Into the Flames {Station 19 x you}

fifty-six: grounded

          My eyes flutter open feeling dizzy. That's a new feeling to be honest. I've woken up plenty of times in the past feeling dizzy but not like this. This was...This was different. 

     I push myself up, immediately having to close my eyes. Maybe I just got up too fast. Or something's wrong. A low sigh escapes my lips as I open my eyes slowly. My eyes open to find black covers instantly causing my eyes to go wide. My pulse races and i turn my head, whipping it around swiftly to see Joey asleep against the wall and Caroline asleep in a chair in the corner of the room. My eyes go wide and I shake my head from side to side, feeling for my phone in my pockets finally feeling it. 

    When I pull it out it lights up immediately. The time reading 8:23 a.m. 

     "Oh no," I say out loud and swing my legs over the bed. I stand up abruptly instantly getting dizzy and falling back onto the bed. Movement appears out of the corner of my eye when I open them. I sniff and look at Caroline first then at Joey. Both of them moving. "Guys wh-What's going on?" 

    Instantly Caroline's eyes open and she's sitting up. The blanket that was wrapped around her has now fallen down into her lap. "Don't freak out," Caroline easily starts and I raise a brow. 

    "Andy's going to kill me," I whisper looking away from Caroline and forcing myself to stand again. Caroline shakes her head, standing up. She takes the blanket and puts it in the seat behind her now. Out of the corner of my eye I see Joey now standing, stretching. 

    "She's at work. Just like Ben and Bailey," Joey says, shaking his head trying to calm me. I shake my head, reaching my hand up to my neck. Viciously rubbing at it now. My mind swirling as my eyes flick back and forth between the two people I call dear friends. 

    "She was-" I pause then continue. "Andy was going to come by the house at 7 to make sure I was okay. I can't be alone. Caroline was supposed to spend the night. We're dead." 

    Caroline's eyes go wide and her lips separate. A little lightbulb looks like it's about to go off and she shakes her head. 

    "It's fine. Okay? We'll just tell her we um... Yeah we're dead," Caroline admits, dropping her head. Her blonde hair falling in front of her face. I look at Joey who shakes his head. 

     "I can walk you two home," he says and I look between the two of them. 

    "Wait-" They both look at me. Questioning eyes on them both. "What happened last night?" 

    Slowly both of them turn their heads towards one another. "Wh-What do you remember?" Joey asks, in a weird voice. The two of them still looking at each other than at me. 

    "I drank, didn't I?" My voice is barely a whisper. The two hesitate a second. "Nobody tell Andy." 

     "We won't," the both say in unison. I nod with slight relief. Joey motions with his hand for us to come on. Caroline walks over to me and grabs my hand. Her thumb rubbing back and forth on the top of my hand. It's calming but my nerves were through the roof with how Andy's going to react. Me not being home when I specifically told her I was staying there. Oh jesus. 

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    I open the door to the house, stepping in. Caroline right behind me, scurrying in. We barely make it in before Andy's speaking. I jump and see Caroline jump out of the corner of my eye. 

    "Where were you?" Andy asks with panic in her voice. She still had her work uniform on. I clench my jaw and feel Caroline's hand slip into mine. We were standing so close together I don't think Andy seen. "You promised me you were going to be here. Both of you! I only let you because Caroline would be here and I know you two! I didn't think you- Where were you?"