"Jade, Lorraine is dead, she has been for months" Ana informed and Jade laughed a little as she stared at her confused.
"What are you talking about?" Jade asked.
"Honey, your mother died months ago" Ana repeated but Jade shook her head as she chuckled.
"I saw her a few hours ago, someone lied to you" She affirmed but then saw their serious faces. "This is ridiculous, she is not dead, who told you that?"
"Listen love, we didn't tell you because we didn't want to upset you during your recovery" Ana commented. "She overdosed while you were in the clinic, I saw her myself…she is dead" She informed and Jade shook her head confused.
"No, no, this is a mistake" Jade affirmed. "She can't be dead, I've seen her every day for months" She added.
"Jade, I saw her with my own eyes" Ana informed and Jade shook her head.
"You are lying and you are wrong, she is alive" She insisted and the gang looked down mortified, they couldn't believe that was happening, they wanted to believe she was lying to cover up her addiction because that was better than accepting the fact she was hallucinating "Stop looking at me like that, I know what I'm saying" Jade said to them annoyed.
"Love, I think we need to calm down and go see your doctor" Ana said as she grabbed her hand, but Jade pulled it back.
"No, I don't need a doctor" She informed.
"I think you do, honey…unless you want to admit you are lying" Ana said so Jade shook her head upset.
"I'm not lying" Jade affirmed.
"Your mother is dead, so you couldn't have seen her" Beck affirmed.
"Do you think I'm stupid enough to believe that lie?" She asked upset "I understand that you want to keep me away from her, but this is low"
"We are telling the truth" Tori said.
"But you're not, just admit it" Ana begged.
"I am telling the truth and I'll prove it" Jade affirmed so they looked at each other debating what to believe "Follow me"
Jade made them all walk to her former building and they went up the stairs to her apartment, it wasn't locked so she simply opened the door and they all walked inside. The place was a little dusty, but not as much as they'd expected, and there was some food on the table, which didn't make sense.
"Mom, where are you?" Jade asked, she needed to hear Lorraine's voice because she needed to confirm she wasn't going crazy.
"Over here, honey" Lorraine said and Jade smiled as she walked towards the living room and saw her standing there. She simply smiled at her and took a breath in relief.
"See? She is right here" Jade said as she pointed to the living room, but her friends and Ana simply stared at her mortified, Ana even had some tears in her eyes. "What? What's the problem? She is right here!" Jade exclaimed proudly and smiled but then she got confused because they were just looking at her scared and worriedly.
"What's the matter, Jade?" Lorraine asked and Jade turned to her.
"I don't know" She said to her mother and Ana took a breath to remain calm; Jade was talking to the air, there was no one in that room. "Why are you crying?" Jade asked Ana confused. "It's not that big of a deal…" she added and rolled her eyes.
"God, this can't be happening" Beck said as he covered his face and Jade stared at him disconcertedly as Ana held her hands.
"Jade, there is no one here" Ana informed and Jade stared at her confused.
"What do you mean? She is right there" She insisted. "Come on mom, say something, say you are real"
"I am real, Jade, they see me but they are trying to confuse you" Lorraine affirmed.
"Why would they do that? They are my friends" Jade said to her mother and the gang covered their mouths in shock and fear, she was indeed still hallucinating.
"Who do you believe more? Me or them? Better yet, you or them? I'm here, I've been here every day for you" Lorraine said and Jade nodded as she smiled at the empty room.
"Yeah, you have" She said.
"Honey, let's go see your doctor, I promise this will go away" Ana said nicely.
"Of course, they'll lock you up again to keep you away from me" Lorraine said coldly and Jade looked at her "Go on, I know you want to go with her, you love her more than me" she added sadly.
"No, don't say that" Jade said to her and her friends looked at each other mortified, they didn't know how to react to that situation.
"It's true and you know it" Lorraine said.
"Love, we'll see your doctor now, come on…" Ana said as she tried to pull her to the door, but Jade resisted it.
"Of course you will, and he'll put you in a straitjacket and fill you with pills to keep you under control" Lorraine said and shook her head at Ana "She doesn't care, honey, she just wants you away from me at any cost"
"You are right" Jade said and moved away from everyone "Get out" she said to Ana and her friends.
"No, we are going home" Ana informed.
"I'm home, I'm with my mom and you know it, you just want to confuse me" Jade affirmed upset.
"Jade, there is no one else here, she is dead" Beck informed.
"You too?" She asked disappointedly. "I'm looking at her" Jade said and Lorraine smiled.
"You are hallucinating" Tori said.
"I'm not crazy" She responded.
"No, you are not" Ana said. "You are just a little confused right now, but doctor Williams is going to help"
"I don't need help, I'm fine" Jade responded. "You all need to admit you're lying"
"They just want you to forget about me, will you let them?" Lorraine asked.
"No, mom don't worry I won't" Jade said and they shook their heads sadly.
"Fine, Lorraine…You win" Ana said to the same spot Jade was talking to "You are not good for her, I wanted to keep you away"
"What are you doing?" Tori whispered confused.
"It's fine guys, you don't have to lie anymore, it was a bad idea" Ana said and took a breath. "Jade, I'm sorry…I didn't want to lose you to her and I was trying to protect you"
"But why did you tell me she was dead?" Jade asked confused "That's so fucked up"
"I didn't want you to keep seeing her, I thought I'd scare you if I said that and I was wrong, I'm sorry" Ana commented and Jade sighed as she looked down relieved to hear it.
"I can't believe you would do this to me" She said.
"I know and I'm sorry, to both of you" Ana said. "Can we put this behind us? Lorraine, you can move in with us, that way you'll be closer to Jade"
"What? Really?" Jade asked surprised.
"Of course, if that makes you happy" Ana said and the gang could see what she was doing so they smiled at where Lorraine was supposed to be.
"Would you do it?" Jade asked her mother and she smiled at her.
"I just want to be with you, baby, so if she allows me…of course I will" Lorraine said and Jade smiled at her and then at Ana.
"Thank you"
"No problem, go ahead" Ana said and let Jade walk by, she waited a few more seconds for 'Lorraine' to follow her and then she sighed as she nodded at the gang. They all made their way back to Ana's house and she locked the door.
"It's been so long since I was here" Lorraine said. "It's a nice house"
"Yes, it is" Jade said to the spot next to her on the sofa, so her friends knew where to look when they pretended to talk to Lorraine.
"Jade, stay with Lorraine while we get us some snacks" Ana said and Jade nodded, her friends left the room and followed Ana to the kitchen where they'd be able to talk.
"She lost her mind" Andre said nervously and Ana took a breath.
"I don't know if her family has a history of mental illness" Ana admitted "But we should check, maybe Lorraine had it too…she was a few years older than Jade when she started losing control, maybe it has to do with it"
"This can't be happening" Beck said mortified.
"What do we do?" Tori asked scared.
"She really thinks her mother is there, this is serious" Beck added worriedly. "We need to get her to a doctor now"
"Yes, but how? She won't go" Robbie responded. "And we can only pretend to see her dead mother for so long, what if she talks to us in her head? We won't know"
"Let's just try to avoid talking directly to Lorraine, let's focus on Jade" Ana said. "We can do this, it's only while the doctor gets here"
They went back to the living room and saw Jade simply typing on her phone, but she looked up when she sensed them. "We brought some nuts" Cat said and put them on the table.
"Do you want anything else?" Jade asked Lorraine.
"Water maybe" Lorraine said and Jade nodded as she looked to her friends but they didn't do anything.
"Well, aren't you going to bring it?" Jade asked confused and they looked at her nervously.
"What was it she wanted? I'm sorry, I got distracted" Ana said.
"Water" Jade responded annoyed.
"Does she want anything else?" She asked.
"Ask her" Jade said coldly and Ana smiled.
"Lorraine, is there anything else I can do for you?" Ana asked.
"Actually, I think I would like to talk to you in private" Lorraine said and Jade nodded.
"I think that's a great idea" Jade said and the gang looked at Ana worriedly, they had no idea how she could respond to that and the ambulance they'd requested was taking long.
"Really?" Ana asked.
"Why would she joke about that? And why are you acting so weird?" Jade asked.
"I just don't understand exactly what she wants, could you explain?" Ana asked.
"Oh my god, I never thought you'd act like this" She responded upset. "Be an adult and ask her directly, she is right here and you invited her"
"Oh my god, I can't do this anymore" Ana said and took a breath. "Jade, I can't ask her because there is NO ONE there, it's just you"
"What?" Jade asked confused. "Are you really gonna play this game again? Here?"
"This is not a game, Jade, you are hallucinating" Beck informed.
"No, I'm not, she is real" Jade affirmed and then she heard the sirens outside, so she looked at the window briefly and then back at them, she simply smiled angrily and shook her head. "How can you be doing this to me?" She asked truly hurt.
"This is for your own good, you are not well" Ana responded and a couple of tears streamed down her face.
"She is willing to lock you up to maintain her lie, Jade, she is evil, they all are" Lorraine said and Jade took a small breath. "You know what to do now" she said and Jade looked down at her backpack on the floor.
"I don't know if that's a good idea" Jade whispered.
"What did you say?" Tori asked and Jade looked at her coldly as she thought about it.
"It is, just do it" Lorraine said but she shook her head.
"No, I can fix this…just give me a minute" Jade said as she held her head nervously, but they all knew she was talking to her mother.
"What? What is it?" Beck asked concernedly and she turned to him "Come on, just talk to me"
"I…" Jade started.
"DON'T!" Lorraine said on her ear and Jade stared at her scared.
"Hey, it's fine, you don't have to be afraid, I'm here for you" Beck said nicely and smiled as he walked towards her.
"Don't trust him" Lorraine insisted.
"Stop talking, I'm trying to think" Jade said upset and took small breaths to stay calm.
"You don't deserve to be locked up, I gave you that present for a reason, you need protection from everyone, those men at the club…and now you need to protect yourself from them" Lorraine said in her ear.
"No, there must be another way" Jade said nervously and shook her head while everyone stared at her mortified and Ana tried not to cry, but it was really hard, she had several tears streaming down her cheeks.
"Trust me, honey, I just want you to be free" Lorraine said sweetly "You don't need them, you have me and we are going to be together forever"
"But…" Jade said and then stopped herself.
"If you stay, they'll lock you up for the rest of your life, is that what you want?" Lorraine asked.
"No" She whispered and they looked at each other, they couldn't understand what she was talking about.
"It's gonna be just fine, Jade, don't worry" Ana affirmed and smiled.
"Make a decision now, be wise" Lorraine said on her ear and Jade nodded as she turned back to Ana.
"Okay, so…what now? I'm going to a hospital?" Jade asked calmly but they could sense something was wrong, she was way too collected.
"Nothing bad, love, you'll get better" Ana said and Jade nodded as she looked down.
"Can I at least take my backpack?" She asked and Ana nodded.
"Good, very good girl" Lorraine said satisfied
"Of course" Ana responded and Jade leaned down to take her backpack, but she grabbed a pistol from it instead and she immediately aimed it at them.
"Oh my god" Tori exclaimed terrified as they all stepped back.
"What are you doing? Where did you get that?" Ana asked shocked.
"A present from my mom" She responded.
"Jade, put the gun down" Beck said nervously.
"You are not going to lock me up" Jade said.
"Honey, put the gun down please, we can talk about this" Ana said sweetly trying to hide her fear.
"No, don't trust her" Lorraine said and Jade shook her head.
"It's okay, my love, just give me the gun" Ana insisted as she stepped towards her slowly.
"Shoot her! It's the only way" Lorraine said.
"I can't" Jade responded but they couldn't tell if she was talking to Ana or Lorraine.
"Yes, you can…just put it down and give it to me" Ana demanded.
"Pull the trigger" Lorraine said again "It's the only way to stay safe" she insisted.
"Stop saying that" Jade said scared as she covered one of her ears mortified but she kept aiming the gun at them, she was just shaking her head a little and they didn't know what to do. She was crazy.
"Jade, please stop" Beck begged "Put the gun down, we'll fix this"
"He is a traitor too, kill him" Lorraine ordered.
"Shut up, I'm trying to think" Jade said again as her eyes filled with tears.
"Oh god…" Tori whispered terrified and sadly.
"The ambulance is here, they're gonna take you" Lorraine said and Jade shook her head angrily.
"No, they won't" She affirmed.
"Honey…" Ana said sweetly.
"Don't even try" Jade responded coldly "My mom and I are going to go through the backdoor and you'll stay here with your friends from the hospital"
"What are you talking about? You can't leave, you need help" Ana said worriedly. "Jade, I love you, we all do"
"You love me? That's why you want to make me believe I am crazy?" Jade asked. "Go to hell, all of you" she said full of rage.
"Honey, please" Ana said and stepped closer.
"Another step and you're dead" Jade threatened still holding the gun against them and slowly leaned down to grab her backpack and her jacket.
"You're not a killer, you're just scared" Ana said nicely.
"No? Did you forget the club?" Jade asked and her friends looked at each other.
"What?" Beck asked confused and Jade laughed.
"Oh right, you don't know" She commented and took a breath "It was me, I killed them…with a gun like this, so surprise!" She exclaimed sarcastically and their eyes wide opened.
"Oh my god" Andre said shocked and Jade nodded as she looked back at Ana.
"You know what I'm capable of, so don't test me" She said coldly "I'm gonna go with my mom, I should've never left her"
"Don't do this" Beck said and then the bell rang.
"We can help you" Andre insisted.
"Shut up" Jade responded.
"Honey, please come with us" Ana said with tears in her eyes and Jade shook her head.
"Cat, get the door and say it was a mistake, if you even blink in the wrong way I'll kill everyone, understood?" Jade warned and Cat nodded scared. She slowly opened the door and smiled while Jade kept looking at everyone coldly.
"Miss, we are here from the mental ward to see the patient" The man said.
"What patient?" Cat asked.
"You called and said there was an emergency" The other man added.
"Cat, I'm sorry…that was me, we were playing truth or dare before you arrived" Tori said as she joined her at the door.
"You are saying this was a joke?" The man asked annoyed.
"Yes, I'm so sorry, we had to play" Tori said. "You can go now" she said and they rolled their eyes as they walked away so she simply closed the door and Jade chuckled.
"Well done, you just saved six lives…for now" Jade said and waited until they heard the ambulance leaving.
"You don't want to kill us" Beck affirmed
"No, but I will if I have to" Jade responded "I didn't want to kill those six men either and I did it anyway, I think about it every day" she added as a few tears streamed down her cheeks.
"You did it in self-defense, it's different" Ana affirmed.
"Then why did you lie to cover it up? I'm a killer and you know it" Jade said mortified "But I won't spend the rest of my life locked up, neither in prison nor in a hospital" she added.
"We can help you" Ana said and smiled "Honey, you're not alone"
"No, I'm not" Jade responded coldly but they knew she was referring to her mother "I didn't want tonight to end like this but that's life, right Ana? It's full of liars" she added disappointedly.
"Please put the gun down" Beck demanded "It's okay, we don't want to hurt you"
"No, you just want to lock me up" She responded upset and took a breath "We are leaving right now and we are never coming back"
I know, she is crazy and just so you know, I'm basing this entirely on shows I've seen, I'm no doctor.
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