Disclaimer: I don't own ANY of this sadly.
A/N: So here's the new chapter! And for the sake of the story lets say all the people (Mark, Lauren, Christi, Brad, Roger, Maureen, Joanne, and Leah) all live in the same building, ok?
February 22, 2011
Leah POV
I've been out of the hospital for exactly a week now and am bored out of my mind. Maureen and Joanne are barely leaving me home alone now; I've found ways to sneak out of my room to get a hit. James kept coming by everyday for the first couple of days but finally he stopped. I promised to Maureen I'd stop so I didn't end up like Roger but I can't stop it feels too good. I've learned to shimmy down the drain pipe to where the man is, shoot up behind the building than climb back up the drain pipe to my room.
Mark POV
Cherry won't leave me alone. She phoning and when I got out she's there, Lauren has no idea and I don't want to worry her. She's saying Benny left her when her daddy's business went under but she doesn't understand that I don't want her anymore.
I hear the familiar sound of our answering machine which I never changed: SPEEAAAAAK!
"Marky it's your mother. I know I promised to leave you alone when we were at your fathers funeral but I haven't heard from you since and that was four years ago."
Oh god, if I don't answer it now she isn't going to leave me alone, I picked up the phone.
"Hi mom," I say into the receiver.
"Oh honey it's so good to hear your voice!" She said, "well Cindy and the kids are flying in from England in two days and I really want you to come for when she gets here."
Oh great, now I'm going to get a guilt trip for never coming home.
"I'm not sure mom. I have to check with Lauren first but I'll get back to you." I said.
"Oh that'll be fine, just phone soon ok?" She asked.
"Of course mom, I have to go get Christi from school though so I'll phone you back later," I said thinking of a way to get off the phone.
"Ok honey talk to you later," She said than hung up.
Just as I returned the phone to the cradle Lauren walks in with Christi just trailing behind who immediately went into her room.
"What's up?" She asked me.
"My mom just phoned." I saw her face drop, "Cindy and the kids are coming to visit from England for the first time since Bob left her. She wants us to come; I said I'd talk to you. What do you think?"
"I don't know Mark, do you want to go because if you want to than we just have to check with Christi," Lauren said.
"I think we should, CHRISTI CAN YOU COME HERE!" I say.
Christi walks out of here room.
"Whatever it is I didn't do it," she said.
"It isn't anything like that," Lauren said.
"How would you feel about going to Grandma's for a while?" I ask.
"Could Brad come?" She asked.
"I guess if it's ok with Roger," Lauren said.
"Ok!" Christi said, "I'll go tell Brad! Oh wait when would we be leaving?"
"Tomorrow afternoon so we can get the good rooms before them," I said.
"Mark!" Lauren said.
"What! Trust me you don't want to sleep in the basement," I said.
Christi than ran off to tell Brad.
Christi POV
"Brad open up!" I yell at his apartment door in excitement.
"What's going on?" He asked skeptically.
"Where's your dad?" I asked.
"In the bathroom why?" Brad asked.
"My families going on a trip this weekend and you can come with us!" I said in one breath. "We just have to check with your dad!"
"Sweet, I'll ask him tonight than tell you after ok?" He asked.
"Sure! I should probably go pack though," I say kissing him and than running back upstairs.
I go right into my room, pull out my blue, purple and pink suitcase out and grab all my favorite out fits out of my closet and fold it in. I'm in the middle of doing this as there's a knock at my door.
"Come in," I yell.
The door open and Brad's standing there with a huge grin on his face.
"Hey," I said.
"I can come!" Brad said picking me up into a hug. "What time are we leaving?"
"Tomorrow in the afternoon," I said.
February 23, 2011
Christi POV
We'd been what felt like days to Scarsdale, New Jersey. Mom and Dad were sitting in the front well Brad and I were in the backseat with the luggage that didn't fit in the trunk. We turn the corner into suburban hell. All the houses looked more or less the same. We turn into one of the few different ones. It was a two-story house that was white with pale blue trimming; there was a front porch with a swing and tree. We got out and went up to the front door, each of us carrying our bags. We were greeted by my Grandma than shown our rooms. Brad and I were in the spare room that had two twin beds and Mom and Dad were in Dads old room. All of us were still pretty shaken up by yesterdays events, at least Dad didn't have to get any stitches.
Leah POV (Journal)
I never wanted them to find me like that. Its how I ended up here writing in this journal about how I've fucked my life up and all that jazz.
Flashback to yesterday afternoon
I was behind the building shooting up when I look up I see Roger coming towards me with an angry look on his face. He grabbed my coat, picked me up than carried me back into the loft. Maureen and Joanne looked up from cuddling on the couch when they saw me. Roger dropped me roughly to the floor at flung my stash at me.
"What the hell is this?" He asked very loudly.
"I…" I started to say.
"You know what I really don't care I mean it's your life so if you want to wreck it entirely than go right ahead," He yelled at me.
"What's going on?" Joanne asked.
"I found her using behind the building," Roger told them.
"But Pookie I thought you said she was in her room when you last checked," Maureen said.
"She was when I checked an hour ago," Joanne replied, "but she also said she wouldn't use anymore."
"I tried, I really did but you guys didn't help! You check on me every hour and that's it! I bet when Roger was going through withdrawal Mark and Collins did more than just check on him once an hour!" I yelled.
"She has a point there," Roger said well Maureen shot him a look.
"We have to do the plan, this isn't working anymore," Joanne said looking sympathetically at Maureen.
"Pookie! We could just try harder! That's too harsh," Maureen whined.
"Maureen it's the only way," Joanne said.
The looks on their faces alone was enough to tell me that I should be scared, slowly I got up and started to creep towards my room. Roger saw me grabbed the collar of my coat and pulled me back next to him.
"Wha…What's going on?" I ask cautiously.
"We're sending you away," Maureen said regretfully, "It's for your own good."
"No…your not…you can't! My whole life's here!" I started shrieking.
I wrestled out of Rogers grip and ran off towards my room, Roger tries to block me but I kick him in the shins. I see him wince in pain but I just lock my door behind me and grab my suitcase intending to run away. Suddenly my door swung open and Roger's standing there along with Maureen and Joanne, I see Christi, Brad and Mark all standing there wondering what's going on because they just came down.
"No…no…no…no!" I'm shrieking.
Mark tries to approach me but I grab the vase off my dresser and throw it at him with all my might. It hits him and shatters into a bunch of pieces. I look over and Maureen and Joanne look frightened, Roger's grabbing Mark away from me and Christi's buried her face into Brad's chest. I feel hot salty tears start streaming down my face. I feel somebody behind me and turn around to see that James had climbed up through my window.
"I can't do this!" I yell in frustration.
"Come here," James said calmly.
"No!" I scream.
"Come on Leah, I heard all of this and I'll go with you and get clean as well. Please, do it don't be stupid." James said.
"No no no no no!" I say as he embraces me into a hug. I try to push him away but give up and fall into him clinging on.
"You promise not to leave me?" I ask him softly.
"Never," He replied.
That's how I got here.
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