EMBROIL [BOOK ONE]

Title 5: Welcome Back

                                                                  ~Published March 31, 2017~
*TRIGGER WARNING SELF HARM TOWARDS THE END OF CHAPTER*

Pardon my language, holy fucking shit my head hurts. Why is everything so loud? My head feels heavy like someone has poured gallons of water into my ears. I had a hard time breathing I realized that I was underneath a pile of my pillows. I could feel a storm brewing in the stomach. The flood gates opened and before it over flowed I ran to my bathroom and emptied everything out into the toilet. This is an exact representation of my life right now. Jesus how did I get so depressing? I flushed and carefully pushed myself up off my floor. Stumbling, making my way over to my sink I turned the faucet on and splashed water onto my face. Everyone told me that I was a cute girl and I never believed them because why would I? I was raised to believe less of myself. In this moment it was confirmed just on my shitty appearance. My long black hair would have a shine to it but right now it was lifeless, dull, dangling on my shoulders. I never had a unique color to my eyes but they looked like a shit colored brown. You can say I have a nice tan but my color was gone. It was replaced by a slight greenish gray. Holy shit I was becoming Voldemort! I tore my sight away from my hideous form and practically dragged myself back to my room. I was ready to crawl back in bed but saw a glass of water and two Advil. I didn't think much of it and I swallowed the pills and chugged the water and I have to say it tasted as if it came from god's pond. Picking up my phone from my night stand I had to admit it was surprising it made it home.

From: Lip
'Hey Jo I hope you are alive. No more wild nights I can't handle you in your drunken state. BTW Danny is nice.'

Memories flooded back. I remember everything from Mickey, seeing Ian's body passed out, calling Danny to hang out, and then Lip coming to my rescue. Guilt settled in my heart. Lip did not need to be put in that situation. Especially everything that has been happening.

'I'm sorry Lip. Thank you for coming to get me. I appreciate everything you do.'

I hit send, my head snapped up once I heard a noise coming from downstairs. Who the hell was in my house? I cautiously walked down and looked towards my kitchen. I saw a familiar grey head bobbing back and forth. "Danny?" I asked as I took a seat on the kitchen counter.

She stood up abruptly while clutching her chest, "Jesus! You scared the shit out of me!"

I couldn't help but laugh, "Is that what smells?"

She laughed and slapped my knee, "Screw you!"

I watched her grab my carton of eggs out of the fridge and walked back over to the stove. She already had a pan warming up.

She noticed me watching as she cracked the first egg into the pan, "I hope you don't mind? I figured you would need some food in your system after last night."

I groaned in embarrassment, "I am sorry for you dealing with that. Of course help yourself to whatever you like. It the best I could do for dealing with my dumb ass."

She shook her head, "It was no biggie. I figured I owed it to you since I did buy you most of the drinks and got you plastered. But my friend needed it so it was my duty to make you forget last night's events."

I couldn't help but focus on one part of what she said, "Your friend?"

She finished the eggs and placed them on two plates along with some toast and bacon she already had cooked, "I mean that's what we are now right?"

I thought about it and well a stranger wouldn't help me the way she did, "Yeah we are friends."

She smiled brightly, "Fantastic!" She handed me my plate, "Plus I am thankful for what happened because I would have never met Lip."