Saved: A New Beginning//Sequel to Saved

The Downfall

I wake up in an uncomfortable warmth at six in the morning because of my jeans that I fell asleep in. I decide to go back to my own room so that Adie and Billie could sleep better with more room on the bed. As I sneak out, I get dizzy and quietly stumble to my room. I have a massive headache and a sick stomach, which I'm assuming is because I was out in the cold for so long. I lay down in my bed. The blankets and sheets are cold since I haven't slept in them all night, and it sends a shock through my body while I crawl under my blankets. Again, I'm quickly able to fall asleep since I've only been asleep for about two hours.
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I wake up, but feel more sick than before. I have a dreadful cough; the gross ones with the green, thick phlegm that comes from the back of your throat. I read the clock next to my bed and see that it's now ten in the morning. Jake and Joey are at school by now, and that means that Adie and Billie are probably awake too. As I sit up in my bed, I get dizzy again and can't see straight. I lay back down and pull the covers over myself, feeling more physically sick than I've ever felt. I cough over and over again, and soon, Adie hears and rushes in. She puts her hand against my forehead. "You're sick...hold on, I'm going to go get you some cough syrup," she says in one of the softest, most comforting tone I had ever heard from her. I nearly fall asleep as she leaves my room to go get the medicine, but she comes back with the cough syrup and a teaspoon before I do. She quickly pours me a spoonful of the godawful-tasting syrup and makes me drink it. My nose scrunches and my eyebrows knit together as I force myself to swallow the cough syrup. "It doesn't taste too good, huh?" Adie laughs slightly. I laugh too before saying, "I'm sorry I tried to run away." Her smile gets a bit smaller, but she looks at me with an understanding expression. "It wasn't the right thing to do, but I forgive you, sweetie...I think, maybe, you should start seeing a therapist again," she suggests softly. "Okay," I agree, not because I want to but because I feel obligated to. She smiles and Billie walks in my room, sitting on the end of my bed. Him and Adie make eye contact and they talk to each other without saying a single word. "I'll be downstairs if you need me at all," Adie smiles, kissing the top of my head before leaving my room. Billie sighs softly. "I have to tell you something, kid," he says bluntly. He turns to face me, "I have to go on tour in two weeks..." "I know; Mike told me a couple weeks ago," I say softly, playing with the lining of my comforter. "Oh..." he trails off. "When will you be back?" I ask. "About a month...maybe a month and a half, but it really depends on if we're able to make it back and leave again quickly," he explains. I nod my head and smile at him. "Your Dad always said you had a great smile, and he used to say that you were always smiling," he smiles back at me. It makes me happy when he talks about the good parts of my dad, but it doesn't erase what he did when he would get angry. "You should get some sleep," he says as he stands up and pulls the covers over me. He kisses the top of my head and leaves my room, closing the door behind him.
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I wake up and feel much better than before. As I sit up, I grab my phone off of the nightstand and see if I have any texts. They're all from last night.

Andy(8:30): is everything ok? You sounded not ok earlier and I'm a bit worried
Andy(10:00): I don't mean to be pushy, but u usually text back sooner than this and u sounded kinda unstable and idk what to do
Andy(12:00): idk what I'm supposed to do rn...did I do something wrong?
Andy(12:30): plz text me back when u can bc ur one of my few friends and I care abt u

Me: dude I'm so sorry! I went through some stuff yesterday and now I have the flu! I'm so sorry! I'm doing just fine!
Andy: thank god ur ok!! What happened if u don't mind me asking?
Me: it's one of those things that I can't really tell u over text
Andy: k.

What the actual f-ck is "k." supposed to mean?!

There's a soft knock on my door before Adie walks in with a thermometer. Why does she knock if she's just gonna open the door anyways? "Are you feeling better?" she asks me softly, placing the back of her hand against my forehead. "Much better," I respond happily. She hands me the thermometer and I place it under my tongue to check my temperature. After a moment, she takes it from under my tongue and reads it, "You're a lot better than before, hon." "I'm really sorry," I apologize again. She looks at me with a smile and lets out a soft sigh before leaving my room. She leaves my door open, so I get up to close it but stop when I see Jake walking up the steps.

Once he sees me, he walks fast upstairs and into my room, being sure to close the door behind him. "What the hell is your problem?" he immediately asks. "I know it was stupid of me to do and I'm sorry that I did it and—" I try to explain. "You used me! I told you how I snuck out and then you used that information to leave! Mom's still terrified out of her mind even though you're home! And Dad hasn't stopped thinking about why you tried to leave! I know you're having problems with being here and your...your mom being...y'know...but you can't run any time you feel scared," he spats. "I'm really sorry. It didn't even occur to me that I used you. I didn't consider how any of you guys would feel...I just left," I apologize, which for some reason calms me down, and I didn't even realize I was on edge. He hugs me and says, "Next time you need to get out of the house, just ask to sneak out with me or Joey." He pulls away and laughs slightly, "We sneak out all of the time but now we have to be more crafty, huh?"

A/N: heyyy beautiful people! I'm so sorry it took me so long to update! I've been enjoying my summer...kinda lol. Anyways, I hope u enjoy this chapter! I'm already working on the next chapter so that should be out relatively soon! Please leave a comment and vote if u enjoyed this chapter! Ilyasm! XOXO
~Victoria