Final Footsteps (Running Series Finale)

Chapter 26: Minor Blips

Song for the chapter is Unsteady by X Ambassadors 

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A week had passed and we'd done a lot together during. Little cute road trips, beach days and spontaneous drives. We hadn't had a week like that in a long time. It was long overdue.

So, right now Tayte and I were at Corrigan's, it was 10.30pm and we were closing up, we'd told Rory and Piper to have the day off which they eventually agreed too. Arlo and Malena were together somewhere. Those two were actually adorable together. Noah was out on the town with friends and Angelo was finishing up a shift.

I was just taking the bins out when something caught my eye.

A figure in the darkness, I cautiously headed over and got the shock of my life,

"Noah," I gasped, he was slumped up against the wall.

   "Hey Keaney," he smiled, I crouched down and took his face softly in my hands, trying not to shake with both fear and anger,

"Jesus bud what happened to you?" he didn't reply, his lips were moving, but he wasn't saying anything, "Noah," I said, trying not to sound panicked,

   "I don't know...I don't know...I'm...I'm okay though," he answered finally laughing as his head lolled about. Jesus Christ what was going on?

"Noah what have you taken?" I asked, he was boiling up and completely out of it, he shrugged,

   "I feel goooood," he smiled and I hauled him up,

"I thought you were out with Harlun, Zuri, Bryleigh Ember and Ju?"

  "Keaney, you need to stop worrying," I wrapped my arms around him and we walked back in Corrigan's.

"Tayte...TAYTE," He came into view,

 "Jesus, what the hell happened?"

"Taytey...heyyyy," Noah grinned stumbling, I took a step to hold him up,

  "I don't know...I...I just found him like this when I was taking the bins out," I sat him down, "Buddy you need to tell me what happened to you?"

    "Fun, fun happened,"

"Is he high?" Tayte asked grabbing a bottle of water from the fridge,

   "I don't know but he's on something. This isn't drunk Noah," I said, Noah took my hand,

"Relax...everyone just relax, it's all good," I took the water from Tayte unscrewing the top,

   "Have some water kiddo," I told him, he shook his head, "Please have some water," he rolled his eyes but took a few sips.

"Do you think he can sleep this off?"

   "I don't know Tayte...shit...I just know whoever did this to him is going to regret it,"

I called Angelo, not sure what to do and luckily he'd just finished his last call and was on his way back, he said he'd be 10 minutes,

"AND I'M FEELING GOOOOOOOOOOD" He sang jumping all over the place and then colliding with the counter and falling on his ass giggling away, "Oopsy,"

   "Noah come here please," I said, trying to keep my tone soft,

"Nooooo, you're going to make me sit still and I don't wanna dooooo that,"

   "I want a hug Noah, are you really going to not give me one?" he grinned at me and army crawled over here and then leapt on me, I wrapped my arms around his as we toppled over the arm of the chair into the sofa,