Demi's POV
Jalizza doesn't usually ask for help unless she absolutely needs it, and sometimes she still doesn't. Sometimes I worry about her, she can be so dependent, naive and stubborn all at the same time. So when she texted me she need to come over I got a little concerned. I just finished wrapping up most of the stuff before the live X Factor shows, I'm really nervous. I like all my acts a lot but I just don't know how this is all going to play out. Last year I had a lot of fun with my group and everyone but no one got far so I doubt if it goes the same that I'll be asked for another season. Then again I think I'm finally getting ready to return to the TV industry, well mostly movies, I don't really wanna be tied down to one project for more than a few months. I just moved out of the sober house a few months ago so it's still pretty hard for me to live independently.
When Jalizza texts me she's almost here I turn on my Keurig machine and make some tea. I wait til it's finished for Jalizza to text me but there's nothing. I start walking down my driveway and see a figure on the ground. As I get closer I hear noises. When I get into eye distance I realize what the figure is and run over.
Jalizza is lying on the ground curled up in a ball crying hysterically. She has her hand over her eye and is shaking. I quickly get on the ground and put my arms around her saying, "Sh, it's gonna be okay" I move her hand and her entire left side of her face is red not only from crying but it looks like she has been punched. Who would do this to her?
I carry her inside and put her on my couch. She's calmed down a little but I'm still freaking out. I try and ask her, "What happened." But all she said was a few noises. I hope her jaw isn't broken! After a while of me consoling her she falls asleep. I pick her up again and carry her into her old bedroom and set her on the bed.
We've had some pretty good memories in here, we were in here when Jalizza's single dropped, and we were in here when we found out it reached gold. It's crazy to think back to the depressed girl who was just broken into the star she is now. But now she is broken again and it's my job to make her whole again. I believe in her though. Things have always tried to tear her down, but she has always been rising from the ground. She's like my little skyscraper.
I go to get up to tuck her in but suddenly she opens her eyes and yells, "Spencer, no!" What does her brother have to do with this. I know he can be pretty viscous and cruel but he would never physically hurt her. Right? I would kill him if he did this. I run over and console her again. I hate seeing her like this.
As I am comforting Jalizza, I'm so tempted to check if she has self-harmed. But then again she absolutely hates it when people check up on her. But also she did come here, but that could be because her brother is a fucking psycho. If he caused her to relapse that would crush her. It would crush me to because she has come so far!
Other than letting her stay with me every now and then when she couldn't handle her family anymore, I haven't really been there for her. She needs someone to be there for her more than just hanging out and watching movies. She has her therapist but Jalizza really hates talking to her about her feelings. She has her parents but there assholes who most of the are drunk who pressure her to be perfect. Her brother is the reason why she is in my arms right now after all! I still can't believe he hit her! I always knew he could be pretty nasty with his words and had a temper but aren't all brothers like that? I never had one but Joe, Kevin and Nick were always like that with each other.
I then notice she still has her sweatshirt on so I gently take it off so she doesn't wake up again. A little piece of my heart broke when I saw her wrist. Just as I predicted, she relapsed. I tuck her in all the way, kiss her forehead and leave the room, carefully shutting the door.