the cemetery writing in your diary. Is that- is that supposed to be you moving on?" Jeremy replied.

"Mom and Dad wouldn't have wanted this" Elena answered back just as my mom pulled up.

I turned to Jeremy and said "I'll see you tomorrow, alright?"

He hugged me as he said "yea, see you tomorrow."

Elena said "bye Charlie" as I was walking away and I waved back at her. Then I got into my car and my mom drove us home.