Heroin and Vodka
Authors note: What's up guys? I know I took a break. But here I am with another chapter, as promised. Now that Season 5 has progressed quite a bit, what do you have to say about it so far? Let me know in your reviews. Personally I was shocked by Nate's dad's death in the last episode. May he rest in peace. So what do you guys think? Was it a suicide? Or a murder? Anyways, enough of me rambling. Let's begin.
Disclaimer: I do not own How To Get Away With Murder. Its characters and plot are the sole property of Pete Nowalf and Shonda Rhimes.
Chapter 21
Begin Flashback
Annalise was walking down the steps of Middleton High when she suddenly heard peals of delighted laughter. Looking up, she spotted Wes in the distance playing football with a girl. She assumed the girl was Meggy, Wes's new girlfriend.
"You aren't going to let me get it all?" the girl asked laughingly as she attempted to grab the ball from Wes, who swerved it out of the way.
"No." Wes replied. "You have to get it yourself. I'm not going to make it easy for you."
Annalise's mind flashed back to her meeting with Wes when he had been 11. He had been in a similar situation—playing soccer with his friends.
A small smile crept onto her face.
As she watched, the girl managed to get a hold of the ball and kicked it forward.
Wes spotted Annalise.
"Hey. Professor Keating." Wes asked, walking up to her. Annalise turned to face him.
"I-uh…got that internship." he replied.
Annalise gave him a puzzled look.
"What internship?" she asked.
"To work with undocumented immigrants?" Wes replied.
"Oh right! You got it." she replied with a soft smile. "That's good." She looked at Meggie's direction.
"I take it that's Meggie?" she asked him.
"Oh." said Wes, turning towards her. "Yeah." Noticing Annalise's continued stare, he asked "What?"
"She looks like she wants an introduction." Annalise informed him.
"Oh. Umm…that would be weird right?" Wes asked, with a shrug.
"Oh. Totally." Annalise replied. "Just tell her I have a meeting."
Wes nodded and turned to walk back.
"Hey." Annalise called after him. Wes turned back.
"Congratulations on that internship." she replied, with a smile.
"Thanks." Wes replied, kicking the ball back towards Meggie.
End Flashback
"Keating. Keating!" a voice shouted, drawing her attention and breaking her memories. She looked around, startled.
She had dozed off due to the heat. As she got up, she spotted the bars of the dingy cell. The prison guard was just opening the gate.
She nodded towards Annalise.
"You're getting out of here." she replied.
"I'm being released?" she asked, with a faint glimmer of hope in her voice.
"No." the guard replied. Annalise sighed. "We're transferring you to county till your bail hearing. Up and at 'em."
Annalise got up and followed the guard outside.
"Everyone's waiting outside. They want to know how you are. But the doctors would only let me in." Bonnie replied.
It was next morning at the hospital. Laurel was lying on the bed. Apparently, a near death situation could be exhausting, especially considering the burns she had received in the fire, which to her luck, were only minor.
Laurel was silent.
"I told them I was your lawyer." Bonnie informed her.
She remained silent.
Bonnie sighed, seeing as nothing seemed to be eliciting a response from Laurel.
"Wes died before the fire." Bonnie replied.
Laurel finally looked up at her.
"The M.E told me. Did you see anything before the explosion?" Bonnie asked, half-afraid to know the answer.
"Mm.." Laurel mumbled.
"I know you're in pain. But the detectives will be here soon."
"Good." Laurel replied. "I want to tell them who did it." She paused. "Frank."
"No." Bonnie replied.
"Where is he then?" Laurel demanded. "I want to ask him to his face."
"You know he would never hurt any of us." Bonnie replied, trying to calm her down.
Laurel raised her head a few inches from her pillow. Her eyes locked with Bonnie's.
"Of course he would." she replied, hatred in her voice. She laid back down. "Leave."
"If you tell the police, it will hurt all of us." Bonnie replied, quietly.
"Leave. Or I'll tell them everything." Laurel replied, turning away from her.
As Bonnie walked outside, Isaac immediately spotted her. He got up from his seat and approached her.
He had followed Bonnie back to the hospital the moment he had seen Laurel being carried out of the burning wreck that was Annalise's house.
First Wes Gibbins had died.
Then Annalise was arrested.
Now this.
A lot had happened in the past few hours. All the events seemed to have rushed past him in quick succession, so much so that she had been unable to process each of them individually.
"How is she?" he asked,
Bonnie looked grim. Isaac noted her expression.
"Bonnie?" he asked.
Bonnie looked up at him.
"She's fine. For now."
Isaac nodded.
"The doctor told me she had only suffered a few minor first degree burns. So looks like she'll get out of this okay." He replied, before pausing. "But what about the…pregnancy?" he asked.
Bonnie was about to answer when the rest of the students walked up to her.
"How is she?" Micheala asked.
"Good." Bonnie replied.
"Can we see her?" Oliver asked.
Bonnie shook her head.
"The doctor said she's too weak." she replied.
"Does she remember anything?" Asher asked.
"No. She's in shock." Bonnie replied.
Micheala pulled out her phone. "I'll call Meggie. See if she can get us in."
"Don't." Bonnie replied.
"She needs to be with people right now." Micheala replied.
"She needs sleep?" Bonnie informed her.
"Or you just don't want us to see her?" Connor replied, speaking up. "You're scared we might find out what actually happened."
"No one knows what happened." Bonnie replied.
Connor shrugged.
"The police seemed pretty confident this was Annalise."
Before she could reply, Isaac beat her to it.
"Someone's framing her." he replied.
Connor raised his eyebrows.
"And how do you know anything about it? You've only known her for a couple of months."
"So have you." Isaac shot back.
Startled, Connor shouted back. "Yes! But you don't know what she's—"
But Bonnie cut him off immediately.
"Connor! Lower your voice." Bonnie replied sharply. "And this isn't the place to be discussing this. Go back home. All of you. I'll call you once I know everything."
She turned to leave but before she did, she turned to Isaac and took him to the side.
"I know I'm asking a lot here, but could you…stay here and look after them? Make sure Laurel gets some rest?" she asked in a low voice.
"Of course Bonnie. I'll do my best." Isaac replied softly.
"What are you whispering over there, you two?" Connor demanded, suspicious.
Bonnie rolled her eyes.
"I'll be back in the evening to check on them." Saying this, she departed.
It was 7 o' clock in the evening. The kids had gone back home for the afternoon. Isaac had meanwhile had lunch in the hospital cafeteria and was just about to call Bonnie when he spotted Micheala, Asher and Connor entering Laurel's cabin. He decided to wait outside so that the others could have some privacy.
"Hi." Micheala said hesitantly upon entering the cabin.
Laurel began to sob quietly into her pillow upon spotting them. The others looked at each other in discomfort. Micheala came down and sat beside her.
"Did you call your parents?" Micheala asked softly.
Laurel shook her head.
"Do you want me to call them?" Micheala continued.
"They'll just make everything worse." Laurel replied with disgust.
"BonBon said the police will be stopping by." Asher replied quietly.
"Yeah. They were here." Laurel replied, sitting up." They wanted me to tell them it was Annalise."
"Did you?" Micheala questioned.
"No." Laurel replied.
It was silent for a few moments before Connor broke the silence.
"Why not?" he asked.
Everyone turned to face him.
"Annalise wouldn't hurt Wes." Laurel replied.
"She would if he was going to turn her in." Connor replied. "She probably had Frank do it.e just protecting Frank cuz the baby's his, right?"
"Shut your mouth right now." Micheala replied, with a glare.
"Annalise wouldn't do this." Asher replied, shaking his head.
"Then why did she have Oliver delete everything from her phone?" Connor demanded.
"What're you talking about?" Micheala asked.
"She told him to clear her phone before he knew that Wes was dead." Connor replied." And now he might go to the police."
"You have to stop him."Micheala replied.
"No." Connor replied, with a shrug.
"Have you lost your mind?" Micheala asked.
"How do you know she didn't do this?" Connor shot back." Or that she's coming for one of us next?"
"It was the Mahoneys. Wes testified against them." Micheala replied, through clenched teeth.
"How do we know this wasn't you?" Asher quipped.
"What?" Connor asked.
"Where were you last night?" Asher asked, rounding on him.
"I was with Thomas. I told you." Connor replied.
"And he'll verify that? Because you don't seem that upset by this." Asher asked.
"You seriously think I did this?" Connor asked, his voice rising.
"Wes is dead and you're not upset at all!" Asher replied angrily.
"Who's the person who started all of this?" Connor demanded."Its always been him. So yeah. Maybe a part of me is relieved that he's gone. He did kill someone, so maybe this is just karma."
"Connor!" Michela shouted.
"The baby is Wes's." Laurel replied in a low voice.
Everyone turned to look atLAurel. All was quiet for a few moments before Connor broke the silence once again.
"Well, you should just get an abortion now cuz Waitlist isn't the type of father you'd want for a child."
Asher snapped. He rouned on him and punched him across the face. Connor fell to the floor.
"Asher!" Michela shouted.
Hearing the commotion inside, Isaac rushed in. He immediately spotted Asher on the floor beating up Connor.
"What the hell is going on here?" Isaac shouted, rushing to the two and dragging Asher off Connor. Asher left him reluctantly.
"What is wrong with you two?" Isaac demanded angrily as he rounded upon Connor. "You two are fighting like children! You are both adults. So act like one!"
"Why did you have to butt in?" Connor spat.
Isaac glared at him.
"I'd suggest you watch your mouth, Mr. Walsh." Isaac replied. "And what is wrong with you?" he rounded on Asher. "Your friend just died. Your professor is in jail for a crime she didn't commit and here I am babysitting a bunch of children!"
"You two are banging, right?" Connor spat.
Startled, Isaac paused.
"Figured." Connor replied, wiping some blood of his nose. "Therapists are her type. First Sam. Then you."
Micheala could see that Isaac was literally shaking with barely suppressed rage. She quickly got up and slapped Connor across the face. Connor leapt back startled.
"Dr. Roa is right. You are a child." she replied with disgust.
Without another word, Connor strode across the room and left, slamming the door shut.
No sooner had he left did Bonnie enter the room. She spotted all of them standing around Laurel's bed.
"What happened?" she asked.
Micheala sighed.
"Connor was acting like a jerk." she replied.
But Isaac spotted the worried expression on Bonnie's face. Bonnie looked up and met his gaze. She then turned to face them all.
"Frank confessed a few hours ago." she replied.
"What?" Micheala asked, startled. "I mean did he—"
"I don't have all the details yet." Bonnie replied, cutting her off. "But I guess she's doing all this for Annalise." She turned to Isaac. " Could I speak with you? In private?"
Isaac left the room with her.
"What is it, Bonnie?" he asked.
Bonnie sighed.
"The bail hearing's tomorrow. Denver pushed it up." she replied.
Isaac's eyes widened.
"But we don't know who the culprit is yet, do we?" he asked.
Bonnie shook her head slowly. "Frank may have confessed. But I don't think Denver will buy it for even a second. He's out to get Annalise."
It was then that Isaac spotted the look of determination in her eyes.
"Bonnie?" he asked.
"I have a plan."
It was 11 o' clock in the next morning. Micheala, Asher and Connor along with Oliver had taken their seats in the courtroom and were awaiting the arrival of Annalise. Soon the guards arrived with her in handcuffs. They unlocked her handcuffs and Annalise took her seat in the Defense Cubicle, beside Bonnie. On the other side was the Prosecution occupied by DA Denver and ADA Atwood.
Bonnie clasped Annalise's hands, reassuring her.
The judge walked in.
"All rise!" the guard declared.
Everyone rose in their seats. The judge took his seat and began the proceedings. Soon, it was the Defense's turn to speak. Bonnie got up from her seat.
"The Defense would like to call to the stand Dr. Isaac Roa." Bonnie declared.
Author's note: There you go! I ended it on a cliffhanger purposely. The next chapter will be a really special one that I've been planning for months. Now I finally get to share it with you guys.
Anyways, let me know in your reviews about your thoughts regarding Season 5. The mid-finale is coming up on the 15th. Can't wait for it. Who's in the snow? Who's Gabriele? What about Bonnie's baby? The questions are never ending.