Pulling Me Through Part Three

Right, finally came up with some pretty good ideas for this part, so I hope everyone enjoys and please review!
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Chapter Seven

Riley's POV

It was around lunch time when she knocked. I answered the door and I got the shock of my life. Scout was standing there, eyes puffy and red, the tracks of tears ever so visible.

"What on earth has happened to you?" I asked, pulling her into the house and closing the door behind her.

"Okay, I just had a huge argument with Jake and I don't know what to do" She cried. Okay, so dealing with hysterical women wasn't exactly my thing, but I was determined to help her. "I'm an absolute idiot for thinking that he'll forgive me for what I've done." She sat on the sofa, pulling at her clothes and tugging at her clothes. There was something seriously wrong with her right now.

"Honey, what's happened?" I asked, putting on a soft voice, and gently patting her on the back. "I can't help you if you don't explain what's wrong."

"No one's ever going to be able to help me" She shouted. "I'm fucked up right now and I'm never going to be put right." I'd never seen her act like this. Even when she believed that she had broken me and Andy up for good, she was still calm and in control.

"Scout, just breathe and tell me what happened" I urged, almost sick of repeating the same thing over and over again. "Whatever it is, I won't judge you."

"It's a long story" She finally sighed. "Well, I've never exactly been clean when it comes to drugs." My eyes went wide. I never thought for a moment that Scout would be the one in our group who would take drugs. "It was nothing serious at first. Just a little bit here and there, but then I started trying out other things. It was never supposed to get that serious, but then I got hooked on one"

"What was it?" I asked, trying my hardest to act as though all of this was still normal. The last thing she needed was for me to freak out.

"Crystal" She whispered. "I should have known not to try it" She genuinely looked disappointed in herself, depressed over the fact that she was addicted to something.

"Why's Jake annoyed at you?" I asked, praying that she wouldn't say what I suspected.

"He saw me using" She sighed. My heart sank. Jake hated the thought of anyone taking drugs. It would crush him to see his girlfriend using right in front of him. He always said that drugs reminded him of all of the pills that my mom had to take to prolong her life.

"Oh, Scout" I sighed, shaking my head a little as I took her hand in mine. "Look, I'm not going to lie and say that this isn't a big problem because it is, but it's a one that you can sort out as long as you put the effort in. As long as Jake knows that you're going to try and quit, he'll be there to support you."

"How can you be so sure?" She questioned, leaning back in her seat and burying her head in her hands as though she had already given up on this. This was the moment where I could turn it all around. No matter what happened, I couldn't let her give up hope that she could do this. If I let her do that, the chances of her getting over it would become even slimmer than they are now.

"Because I've known him for twenty years" I laughed, almost trying to making light of the situation. "I know how the thinks and acts. Trust me when I say that everything will be okay." She didn't seem as though she believed me, but she gave me a reluctant nod anyway.

Scout's POV

My hands were shaking from the recent dose I had taken. I wanted to shout and scream at Riley that there was no way that everything would be okay. I wanted to make her realise how fucked up I was right now. The drugs simply turned me into a pessimistic bitch. I could only imagine how everyone was going to react when they found out what path I had chosen to go down. I was always the innocent one who barely even touched alcohol. Now I'm taking crystal. What had happened to me? I suppose it won't be that difficult when they realise that I just go off like a loaded gun now. I'm dangerous and pissed when I've had my fix.

"Hey, Scout" A voice said from behind me. Andy. Damn, he was going to know that something was up as soon as he looked into my eyes. Even though we had fallen out of love now and drifted apart, he would still know that something wasn't right with me. "Dude, what the fuck happened to you? Had a rough night with Jake if you know what I'm saying." He sat down on the sofa, grinning and chuckling at his own joke. I could feel the tears coming back to my eyes as I thought about what I had done.

"Andy, please God don't do that now" Riley grumbled.

"Seriously, what's wrong with you guys today?" Andy questioned. "You guys are turning into some testy girls."

"Just stop it" I shouted, shooting up from my seat. "Can't you see it's bothering me? Stop it!" See? I go off like a loaded gun. I can't help but scream whenever things aren't going right. I bit the sleeve of my jumper as I pulled at my hair. There was nothing else for it. I simply took off, praying that no one would follow me.

Andy's POV

What on earth had I said? Why was Scout acting so weird? As soon as the door had slammed shut, Riley jumped into action, only stopping when my hand gripped her wrist and pulled her back to me.

"Look, I've known Scout ever since I was thirteen" I sighed. "Calm down and explain what's happened to me and then leave her to get a grip. She just needs some time to calm down."

"Oh, Andy, she's never going to calm down" She whispered, closing her eyes as she allowed me to pull her into my arms.

"What do you mean?" I asked, sure that everything had just been blown out of proportion. "Look, Scout gets upset sometimes and she runs away from her problems. It's her way of coping with things, but she'll come to terms with whatever it is and then she'll deal with it in a more productive way" She simply shook her head and held on tighter to my waist.

"No, Andy" She sighed. "This is a pretty big problem and I don't know how I'm going to fix it."

"Hey, you don't need to fix anything" I soothed, patting her hair down as I littered a few kisses on the top of her head. "You're a mom of two beautiful children and you're planning a wedding. How can you be expected to sort out everyone else's problems? Jake will be there to support her."

"No he won't" She revealed, taking a step back. "Jake's not going to be talking to her for a while. You remember what it was like for me when I said that I was going to put Zane up for adoption, right?" A stab of guilt shot through me as I relived the time when I had actually went for the idea. I nodded although I didn't want to talk anymore about it. "They were pissed at me for doing something that wasn't considered right. That's how everyone is going to react when they found out what she's done."

"Okay, you need to explain what it is that she's done" I laughed, trying to make light of the situation. "I can't offer any advice if you don't tell me and I'm sure they won't. They're a very understanding group of people."

"Trust me, even I was a little disappointed in her" She sighed. "Right, you've got to promise me that you won't tell her that you know. If you do I swear to God, I will be so pissed at you."

"I won't tell her" I sighed, almost growing tired of the situation. I wanted her to just tell me, so I could take away the negative feelings she had.

"Well, Scout has found herself into a little problem that she's struggling to get out of" She began to explain. "She tried crystal and then she kind of get herself a little addicted to the stuff." I simply couldn't believe it. How did my ex-girlfriend get hooked on drugs. She's just not that kind of girl.

"You are kidding, aren't you?" I questioned, wanting for her to laugh and just say that she was and Scout was just going through a rough patch with Jake, but I knew that I would never be so lucky.

"I wish I was" She uttered. "There's more to the story. Jake walked in when she was using and he went off on one. He despises drugs and now it looks as though he doesn't want anything to do with her. Andy, if Jake decided that he doesn't want to be around her to support her, she's going to go spiralling downwards."

"Babe, I know that you're worried, but nothing huge is going to happen in the space of a few hours" I comforted. "Go spend time with Savannah to take your mind off everything and once you've cleared your head, we'll go round to Jake's and we'll explain everything to him."

"How can you be so sure that everything's going to turn out well?" She asked, her eyes showing me that she was scared that this would break up the group. She was terrified that the divide would form like it did with the issue over adoption.

"Look, Scout has an amazing group of friends around her who all just want her to be safe and happy. There's no possible way that we're going to just allow her to ruin her life. Hell, I'm sure Sammi would lock her in the basement if she thought that it would stop the drug addiction" For once today, it looked as though Riley really believed everything I had just said. It was a wonder she did. I was struggling to believe myself. My palms were sweating as I tried to comprehend the problem that was brewing. The truth is, I didn't have a clue how we were going to get Scout off drugs and I didn't even know if it was going to be possible.

"Man, I wish I was more like you" She finally sighed. God, she had no clue what was going through my head right now. At least I was able to keep the uncertainty out of my voice long enough to persuade Riley that things would be sorted.

"Everything will be fine" I whispered, trying my best to ignore how the words tasted on my lips, knowing that all I was doing was filling her with empty hope as I fed her lie after lie. "I promise you."

Gosh, this chapter is long overdue. I honestly had no clue it was going to take that long to write, but I've been revising and I went to the caravan which didn't have internet *angry face* Well, at least there's some more added drama and I've got another two ideas that will be getting introduced very soon that should shake things up a bit. The first will probably be put in within the next few chapters and it's quite a good one. Anyway, hope you enjoy this chapter and please drop a review on your way out. Oh, and I apologise for this lengthy author's note. In my head it seemed a lot smaller XD