BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER PG-13
THE SECOND WILLOW-TARA FILE
CHAPTER TWO: TARA'S ADICTION
Later that morning, Buffy, her sister Dawn, Xander, Anya and Giles, were gathered together in Willow and Tara's living room. Tara was sitting next to willow on the couch with her head resting on Willow's shoulder, half asleep.
"Willow, why don't you tell us about last night?" Asked Buffy.
"Well, I was sitting alone out here," Willow started. "Tara had gone to bed already because she wasn't feeling well. I was reading a new book on witchcraft that I –uh-borrowed from the magic shop."
Giles frowned at her. "We'll have a talk later about that." He told her sternly. "What happened next?"
Sheepishly Willow went on. "I heard Tara scream my name twice, so I went to see what was wrong. I found her crying and she flew into my arms. She was begging me not to leave her. She was afraid I was going to leave her and she'd be alone."
"What else?" Buffy asked.
"She had nightmares every time she fell asleep and she'd wake up screaming." Willow continued. "Finally I carried her out here and spent the rest of the night with her in my arms in a chair. She finally fell asleep around four A.M. She was still very depressed and she's been crying off and on all morning."
"Tara," Giles said. "What are these nightmares about? Do you have any idea what's causing them?"
Tara looked at him. "I don't remember." She said, her voice quivering. She was close to tears. "I don't want to talk about them."
"Try, Tara." He asked gently. "It might help us understand what's wrong so we can help you."
"I-I-," She started to cry. "No I can't. Please, don't make me."
Willow gathered Tara into her arms. She held her tight rubbing her back and rocking her back and forth.
"It's okay." Willow said soothingly. "Don't cry."
Willow picked up Tara, cradling her in her arms. "I'm going to put her to bed. She's tired so I think she'll sleep okay." Willow told them. "I'll be right back."
"Need any help?" buffy asked.
"No, I'll take care of her." Willow replied.
Willow went into the bedroom and they heard her settling Tara into bed and singing her asleep.
"I'll be right back, buffy." Said Dawn. "I need to go."
Dawn went into the bathroom and closed the door. She knocked over a plastic jar by accident and a small packet of white powder fell out. She picked it up and took it with her. Willow was on the couch talking quietly talking to the others.
"This was in something I knocked over by accident." Dawn said, holding up the bag.
"Let me see that." Giles said. He examined it. "I know what's wrong with Tara."
"What?" Willow asked.
"This is cocaine." He answered. "Tara's an addict."
Willow said softly, "Oh, Tara." She hid her face in her hands, weeping, her heart broken.
END CHAPTER TWO.
THE SECOND WILLOW-TARA FILE
CHAPTER TWO: TARA'S ADICTION
Later that morning, Buffy, her sister Dawn, Xander, Anya and Giles, were gathered together in Willow and Tara's living room. Tara was sitting next to willow on the couch with her head resting on Willow's shoulder, half asleep.
"Willow, why don't you tell us about last night?" Asked Buffy.
"Well, I was sitting alone out here," Willow started. "Tara had gone to bed already because she wasn't feeling well. I was reading a new book on witchcraft that I –uh-borrowed from the magic shop."
Giles frowned at her. "We'll have a talk later about that." He told her sternly. "What happened next?"
Sheepishly Willow went on. "I heard Tara scream my name twice, so I went to see what was wrong. I found her crying and she flew into my arms. She was begging me not to leave her. She was afraid I was going to leave her and she'd be alone."
"What else?" Buffy asked.
"She had nightmares every time she fell asleep and she'd wake up screaming." Willow continued. "Finally I carried her out here and spent the rest of the night with her in my arms in a chair. She finally fell asleep around four A.M. She was still very depressed and she's been crying off and on all morning."
"Tara," Giles said. "What are these nightmares about? Do you have any idea what's causing them?"
Tara looked at him. "I don't remember." She said, her voice quivering. She was close to tears. "I don't want to talk about them."
"Try, Tara." He asked gently. "It might help us understand what's wrong so we can help you."
"I-I-," She started to cry. "No I can't. Please, don't make me."
Willow gathered Tara into her arms. She held her tight rubbing her back and rocking her back and forth.
"It's okay." Willow said soothingly. "Don't cry."
Willow picked up Tara, cradling her in her arms. "I'm going to put her to bed. She's tired so I think she'll sleep okay." Willow told them. "I'll be right back."
"Need any help?" buffy asked.
"No, I'll take care of her." Willow replied.
Willow went into the bedroom and they heard her settling Tara into bed and singing her asleep.
"I'll be right back, buffy." Said Dawn. "I need to go."
Dawn went into the bathroom and closed the door. She knocked over a plastic jar by accident and a small packet of white powder fell out. She picked it up and took it with her. Willow was on the couch talking quietly talking to the others.
"This was in something I knocked over by accident." Dawn said, holding up the bag.
"Let me see that." Giles said. He examined it. "I know what's wrong with Tara."
"What?" Willow asked.
"This is cocaine." He answered. "Tara's an addict."
Willow said softly, "Oh, Tara." She hid her face in her hands, weeping, her heart broken.
END CHAPTER TWO.