(A/N: hey guys! sorry i took soooo long to update but it's coming toward
the end of the year and i'm having final exams and stuff...but now it's the
weekend and time to update! so on w/ the story...)
Paige sat on her bed, curled up in a ball. She glanced at her digital clock – it read 4:47 AM. She had been up all night. She had cried, screamed, and felt sicker than ever. Everything just felt out of place for her that night. Paige wiped away another tear as she remembered what had happened earlier.
FLASHBACK
Paige jumped out of the car. Spinner was already out there. He stood there, watching the ground. 'What's wrong with him, now?' she thought. 'I probably just ran over a rock or something.' Paige began to feel dizzy. She could barely see what was in front of her. Before she knew it, a frantic girl ran over and kneeled down to the ground. All Paige could hear was, "Oh, god, JT."
'JT?' Paige thought. "Where's JT?!" she yelled. Spinner gave Paige a sympathetic look. 'Oh no...' It had just hit Paige. 'Please don't tell me I...I....' She looked down at the ground and saw who the girl was leaning beside – JT. All of sudden, Paige gaped at the sight as her eyes teared up. "I – I didn't! I didn't – Spinner!" Before she knew it, Paige had already run over to hug Spinner. She couldn't believe what she had done. How could she have done this to JT? Emma leaped up and grabbed her cell phone out of her jacket and began to dial 911. Paige heard three quick beeps from the phone. By now, she could tell it was Emma standing beside her. "I have a huge emergency!" Emma began into the phone. "My friend was hit by a car, he's unconscious, hurry!" After Emma answered a few more questions, she hung up the phone and held her head in her hands. Spinner walked closer to JT. "Ohh, man, this is bad - should we do anything?!"
"How should I know?!" Emma yelled as she was practically crying. "What's wrong with you guys anyway?! You're driving along the road, he's right there in front of you and – "
"It's not like that! Paige –"But Spinner stopped himself from finishing, once he noticed the ambulances dashing toward them. "Nevermind, here they come." Emma quickly turned and saw the white cars. "Thank god." she muttered as she stopped crying a little.
END OF FLASHBACK
A few hours later, Emma and her mom met JT's parents at the hospital. Emma ran toward them. "Have you heard anything?!" JT's mom sadly shook her head. "Not yet. We've been waiting since 3:30 in the morning." Emma looked down. She couldn't bear to face anyone right now. For some reason, she felt like this was her fault. She just couldn't believe the last conversation she had with JT. She couldn't believe she had broken off their friendship just before it had happened. "Emma." JT's father started. "I just want to thank you so much for being there for JT. I'm so happy you were there to act responsibly and call the hospital. So thank you." Emma wanted to smile, but she just couldn't. Not at a time like this. So she simply just nodded and kept quiet for the rest of the conversation between the three adults.
Around 9:00 AM, Emma was practically falling asleep in the waiting room chairs. Her mom and the Yorke's were in another hallway, waiting for visiting hours to begin. But her attention was caught once Manny entered the room. She slowly walked over to Emma. "Hey."
Emma stood up. "Hey."
Manny seemed a little flustered. She was just so mixed with emotions right now. "Um...I, uh, heard about what happened." Emma didn't really know what to say to that. So she stayed silent. Manny could tell this was an awkward situation, so she broke the ice with something she had been wanting to tell Emma ever since she woke up that morning. "Look, Em, about last night...I was only acting that way because..."
"I know." Emma interrupted. Manny curiously looked her in the eye. "You do?"
"Well, sorry, it was just pretty obvious and all..."
Manny became even more embarrassed. "Yeah."
"But Manny...I wish you would have just...I mean, JT thought they were mine."
"What?"
"He – he saw me when I, uh....I found them at the refreshment table."
"Emma...found what?"
Emma had an obvious look on her face. "You know wh...the drugs."
Manny's eyes widened. "Drugs? You – you FOUND the drugs?"
"Yeah, I found the drugs! Where would you even get –"
"Emma, those weren't mine! They were Sully's!"
"What?!"
"Yes, they were. God, I can't believe you'd think I would do something so stupid!"
"Oh, yeah, then why were you acting so insane last night?!"
"I –"Manny stopped because she knew Emma had caught her. "I was drinking."
Emma wasn't expecting that. "You were?"
Manny sadly nodded. She then rubbed her eyes. "And I feel terrible..."
Emma was completely surprised. But she was also kind of freaked out. Everything was just so...strange. She felt like something was definitely wrong here. Why did it have to be like this? "I need to get out of here." With that, Emma quickly walked out of the waiting room and ran for the elevator outside. Manny quickly followed her like her life was depending on it. She had to know what it was that Emma wasn't telling her. And Emma had to get away.
Paige sat on her bed, curled up in a ball. She glanced at her digital clock – it read 4:47 AM. She had been up all night. She had cried, screamed, and felt sicker than ever. Everything just felt out of place for her that night. Paige wiped away another tear as she remembered what had happened earlier.
FLASHBACK
Paige jumped out of the car. Spinner was already out there. He stood there, watching the ground. 'What's wrong with him, now?' she thought. 'I probably just ran over a rock or something.' Paige began to feel dizzy. She could barely see what was in front of her. Before she knew it, a frantic girl ran over and kneeled down to the ground. All Paige could hear was, "Oh, god, JT."
'JT?' Paige thought. "Where's JT?!" she yelled. Spinner gave Paige a sympathetic look. 'Oh no...' It had just hit Paige. 'Please don't tell me I...I....' She looked down at the ground and saw who the girl was leaning beside – JT. All of sudden, Paige gaped at the sight as her eyes teared up. "I – I didn't! I didn't – Spinner!" Before she knew it, Paige had already run over to hug Spinner. She couldn't believe what she had done. How could she have done this to JT? Emma leaped up and grabbed her cell phone out of her jacket and began to dial 911. Paige heard three quick beeps from the phone. By now, she could tell it was Emma standing beside her. "I have a huge emergency!" Emma began into the phone. "My friend was hit by a car, he's unconscious, hurry!" After Emma answered a few more questions, she hung up the phone and held her head in her hands. Spinner walked closer to JT. "Ohh, man, this is bad - should we do anything?!"
"How should I know?!" Emma yelled as she was practically crying. "What's wrong with you guys anyway?! You're driving along the road, he's right there in front of you and – "
"It's not like that! Paige –"But Spinner stopped himself from finishing, once he noticed the ambulances dashing toward them. "Nevermind, here they come." Emma quickly turned and saw the white cars. "Thank god." she muttered as she stopped crying a little.
END OF FLASHBACK
A few hours later, Emma and her mom met JT's parents at the hospital. Emma ran toward them. "Have you heard anything?!" JT's mom sadly shook her head. "Not yet. We've been waiting since 3:30 in the morning." Emma looked down. She couldn't bear to face anyone right now. For some reason, she felt like this was her fault. She just couldn't believe the last conversation she had with JT. She couldn't believe she had broken off their friendship just before it had happened. "Emma." JT's father started. "I just want to thank you so much for being there for JT. I'm so happy you were there to act responsibly and call the hospital. So thank you." Emma wanted to smile, but she just couldn't. Not at a time like this. So she simply just nodded and kept quiet for the rest of the conversation between the three adults.
Around 9:00 AM, Emma was practically falling asleep in the waiting room chairs. Her mom and the Yorke's were in another hallway, waiting for visiting hours to begin. But her attention was caught once Manny entered the room. She slowly walked over to Emma. "Hey."
Emma stood up. "Hey."
Manny seemed a little flustered. She was just so mixed with emotions right now. "Um...I, uh, heard about what happened." Emma didn't really know what to say to that. So she stayed silent. Manny could tell this was an awkward situation, so she broke the ice with something she had been wanting to tell Emma ever since she woke up that morning. "Look, Em, about last night...I was only acting that way because..."
"I know." Emma interrupted. Manny curiously looked her in the eye. "You do?"
"Well, sorry, it was just pretty obvious and all..."
Manny became even more embarrassed. "Yeah."
"But Manny...I wish you would have just...I mean, JT thought they were mine."
"What?"
"He – he saw me when I, uh....I found them at the refreshment table."
"Emma...found what?"
Emma had an obvious look on her face. "You know wh...the drugs."
Manny's eyes widened. "Drugs? You – you FOUND the drugs?"
"Yeah, I found the drugs! Where would you even get –"
"Emma, those weren't mine! They were Sully's!"
"What?!"
"Yes, they were. God, I can't believe you'd think I would do something so stupid!"
"Oh, yeah, then why were you acting so insane last night?!"
"I –"Manny stopped because she knew Emma had caught her. "I was drinking."
Emma wasn't expecting that. "You were?"
Manny sadly nodded. She then rubbed her eyes. "And I feel terrible..."
Emma was completely surprised. But she was also kind of freaked out. Everything was just so...strange. She felt like something was definitely wrong here. Why did it have to be like this? "I need to get out of here." With that, Emma quickly walked out of the waiting room and ran for the elevator outside. Manny quickly followed her like her life was depending on it. She had to know what it was that Emma wasn't telling her. And Emma had to get away.