To all those that wanted some more drama
Author's Note - A friend of mine asked me to write this chapter in awareness of his younger sister. Cyberbullying and bullying in general from her best friend ruined her life to the point of his sister overdosed and wanting to kill herself.
Quoting AJ's in his speech of awareness:
"Please, let's join in together to end this cycle of bullying. It is ruining our lives and the ones around us. Please let's make this step together towards a better life, because at the end of the day, everybody needs everyone. I regret saying that my younger sister had been a victim of this unfortunate experience, but I've taken a step further in her name and decided to raise awareness for helpless kids like her. Please, if you do see someone that is being bullied, or abused emotionally and physically, don't remain quiet, because when things get out, it may be too late... like it was for my sister. Thank God, she made it through, and she's back to her old self, but the bullying left damaging scars... both physical and emotional. If it was you, would want people to help you,? So please, help those in need. Thank you for listening."
I hope that AJ's words won't fall on deaf ears...
Disclaimer – All names used in the Facebook conversations ARE FAKE! NONE ARE TRUE! And the comments ARE ADAPTED TO THE STORY. I'm emphasising this to
1) Keep the names of her bullies unidentified - aka PRIVACY
2) Make it in continuous with the story
3) Making sure that NOBODY GETS THE WRONG REASONS THAT THIS COVERSATION IS TRUE! THIS IS PURELY THE CREATION OF AJ AND I.
I hope you enjoy this chapter. This is a collaboration of AJ and I. I hope you like it and PLEASE REVIEW.
Ana's POV
I took in the belongings, and I myself was astonished with what I saw. How could she do this? I grabbed the paper and scrapped the piece of paper. I could see why Christian was acting like that. He was pissed off as much as I was… and probably more. He always had anger issues.
I moved towards him where he was already having some bourbon. It always calmed him down. He used to spend hours with something in his hands… even not drinking it… but it made him think. I moved from behind him and hugged him from behind and inhaled his manly scent. It always drove me crazy… but it calmed me.
'Christian…' I started gently while he turned his gaze towards me. 'Are you ok?'
'I'm pissed Ana…' He replied again as he took a sip from his bourbon and placed it back on the liquor table and turned facing me. He nuzzled his nose into my hair, and inhaled deeply. That also calmed him. He kissed my forehead gently with affection and kept holding me tight into his embrace. 'My mother is coming in half an hour…' He said again.
'Good…' I replied again, as it hit me. She had taken long in the bathroom. I was already thinking the worst. We had been so lost in the envelope's contents and our feelings that we forgot that she even was there. 'Christian… Sera's taking long…' I expressed my concern as his phone started buzzing. 'Take it… I'll go check on her…' I replied as he grabbed his blackberry and replied with a stern 'Grey.'
I knocked gently on the door hoping to at least hear something from the bathroom, but there was nothing… no sound of anything. I called her again hoping to receive a response, but it was to no avail.
'Sera!' I called again as I tried opening the door and it was locked from the inside. 'Sera, open this door!' I called again as I tried again. 'Christian…' I called him as I struggled with the door again hoping it will flee open.
'What is it?' He asked concerned.
'She locked herself in and isn't responding…' I replied again as this time we both tried.
'Sera…' He called again as he tried opening the door. 'Sera are you in there?' He asked again. 'Dammit…' He continued as he started hitting the door. He gave another hit, and finally the lock gave out.
Christian's POV
I could feel it in my bones. Something had happened… she wasn't answering. There was only one thing left to do. I hit the door multiple times until I broke in, but I wasn't prepared for what we were to find.
'Shit!' I said as I saw her pale body lying in the bath tub. 'Ana call an ambulance…' I ordered. Her left wrist was slit, and beside here were two bottles of Tylenol empty. Ana quickly called the ambulance. 'Sera…' I called again as I tried getting her into consciousness. 'How many pills have you taken?'
'Christian they were new bottles!' Ana cried. I realized that she had just overdosed, and wanted to make sure that she'd end her life. I opened her mouth, and while I held her from her back with one arm, I trusted my fingers into her throat. I wanted to try and get rid of the pills… she started vomiting while Ana tied a towel to her left arm. 'Sera… open your mouth…' I instructed as I did it over again, but her body was becoming limper by the second.
Ana realised that there was a photo on her phone. She grabbed it and started browsing… 'Christian…' She replied in utter shock as she showed me the picture and certain comments.
'Ana, get that out of my face before I smash it in half!' I replied in anger. 'Sera… what have you done!'
'Christian…' Gail said as she entered with Sawyer and two paramedics.
'Sir… we need you to move back…' One of them asked instructed as Sawyer held me back. They moved her from the tub to a stretcher and started working on her immediately. My parents were soon there.
This was triggered by something. We both were so helpless as we watched them work on her and take her away from us. She was doing so much better, and now… I felt the whole world crumbling before my eyes… she was dead from the inside… until they took her away and we both were behind them whilst my parents took the ambulance with her.
'Christian, Ana… We're pumping her stomach. She had an enormously amount of Tylenol… right now without constant oxygen… she may die… we had to put her on the tube again… There is no brain damage and lasting effects… but we may be looking…' Mum stopped.
'Christian… we may need to put her on the list for a new liver…'
'What do you mean?' I asked confused.
'Christian… her liver is failing…' Dad replied again while I walked away.
'I don't understand dad! She was doing so well!' I replied. 'What triggered this?'
'Christian…' Ana came forward with Sera's phone. '… I … I think I know…' She replied as he handed it to me. I went through the pictures and was disgusted with what was on there. There were clearly edited pictures of my daughter with a naked body. I read the comments and they were all mocking… all hurtful… all… I felt bile into my throat. I moved to the nearby bin and emptied my stomach contents into it.
'Ana… what is it?' My mother asked as she took the phone from my hand and shown her everything.
Grace's POV
'Oh dear Lord…' I said in astonishment. 'Look at this Carrick…' I continued as I showed him the posts.
Jason Miller 14.35- you deserve to die bitch
Brad Cornwell 14.36- ohhh my what I would do to that body!
Martha Campbell 14.44 - and this is the billionaire's daughter? What a joke of person! *Die bitch!*
Router 15.00 - maybe that's why she's missing school! Because she's busy doing guys around. She didn't do me as yet. I want that ass :D
'Ana!' Carrick replied astonished as he also viewed everything. 'Do you… Who posted these pictures?' He asked her while I moved towards the window and looked towards my granddaughter.
'Yes…' She replied.
Christian's POV
'Who Ana…' I asked sternly.
'I asked Sawyer to track it down…' She replied as she sat down. 'It was Natalie Christian… Natalie did this…' She admitted in tears. 'Why the hell is she doing this? When all Sera did was help her!'
I didn't feel anything… just anger and hate. She ruined my daughter. This was the last straw. While she's at home, my daughter is fighting for her life… or worse… she's trying to end it.
'Christian…' My mother brought me out of my deep thoughts. 'I called John…'
'When is he coming?' I asked her as I brought out my blackberry and dialled Taylor.
'He should be down in few minutes…' She replied again.
'Ok…' I replied as I moved away from them as Taylor picked up.
'Hello Christian…'
'Hello my ass Taylor…' I started. 'I told you to get your daughter under control. It's my turn now…'
'What do you mean Christian?'
'Taylor, Sera's in the hospital… she overdosed and cut herself.' I replied as I closed my eyes in pain.
'What does…' He started before I cut him off.
'Natalie posted edited pictures of my daughter's face with a naked body. She's mocked all over Taylor…'
'Wait a second Christian… I know my daughter made a mistake but surely not…'
'Sawyer tracked the IP address down Taylor… it came from your house…' I replied back.
'What?' He asked clearly confused.
'Taylor, I told you I will make her pay… You'll be hearing from my lawyers… and this won't end well…' I replied sternly before I hung up.
Taylor's POV
'What is it Taylor?' Lisa asked me as I smashed my phone.
'Natalie!' I shouted in anger, as I moved to her room and saw her surfing on her laptop. 'What the fuck did you just do?' I shouted again.
'Dad… don't you knock?' She asked as she tried closing her laptop.
'Oh… don't you dare go there with me young lady!' I continued as I grabbed the laptop from her hand and took a look at what she was doing. I realized that what Christian told me was all true. She was the one posting things online. Lisa was beside me and she started reading the things as I did.
'Oh my…' She asked confused. 'Natalie! What did you do?'
'Natalie, is this why we gave you a laptop?' I asked her quietly. 'To post this shit?'
'Dad…'
'Natalie, Sera saw those! She overdosed! She's at the hospital.'
'What?' She asked clearly scared.
'Sera's dying you …' I stopped in my tracks before I said something I regretted.
'…but… this was only a joke!' She replied again trying to find a reason.
'What did you just say?' I asked in anger. '…you call this a fucking joke Natalie? You ruined someone's life!' I continued as I smashed the laptop to the wall '…Christian tracked you down Natalie! He knows it was you Natalie!'
'What?' Lisa asked.
'Do you realise in how much trouble you've put all of us? Do you realise that he's taking us to court for what you did?'
'He can't… dad… please tell me that he can't…' She replied in tears.
'He can and he will Natalie! You ruined her life! Do you realise that? She's the daughter of Grey Enterprises, and you posted that! Do you realise that this will be on the news? Do you realise that this will haunt her down?'
'…but…'
'No buts Natalie…' I replied. 'I don't know what to do with you! First you beat her, and now this? That's a double low blow Natalie!'
'…but I didn't mean for this to get this far dad…'
'Well it got… ones you post something over the internet, it will always remain there!'
'Dad, is she going to live?' She asked scared as she moved forward. 'She can't die… she can't die…' She said again in tears more to herself that me.
'Natalie… I don't know… It's no use crying… and I don't believe any damned tear you are shedding… you obviously didn't think twice when you posted those!'
'Dad she can't die! I need her…'
'I'm sorry Natalie… you should have thought about that before you ruined her life…' I replied as I left her room.
'Dad… where are you going?' She asked as she caught up to me.
'To see the damage you've done…'
'Daddy I'm sorry…'
'You don't have to say it to me Natalie… You have to say it to the one you hurt… and maybe then she'll forgive you…'
John's POV
I was shocked with everything. She was such a strong person… but this… this was her limit… this took it all on her… I kept reading every post… every comment… They were all provocative… all hurtful. They were best of friends… attached to the hip… How could she do this? IF they had a dispute, they should have solved it not done this… I looked towards the window and saw Grace taking her parameters. She kept staring at the ceiling, and I could see tears forming. She tried drying them immediately…
'Christian… you have to talk to the authorities about this…' I suggested as I handed them the phone back.
'Already ahead of you John…' He replied back. I could see both of them worried and broken.
'You should change her number… stay away from social networking sites… and I'd suggest to even close her Facebook account. At least for now…'
'I can't forget the scene…' Ana replied as she held to Christian for support. 'This morning she was… motivated… happy… I could see her old self back… and now…' She continued, but Grace stopped her.
'John…' She started. '…I'm sorry it was such a short notice…'
'It's fine mum…' I replied gently. 'How is she?'
'…physically? Not good at all… Emotionally? She's a wreck…' She replied as she stared behind Christian. I realized Taylor had just arrived.
'Hi…' He started not knowing what to say, while Christian moved away from him. I realized his anger issues weren't quite subsiding. I could understand why. If it were my kids, I would probably do the same. 'How is she?'
'You're asking us how she is?' Christian confronted. 'There… look at her Taylor! That is what your daughter did to mine!'
'Will she make it through?' He asked again as he moved towards the window.
'There is a probability that she will… but… she may need a new liver…' Grace replied. 'Come with me... let's discuss things privately, while John talks to her…' She suggested as she moved towards the conference room.
I remained outside the window observing her. She grabbed the set from above her head and started typing something on the monitor.
Sera's POV
I logged in into my account, and new photos were up since the last time I was on. Comments never stopped and the pictures were getting likes like never before. I started reading the comments.
Clint Grasgow 15.35 – OMG what boobs!
Martha Fox 15.38 – They're fake! She has money with which to do it.
Jennifer Houdini 15.40 – Oh great! Another spoiled brat around us! That is what we need in school!
Margaret Fisher 15.45 – That was funny Martha! She hasn't come to school in ages! Guess we know why now… I'm sure Grey Enterprises is proud with this.
Charles Trent 15.46 - …and still this isn't on the news? :O :p
Natalie Taylor 15.49 – She's home-schooled now! And guess what? The tutor is a male! *wink wink*
Jennifer Houdini 15.52 – I wonder what he's teaching her.
Natalie Taylor 15.53 – Or better yet, who is teaching who? :p
John's POV
I could see tears forming in her eyes. I decided it was enough. She wasn't going to stop reading and viewing things unless someone else did. I entered the room and she barely noticed I was there. I decided to intervene immediately.
'You think it's wise to view those?' I started as I moved forward towards her.
'I'm a joke…' She replied. '…look at this… 'I'm sure daddy's little girl can get anything she wants…' ohh and look at this response. 'Daddy's little girl is not daddy's girl anymore… she's a whore…' and you know who said this?'
'Who?'
'My so called best friend… and to think… I trusted her…' She cried silently, while scratching her fingers.
'Ohh and see this John… 'I can't believe it's not on the news as yet…'
'Sera… stop…' I instructed gently.
'…and this is my absolutely favourite…the other one responded. '…it already is… the girl tried committing suicide… yeah more attention biatch! …and I voted her for school president? W.R.O.N.G!'
'Sera… stop…' I told her gently as I removed the monitor from her face. I took both her hands into mine and squeezed them gently.
'How am I going to face everyone? How am I going to walk around without anybody commenting on anything?'
'Sera… do you believe any word they are saying?' I asked her gently while she remained quiet. 'You believe it, don't you?' I asked her confused. 'Sera, you know you are not the person they are drawing.'
'…but everybody is buying it John! Probably my parents are ashamed on coming here… I don't blame them if they leave…'
'Sera… they're requiting lawyers… they're fighting for you…'
'Yeah… no use now… it will all end… one way or another…'
'What do you mean?' I asked concerned. I sensed she was talking about suicide.
'Nothing…' she replied as she looked away from me.
'Sera…' I said as I took her chin and made her look towards me. '…I am not… and I repeat… I am not allowing you to kill yourself… neither your parents or anyone for the matter…'
'Yeah… it's not what everybody is saying…'
'Sera… you have your parents on your side… your grandparents are too, and I am too alongside with my family… even Taylor for the matter of fact! He's here…'
'John you don't understand… the damage is already done… the pictures are out there, and most probably by tomorrow they'll be a front cover on the news! Headlines 'THE DAUGHTER OF CEO GREY ENTERPRISES – A STIPPER…' or worse '…A PROSTITUTE…' she replied. 'I'm already a joke all around school…' She replied. 'Now I know why everybody hates me… and maybe they're right… because now… I hate me too… and now… I don't see the reason for trying… talking… living…'
'Sera…' I tried calming her. She was deeply depressed and suicidal.
'I guess I'm done…' She continued as she looked straight into my eyes. I realized she was serious about this. She grabbed the tube that was in her nose and pulled it out in an instant. I didn't manage to foresee this before she did it. Blood spattered all over, and when I got back into my senses, the monitor was already showing irregular heartbeat. She was gasping for air, but there was no fear over her face. I quickly punched the emergency button and the monitor flat lined.
'No… no… Sera… Don't do this to me!' I said as I started compressions while the doctors and nurses took over. I saw Grace and Carrick along with Christian, Ana and Taylor on their tail.
'What happened?' Carrick asked as he took her parameters.
'She was reading some posts… she just told me that it's over… she pulled the tube out… it all happened in an instant…' I said as I moved backwards. Behind the window there was Ana and Christian broken. Ana was hysterically crying… she banged against the window while they tried to revive her. Christian was no less. He tried holding Ana… but he was shattered himself. Only hope was left.
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