A/N - Hey you guys sorry it took so long for me to update, I was working on my one-shot for a few days..its posted now if you want to check it out its called "Why should I care?" Some of you already have and thank you so much for the reviews for it! Ya'll are awesome! But anywho..I hope you like this chapter, I don't think its the greatest but I guess it'll do. It'll have to lol. Keep reviewing you guys and once again thanks for the reviews so far!

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Chapter 11 - I'm 18

Jude eyed her cell phone. Every 2 minutes it went off but her mom wouldn't allow her to answer it. A few minutes

passed and it rang again, Tommy's face lighting the screen. Jude looked over at Victoria who shook her head in response. Jude closed the phone.

"You can't treat me like this. I am 18 years old. I'm not a child!" She couldn't take it any longer, she had to have some sort of an outburst.

"I don't care how old you are. You are my daughter and you are unhealthy, that is what I care about," Victoria's eyes peirced at Jude's. The phone started ringing again.

"Why is he calling you anyway? Shouldn't he be calling Sadie?" She asked, taking the phone from Jude.

Jude shrugged. The door finally opened and Doctor Schmidt stepped out of his office.

"Hello Ms. Harrison," He greeted, smiling at the mother and daughter.

"Dr. Schmidt." She nodded.

Jude rolled her eyes. She did not like this guy.

"Hello Jude." He said, walking toward her

Jude eyed him carefully. He reached out his hand for her to shake.

"I think we got off on the wrong foot, I'm Dr. Schmidt-or Dr.S, whatever seems easier for you." Now he was acting as if she were a little girl. She glared.

"Right," It was the only thing she could manage to say without too much anger in her voice.

Victoria cleared her throat, trying to make Jude straighten up but Jude just smiled. If everyone was going to treat her like a little kid, Hell, she was going to be just as stubborn as one.

"Shall we?" He asked, motioning toward his office.

"Sure." She said, walking in with a funny grin on her face. Victoria sat back down in her previous chair and watched the doctor walk in with Jude. She hoped everything would go okay.

-Inside office

Jude sat down in front of his desk and looked around the room. There were pictures hanging on the wall of children, teenagers, people..people who looked like zombies. They were pale and thin-almost like..

"So, Jude," He started, trying to get her attention off the pictures. She looked at him and sighed.

"Yeah?"

He started to examine her frail body. She felt his eyes burning her.

"Would you mind taking off your jacket?" He asked..unsure of how his words would affect her.

She looked at him skeptically.

"No, I'm okay." She said, hugging the jacket close to her. He nodded, realizing how hard she was going to make this.

"We're only trying to help you, Jude." He assured, entwining his hands and placing them on the desk. She scoffed.

"Well maybe everyone should stop trying to help," She said, coldly. He nodded. It wasn't unusual for people in need of help to act this way. He wasn't surprised at all.

"How are things at home?" He asked, trying to break the ice. Jude laughed.

"Look doc, I don't need a shrink, okay? I don't want to tell you my life story and then you ask me 'how I feel' about that. You want to know how I feel? Go buy one of my Cd's..go listen to one of my songs. Hell, just read a few of my lyrics." She said, getting up.

He smiled.

"I'm actually a pretty big fan of yours," He said.

She laughed slightly.

"Really? then you should know how I feel." And with that she started toward the door.

"Jude?" He called before she could open the door. She turned around, a bit annoyed.

"Hmm?"

He got up and walked over to her. He then placed his card inside of her jacket pocket.

"Just consider it, okay?" He opened the door and let her out. Victoria stood as the two walked out, Jude continued to walk down the hallway and left the doctor with her mother. Victoria sighed.

"That wasn't very long." She said, watching Jude exit the building.

"I don't think she needs me," He said, bluntly. Victoria looked up at him.

"I think she does," She stated.

He shook his head slightly and reached into his pocket, pulling out another card.

"I think she needs to go to the hospital. She isn't eating right, you can tell. I usually refer all my patients to a doctor to make sure they are okay. Jude doesn't look like shes in too good of shape," He said, handing her the card. It had a name on it.

"You could tell all that in the few minutes she was in there?" Victoria asked, reading the card.

"Look at her Ms. Harrison," He said as if she were stupid. She nodded.

"Toronto Memorial. Ask for doctor Hepling."(A/N - Not sure if there is a hospital called that but..lets just pretend, okay?) He said, pointing toward the card.

"Even if I take her to the hospital, that won't stop her from cutting." Victoria said, sadly.

"True." Schmidt agreed.

"But, right now..her health needs to be taken care of," He continued.

Victoria breathed in heavily and then thanked him and then also left. When she reached her car she spotted Jude sitting in the passengers seat, thankfully.

-Meanwhile

Tommy drove back to the studio and rushed into the building. He didn't want to be there today of all days but he still had a job to do, he had to work with Natalie. After barging into the studio he walked into the first recording booth to find Natalie playing around with a keyboard. She didn't look up when she heard the door close.

"You're late," She said, simply.

He nodded and took a seat in front of the mix board. Taking a minute to clear his mind, he stared into the empty room before him. The mic hung in mid air, waiting for someone to take it and make beautiful music. Images of Jude danced throughout his head. As he looked into the sound booth, he could've sworn he saw her smiling back at him. He missed her smile.

"You okay?" Natalie pushed Tommy's shoulder, trying to bring him out of his gaze. She was successful in doing so.

"Huh? yeah..I'll be right back." He got up and pulled out his cell phone, once again dialing her number. He needed to know if she was okay after today. Things were crazy and he didn't want her to be the one blamed for what happened earlier. He was the one who kissed her. It wasn't her fault.

Meanwhile-

"Jude, he is calling again!" Victoria screamed, trying to keep her eyes on the road.

Jude looked out the window, helplessly. Why? why her?

"Just turn it off.." Jude muttered, lightly.

"What is this you two have anyway? Whatever it is, its not going to keep on." Victoria stated, pushing the power button and throwing her phone in the backseat.

"Nothing.." Jude said, tears falling down her cold cheeks once again.

"We have nothing.." Victoria watched Jude and shook her head slightly, knowing the love triangle was never going to end.

A/N - So? Horrible? hides heh..please review? and thanks again :)