Life is Strange 2: Falling Into Place

Chapter 4 of my Life is Strange 2 story, enjoy.

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Disclaimer: I don't own Life is Strange 2 or its characters.

Chapter 4

'No, no, no...not again. Not for this.' Lyla thought desperately.

Tossing and turning in her bed, Lyla knew right away she was facing another sleepless night. It was no wonder she was once again having her insomnia to almost a crippling degree. There was just so much going on and it was too much, she could hardly cope.

'Urgh, I just...It won't leave me alone. My, my dealer is furious, I told him the truth but he doesn't care, as far as he's concerned, I'm just trying to get out of paying him...I don't know what he's got in mind, what he's gonna do to me...' She thought in a panicked frenzy. 'Not only that, the others are struggling too...Jenn's father is still causing all sorts of trouble for her and Kyle and it looks like Sean and Cassidy are still struggling from when she was nearly killed by her dad.'

Letting out a shaky breath, Lyla sat up, running a hand through her hair, and then smoothing down her oversized grey T-shirt.

With a heavy sigh she got out of bed.

'Fuck, fuck sake, why is everything so...urg, I just...' She thought desperately. 'What am I gonna do, if this, if this keeps up, I might end up...in that psychiatric place again.'

She hated that place and just the thought of it added yet more issues for her already too full mind. She grimaced, she also hated the thought of doing this yet again, but she really needed someone to talk to. So, she picked up her phone.

Already asleep, and having been asleep for some time, Jamie Townley mumbles as he rolled over, clad in grey pyjama shorts and blue pyjama top. At that moment the peace of the night was shattered by the sound of his phone. He jerked awake and reached out to grab it, trying to answer quickly, so it wouldn't wake his parents up. He didn't need to check the caller ID, only one person ever called him at this time.

"Lyla?"

"Jamie, I'm sorry, I just..." She said at once.

Sitting up Jamie spoke softly. "Hey, it's okay. Remember what I said last time, don't worry about things like that. What's troubling you?"

"So fucking much." She replied with a heavy sigh. "You heard Kyle and Jenn today, the way her father's acting, it's just...urgh, I feel like I wanna go right up to that asshole and..."

Jamie laughed softly. "I think I get it. I don't blame you."

Lyla sighed. "Yeah and now I can't...God and then there's Sean and Cassidy."

"Sean and Cassidy?" Jamie queried.

"You didn't notice." She gasped. "They're both worked up, what happened with her dad is still weighing heavily on them and I'm worried about how it'll affect them."

Jamie bit his lip. "Yeah, I...I see what you mean. God I...maybe we should talk to Kyle and Jenn about this, see if they can help us figure something out."

There was a pause after that, the two of them unsure. Jamie was worried about Lyla, while she struggled to find the words, to talk about her own problems.

As if sensing her hesitation, Jamie spoke, his tone gentle and reassuring.

"Lyla, please, I can tell something is troubling you and I want to help."

She bit her lip. "I just, I'm scared and..."

"Whatever it is, I'm with you, I'll stand by you and I promise, I won't judge you." He told her.

She smiled, relieved, a feeling of joy filling her and she felt she could still truly trust him, she could tell him the truth.

"I just...I'm in a lot of deep shit right now...still worked up about dad escaping jail and now I..." She took a deep breath and explained. "I told you before, about how I used to smoke pot beforehand, well, I've stopped all that now. But I still owe my dealer a lot of money and, and...Mom found it and confiscated it."

Jamie gasped. "Holy shit, Lyla, are you saying?"

She grimaced. "Yeah, I don't know what he's gonna do...all this of course is making my insomnia worse..."

"Shit Lyla, I'm so sorry, but listen. I'm with you, if you need anything at all, anything, I'll be there for you."

They lapsed into silence again until finally Jamie, awkwardly, asked.

"Didn't you get something, to try and help with this?"

Lyla groaned. "Yeah, but I hate those damn pills, being dependent on it, it's just..."

Jamie tried to be reasonable. "I know, but, they might help, you know."

"I...I know, thanks Jamie, I just hope this passes, that we can get through this." She replied.

Jamie agreed and they hung up, hoping that things would get better.

End of chapter, hope you enjoyed it, read and review please.