Chapter Negative Five: Short and Sweet
"I'm running low on serotonin. Chemical imbalance got me twisting things. Stabilize with medicine, but there's no depth to these feelings."
~Serotonin by girl in red~
⭒⭒⭒
A/N: Sorry I disappeared from updating this book! I lost my notebook with important info and I couldn't update without it. Now, I've found it and hope you enjoy this chapter:)
Warnings: abuse, addiction, depressive thoughts (?), domestic violence, hospitals/medical things, homophobia, language, and other mature themes
⭒⭒⭒
Zion's POV
I wake up the next morning laying in an awkward position on a pillow in my bed. I look around and grab my phone, wondering what the hell happened here.
Slowly everything pieces together and I remember Robby was here; we fell asleep after we went back downstairs to watch a Patrick Swayze double feature of Ghost after Dirty Dancing. I stayed up latest, so I had to wake him because he was too heavy to carry. I tried to get him to stay in the bed with me, but he took the beanbag chair so we wouldn't be moving too fast.
I thought the point of a summer fling was to move fast, but what do I know?
I grab my phone and see no new notifications. I decide to get up and find Robby, so I put on a jacket since the house is relatively cold now and walk through the halls.
He isn't upstairs anywhere because I checked around a bit. Maybe he's downstairs?
I make it out to the kitchen downstairs. No Robby. Where is he?
"Hello?" I call out.
"You slept in."
I spin around to see not Robby, but instead my mom.
"Oh! Hi," I say nervously, wondering where the hell Robby is. Is he even here anymore?
"Surprised to see me?" my mom asks. "Who were you calling out to?"
"Um... you. I mean, I saw your car in the driveway," I cover.
"I parked in the garage," she says skeptically.
"Right... I heard you... when you came in a while ago," I say, hoping she'll buy it.
"Your dad is still in the hospital. I came for his grab-and-go bag for times like these," my mom says as she goes to the fridge and grabs some water.
"What's the update on him?" I ask worriedly.
"Well, Lion, it isn't good," she says and our eyes connect. I see now that she's been crying because her eyes are a bit puffy. "His body is... rejecting the chemo."
"What? Is that even a thing?" I ask.
"It's not the medical term, but basically, it's caused a bunch of problems for his body," she sighs.
"Mom, what does that mean?" I ask.
"It's not good," she repeats.
"Mom, I'm old enough to know this now. Please just tell me what is going on," I argue.
"Don't stress about it-"
"He's my dad! Of course I'm stressed! Of course I'm concerned and wondering what the hell is going on. When will you accept that I can handle the news? It's better than being in the dark all the time," I exclaim angrily.
YOU ARE READING
Cold Hearted ⭒ Cobra Kai
Fanfiction"People lose their morals when they get to the top." ⭒ After her father's death, Zion moves to Reseda where she makes a new group of friends. Then, one boy in particular catches her eye. When Miguel invites her to Cobra Kai karate, her initial goal...
