When The Past Comes Back...
Chapter 5
Chase sat in the passenger seat, looking out at the night sky, while the rest felt it was best to not bothering him. It was about 9:30 when they got back to the mansion. Logan took his keys out and open the door. They entered and found Alan having some coffee with a familiar face.
"Your back!". Alan stood up as well as his guest.
As they approached them they recognized the young man next to Alan.
"Dustin!?". Zoey said in surprise.
"Hey Zo?". Dustin smiled as he waved.
"Where have you been?". Zoey whispered.
"Why don't we talk about this later Zo...". Dustin said whispering back as he gave her a quick hug. He then turned his attention to the rest of this friends.
"Its so great to see all of y'all hanging out again, like old times. Alan was telling me that you guys went out for dinner tonight. How was it?". Dustin asked.
They all looked down, and sighted. Alan looked closely at Chase and the bruises he had on his face.
"What happened?". Alan asked worriedly.
"I can't about this". Chase said as he made his way up the stairs.
"Chase!". Alan yelled but he ignored him.
He turned to see the others in search of an explanation.
"Granddad, Lea... Was murdered today". Logan said.
"What!? But how!?". Alan asked surprised.
"Remember that Chase had a date with her today? Well they went to White Point Beach and had a talk. I'm guessing that after Chase left her, she stayed there, and unfortunately for her she was drowned by that guy that was bothering Lea this morning". Michael replied.
"Chase must be devastated". Alan said.
"You have no idea how". Lola added.
"Why is he all bruised up? Was he in a fight or something?". Dustin asked.
"Something like that. That's another other story that well be telling you later, now we have to check on Chase. He's really depressed". Zoey said changing the subject.
Logan, Quinn and Alan began to think about an event that happened in the past. When Chase had joined the 4 Stroke club and was hiding his depression in something that the people over there told him to take.
"We need to get to Chase's room now!". Logan said as he Quinn and Alan ran up the stairs, with the rest following behind.
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Meanwhile, Chase was kneeled beside his bedroom, blaming himself for the death of his Ex Girlfriend.
He went to his drawer and took a bottle of whisky, that he had took from Alan's wine cabinet. He opened it and began to raise it to his mouth, but something in him told him that it was wrong, but the other part of him told him that he needed it.
Before he could take a shot, Logan and his friends opened the door, entering just in time.
"Chase? Don't do it". Logan said as he saw his vulnerable Friend.
"Yeah Chase. You don't need that, It's not worth it". Zoey agreed as he approached Chase and slowly took the bottle that he was holding tightly in his hand, away from him. Chase closed his eyes and layed his head on top of the bed as he sobbed.
Alan took his phone out and exited the room as he made a phone call.
"Chase, everything is going to be okay". Michael assured him.
He looked at Michael as of he was crazy. He sat up, and stared at Michael deep in his eyes.
"How can you say that! I just lost the only person who understood me... And with our her I'm nothing. I'm completely empty now! I have nothing to believe in, because I'm a nothing". Chase told Michael.
Everyone looked down, but Michael kept looking straight in the eyes at Chase. He saw emptiness, anger, and no hope in his dull green eyes. He also noticed that his hands were shaking, and was getting desperate.
"I need a drink". Chase said as he try to get pass the door but Alan stopped him.
"You want water? Or juice?". Alan asked him and Chase rolled his eyes.
"Don't play jokes with me Alan. I need a drink now!". Chase pushed him back hard, and Alan feel down. Michael and Logan reacted quickly and grabbed Chase by his arms.
"Let me go!". Chase yelled as he tried to get his two friends off him. Alan carefully stood up and went up to Chase.
"Your not drinking anymore alcohol".
"You can't tell me what to do! It's my life, and I can do whatever I want with it! ...You know what I'm dying to do right now Alan? I want to go out in a busy highway and get my self killed, you know why? Because I'm worthless! I'm a worthless loser!". Chase shouted.
"Your not worthless". Zoey told him.
"I just called The Moor Dide to come and get you. Your going to be staying there for a month. They are going to help you rehabilitate from your alcohol and drug problems. They'll be here in a couple of minutes".
"Why are you doing this to me? I have no problem, I can control myself perfectly well!". Chase replied as he tried to get out of Logan and Michael's grip.
"Really? Look at yourself Chase? Your going insane! Your hands are shaking because you can't control your thirst for alcohol!... You need to understand that I'm doing this for your own good and because I love you... Everyone in this room loves you and wants you to get better. Can't you see it?".
Chase stood in silence. There was a knock on the door and heard two people coming up the stairs. When they got to the room, Alan looked at the two man and with the pain in his heart looked back at Chase.
"Take him".
Both men nodded and approached Chase. They grabbed him tightly from his arms and started leading him out of the room.
"Alan you can't do this to me! Let me go! Alan! Please! I don't deserve this! ALAN!". Chase yelled as he was dragged down the stairs and out of the house.
Alan eyes began to watered.
"It's for your own good Chase... I'm sorry". Alan said as he began to sob. Logan and the rest group hugged Alan as they all calmed him down.
"You did the right thing Alan and even though it seems hard right now, he'll thank you for what you did for him. He may not understanding it right now but we all now he will". Quinn said.
"I... Never thought I had to go through a situation like this". Alan sad as he wiped his tears away.
"There's always a first time Alan. Let's hope he gets better now that's he's going to be over there". Lola responded, patting his back.
"Thank you all for your support. I'm going to be heading to my room Now. Dustin your welcome to stay as long as you'll like". Alan said.
"Thank you Mr. Reese". Dustin replied back.
"Well good night everyone". Alan waved as he left the room.
"Goodnight Alan". Everyone else replied.
Zoey, Quinn, Michael and Lola sat in Chase's bed while Dustin and Logan remained standing up, next to each other.
"I can't believe that Chase would ever be in a rehabilitation center... That's so unlike him". Zoey admitted.
"Don't worry Zo... He's going to be okay". Quinn assured.
Lola turned to see the Dustin and Logan who had dissapointed looks on their faces.
"So Dustin, where have you been this couple of days?". Lola curiously asked
"Uhh... I... Was in...". Dustin began as he scratched his head. Logan rolled his eyes and turned to see him.
"Don't even bother in making something up. Tell them, I mean they're going to find out sooner or later". Logan told Dustin and he nodded
To this Zoey, Quinn, Michael and Lola sat their full attention to their two friends.
"What do you mean?". Zoey asked confused.
"The reason I brought you all here was because ...". Dustin began but Lola interrupted.
"You told Zoey that you were in a serious problem which was a matter of life and death". Lola added.
"Yeah well... I kinda lied". Dustin confessed.
Everyone in the room was shocked with the exception of Logan. Zoey looked at his brother with a mixture of disappointment and anger.
"You kinda lied?". Zoey asked and Dustin nodded.
"So why are we here?". Michael asked.
"Well, I brought you all here so you could fix things with Chase. I'm sure Logan and Quinn have told you about how Chase changed all of a sudden just because of that stupid fight you all had and this involves mostly you Zoey. He doesn't want us around because, he hate us, because he thinks he has no friends, because someone very special to him told him that she had wished they had never met. Then all of us started taking sides and that's what hurt him. Chase needs us, and we need to be here for him". Dustin explained.
"Why didn't you just told us?". Zoey asked.
"Because I knew you guys would have said no, since you all haven't communicated since you left PCA, so I thought if you guys came, without knowing my plan, you could have seen with your own eyes what was happening to Chase because of the fight. I guess we're too late".
"It's not to late. Chase is going to be away from us for a while, but that's good, you know why? Because he's going to be with people that are going to help him get over his addictions and when he comes back after that month, we're all going to fix the differences between all of us". Zoey said.
She stood up and hugged his brother.
"Thanks for making me come here". She whispered in his ear.
Dustin smiled and hugged Zoey back.
"Your welcome Zo". He told her as they separated.
"Hey Dustin, how did you pay the plane rides?". Lola asked and Dustin looked over at Logan.
"Seriously?". Michael asked surprised and Logan nodded
"Why?". Zoey asked curiously.
"Because I wanted to help Dustin with his plan and I... Also missed you guys". Logan sincerely said.
"Aw! We miss you too man!". Michael said as he hugged Logan. Zoey and the rest began to smiled as Logan tried to push him away.
"Okay, okay that's enough". Logan told his friend and he stepped back.
"Logan?". Zoey asked and he turned to see her.
"Thank you for helping my brother. I really appreciate it".
"No Problem". Logan smiled.
Quinn stood up and yawned.
"We better go to sleep. It's getting late".
Everyone nodded and exited Chase's room. They said goodnight to each other and went to their perspective rooms.
You may think that a month passes by fast, but this particular one, wasn't that way. The mansion seemed to not have it's glow, and the servers were pretty much dull. When they went outside, they saw Chase's black car and it reminded them of the time that Chase saved them from the gangsters and brought them to the mansion. When they had dinner, there wasn't any conversation. They just stared at the empty chair next to Logan and Quinn. A month was an eternity for them, but it finally came to an end. The day Chase was coming back was here and the gang and Alan waited for him outside of the mansion. After a couple of minutes they saw a black van entering the mansión and parking I'm front of them.
The car window rolled down and Chase appeared.
He looked way better than when he left. His skin wasn't pale like it used to be, and his eyes were full of life. He took his stuff out of the van and thanked the driver.
"Thanks Charlie for the ride". Chase said, grabbing his stuff from the front seat.
"No problem kid". Charlie said as he left. Chase turned to see his friends and Alan who was in front of them. Chase walked towards him and stopped. He smiled and Alan smiled back.
"How are you feeling?". Alan asked.
"I'm okay, thanks to you. Look Alan I want to apologize for what I did to you a month ago. I was very rude and disrespectful". Chase responded.
"It's all in the past now, and I understand. You weren't being yourself". Alan replied as he patted his back. Chase then turned to see his friends who we're smiling at him. Alan stepped aside and Chase walked up to them.
"I guess we have alot to talk about. Don't we?". Chase asked
"Yeah, we do". Zoey answered. Looking at him in the eyes.
"Then let's get this done right now". Chase said
"But don't you want to eat dinner first?". Lola asked.
"Nah, I already ate. Alan can we talk in your library?". He asked and Alan nodded. Chase and his friends followed him inside. When they got to the living room he threw his bag on the couch and headed to the library. They all got in , with Logan closing the door. Chase stood behind Alan's chair, looking down. After a couple of seconds, he raised his head up, looking straight at his friend's as he waited for the conversation to begin.
"Okay Zoey? Why don't you start explaining why you cheated on Chase in the first place?". Dustin suggested.
Zoey looked at Chase as he sighted and looked away from her. He sat on Alan chair and waited for her to talk.
"First of all, I want to apologize for what I did to you. You didn't deserved that kinda pain". Zoey said as she tried to hold her tears.
"See, when I first meet Brian, he was the first guy besides you that I ever thought I could like, and that made me feel bad because, I thought, if I liked another boy, somehow it meant that I liked you less".
"I'm sorry you felt bad". Chase with no emotion said.
"No, no, but it was good that I went through this because it taught me that, liking someone else, could never take away from loving you, and I don't have to be afraid of how I feel about anybody else because I know that I could never take away from loving you and I always will, and I know that completely now".
"You know that now?". Chase asked.
"Yeah...". Zoey nodded.
Chase stood up from his chair and placed his hands on the desk.
"Do you have any idea how many girls hit on me?".
"What are you talking about?". Zoey asked confused.
"I never needed test my feelings for you. Ever since I met you I felt like I belong with you, and I would have given you everything Zoey". Chase said as he walked around the desk, stopping in front of Zoey.
"Chase, I'm so sorry". Zoey apologized.
Chase sighted. He closed his eyes and turned around facing away from Zoey. He swallowed hard and began to Speak.
"I forgive you... I forgive you for lying to me...I forgive you for kissing him... But that you need to see him while we were still dating, to test how you felt about me... I don't forgive you for that Zoey".
"Chase!?". His friends yelled.
"She said she was sorry! She admitted to you and herself that she made a stupid mistake!". Lola said.
He turned around to face his friends.
"And what!? Do you want me to forget everything that happen and pretend that everything's okay? Its not that easy to forget something like this. I can't be with a person who's not one hundred percent sure about how they fell about me".
"I am sure now. Look Chase, not seeing you all this years made me realize of how miserable my life is without you. I'm going be honest with you, and admit that I liked Brian, but I can live without him... I can't live without you".
Chase ran a hand through his hair and gave a long sight, before he started to speak.
"What I know and I'm sure you guys would agree with me is that someone can't just say "I wish I had never met you and we're not friends anymore" just because they had an anger impulse". Chase told his friends and then turned to look back at Zoey.
"You must have a strong reason for you to say things like that, because those world just don't come out of nowhere". Chase said.
They stood in silent for a second until Quinn decided to speak.
"He's right, you must have a reason to have said those things you told Chase".
"I guess I was mad that I got caught, but when your mad you say somethings that you don't really mean". Zoey explained herself.
"I agree with Zoey". Michael firmly said and placed a friendly arm around her shoulders. Zoey felt somewhat relieved that someone finally side with her.
"How many times does Zoey have to apologize, so you can forgive her?". Lola asked Chase as she also came towards Zoey and like Michael, wrapped her arm around Zoey's shoulders. Chase looked up at Quinn, Logan and Dustin who shrugged. He went up to Alan's chair and Stood behind it.
"Look, I don't what do continue this nonsense of a fight, so where's what we're going to do. We all have hurt each other, for example, cheating on a person you supposedly loved". Chase said looking at Zoey.
"Or friends taking sides on a situation where they didn't have any clue of what was really happening, and broke our entire friendship. I think we should start our friendship from scratch, like if we just met, and get to know each other all over again, because some of us have changed. Now that's what I suggest we do, so you all can agree with me and try this, or you can refuse to do this and walk out". Chase finished pointing to the door.
"We're not walking out the door because we want to fix this problem between us, and if that means we have to start all over, then we'll start all over". Zoey replied as her friends nodded.
"Great". Chase said looking at his watch.
"Now if y'all excuse me I need to making important phone call". He began to make his way out of the room, when Michael stopped him.
"Hey!?". Michael loudly said and Chase turned around.
"Why don't we go out tonight, you know to make up from last time we were supposed to hang out. We could go to the beach?". Michael suggested.
"Anywhere else except the beach". Chase answered.
"Okay, Umm... Why don't we go camping tonight?". Michael asked.
"That sound good". Lola excitedly said.
"If you guys agree in camping, then it's cool with me. I'll see you guys later". Chase responded, exiiting the room.
Chapter 6 coming later on...