Chapter 7: Friends Till the End

"Don't think you're safe just yet! This isn't over until I say it is!"

Lavanya woke up gasping suddenly. She looked at her clock- -It was 2 o'clock in the morning. Sighing she lay her head back down and tried to fall back asleep. Groaning, she sat up waking her chinchilla Momo who was curled up next to her pillow. The sapphire chinchilla squeaked then Lavanya got out of bed and walked into the kitchen. Momo, worriedly, followed his master and then saw her making tea. Momo squeaked then Lavanya held her hand down and the chinchilla jumped on her hand and ran towards her shoulder.

"Is this my punishment for lying to my parents…? Or running away from my fear…?" Lavanya asked Momo then the chinchilla shook his head. Lavanya chuckled softly then she poured the tea into a cup.

When Lavanya was at work Mr. Smiley noticed how awful the blond hair girl looked.

"Uh, Lavanya are you okay?"

"Oh… I'm fine Mr. Smiley… I just… Had a really difficult time falling back asleep…" Lavanya answered as her eyes slowly closed but she shook her head and woke herself up.

"Lavanya, why don't you take the day off?"

"Oh no, but who's gonna watch the arcade…?"

"I've handle the arcade before I hired you. It's no trouble. Besides, with that look on your face you're more likely to scare the customers. Why don't you head on home and get some rest? You can come back to work once you're all better, okay?" Mr. Smiley said as he pat Lavanya on the head. The blond hair girl smiled and nodded.
"Okay, thank you sir."

As Lavanya was about to head home, Jenny, Buck, and Sour Cream saw the blond hair girl staggering as she tried to head back home.

"Is she okay? She doesn't look too good…" Jenny said with concern then Lavanya suddenly hit a wall and fell. The three ran over to where Lavanya was and Jenny lifted the blond's head and rested her head on her lap.

"Lavan are you okay?!"

"Lav? Lav can you hear us?!" Sour Cream asked then when Lavanya opened her eyes her vision was so messy she was seeing three Sour Cream.
"I see three Sour Creams…" She said with a giggle then Jenny rubbed her head.
"Poor girl… We gotta take her home!"

"Shouldn't we take her to a hospital?" Buck asked but Sour Cream lifted Lavanya up and carried her. As the three headed to Lavanya's house, Jamie saw the three teens carrying Lavanya.

"Lavanya?" Jamie said then he texted Steven to check on Lavanya at her house.

"This is all your fault!"

Stop…

"Don't forget, I made you get noticed! I made you become famous!"

Stop…!

"I can make you go back to that pathetic life you used to have before we even started dating!"

STOP!

Lavanya woke up with a gasped then she held her forehead and moaned softly. She then heard someone groaned and when she opened her eyes she saw Sour Cream covering his nose.

"Sour Cream…?"

"I told ya to not loom over her like that, but you don't listen!" Jenny said as she was carrying a tray of food.

"Jenny?"

"How are you feeling, Lavan?"

"Um… Still a bit tired…" Lavanya answered then Sour Cream tilted his head back and sighed.
"I think the bleeding stopped…"

"Do you remember what happened?" Buck asked then Lavanya looked down.
"I… I remember leaving the arcade because Mr. Smiley told me to go home and rest… Then after that… I tried to head home but everything was a blur…"

"You were staggering and hit a wall."

"Luckily, it wasn't anything serious just a small bump." Jenny said then she placed the tray of food on a coffee table next to the couch where Lavanya was resting.

"Who made this?" Lavanya asked feeling grateful then Jenny giggled.
"Steven and myself decided to make Gunga's Chicken n' Dumpling Soup."

"Steven helped you out?"

"Hi, Lavanya!" Steven greeted as he took off an apron and walked towards Lavanya.
"Jamie texted me to check up on you at your place. Sorry about using your kitchen though, but we cleaned up after making you some food."

"That's really sweet of you guys. Thank you."

"Hey, it's no big deal. You're our friend, Lavan." Jenny said then Lavanya smiled. After eating, Lavanya and Jenny watched Sour Cream and Buck playing video games while Steven was playing with Momo till the chinchilla got tired and Steven carried him to the sofa and sat down watching the two older teens playing.

"Hey, Steven?" Lavanya called as Steven was in the kitchen about to make something for everyone.

"Oh, Lavanya? What's up?"

"Umm… Do… Do they know about… You know…"

"Your disorder?" Steven asked then Lavanya nodded.

"Yeah. They do know. But I didn't tell them."

"Then… How do they…?"

"That's something you should ask them Lavanya. You're their friend, and friends have to be honest with each other." Steven said then Momo walked towards his master and squeaked. Lavanya smiled gently then pet Momo.
"Your right Steven… Thanks for the advice."

"You're welcome." Steven said with a smile. As Lavanya sat back on the couch, Sour Cream and Buck took a break from video games.

"Uh, guys… I um… Wanted to ask you something…"

"Sure, what's on your mind, Lavan?" Jenny asked then Lavanya looked down feeling nervous.
"Uh… I wanted to ask… How do you guys know about my… An-Anxiety disorder…?" She asked then when she looked up both Jenny and Sour Cream looked at Buck.

"I knew about it when I first saw you."

"At first we thought Buck was just being mysterious, but after when we saw you drop the sign and ran off, we had some suspicion and then today…"

"Today pretty much convinced us about your disorder." Sour Cream said then Lavanya looked down.

"But hey, that doesn't mean we're gonna treat you like you're not one of us."

"You're our friend, Lavanya. And friends stick up for each other and are there for each other."

"Spoke like a true friend, Buck." Jenny said as she hugged Lavanya and the blond hair girl blushed feeling happy.