Unexpected

7 | The Truth is Inevitable

Dedicated to Leigh because Friendship for Dummies is just <3

CHAPTER SEVEN

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"Come on, we're here," Cassie said as she scrambled to get out of the car and opened our door.

Nate was still clutching me in his arms and I kept shaking because I was cold and crying. He held on to me and fixed the blanket that covered my whole body. They ran toward the entrance of the rehabilitation center Dr. Peters was located. Once we were inside, the bright lights blinded me.

"Where's are we going?" Nate asked as he struggled to keep up with Cassie.

"To Dr. Peters," she replied and when we arrived, they placed me on a chair with Cassie hugging me tightly. I've calmed down now and was waiting for Dr. Peters to finish with her patient. 

"Cassie, Isabella," Dr. Peters said with a shocked look on her face. "Come on. I feel like we've got a lot to talk about."

They ushered me toward the room and Nate and Cassie left.

"So? What was it this time?" she asked me.

"I... I lost control when we were at the party," I admitted with my head hung low.

"You went to a party?!" Dr. Peters said with angry eyes. "I told you to stay away from the temptation, Isabella."

"Sorry. But I just had a rough day," I said. "No, I mean, rough couple of days."

Dr. Peters took a deep breath and looked at me. A notepad was on her right hand and a pencil on the other.

"So, tell me how you felt when you were at the party. Were you happy or were you scared?" she asked.

"I was... full of doubt. I doubted myself even though I kept reassuring Cassie that I was fine. I lied to her," I admitted with my head hung low.

"When did you have your first drink?" she asked.

"The minute we stepped in, I got myself a cup," I said.

"Alright," she said while scribbling on her notepad. "Why did you do it? Tell me about what happened to your 'rough couple of days'."

For minutes, I told her about the engagement, about Nate and about my quarrel with my mother. I told her about how I wasn't ready to become engaged and that I wanted to be engaged with someone I really know. I told her that I drunk because I was frustrated with how things were going.

"You're lying," she said to my face.

"What?" I stammered. I looked at her with wild eyes and fumbled with my fingers.

"That wasn't the real reason why did all of those things," she said.

"I don't know what you're talking about," I lied to her.

"Isabella, I've told you over these years that you wouldn't get better if you keep denying the truth to me. The truth is inevitable, I've told you that," she said.

I just stared at my hands and heaved a sigh. No matter how close the two of us has been, I've only talked to her about my sister 5 times. I didn't like to talk about how it affected me even though that's where all my troubles come from. I talk to Cassie about her sometimes but only when I tell her how I just want to be like my sister, nothing more.

"I guess I'll see you whenever you want to talk," she said. "But before you go, let me tell you that you should take extra caution when it comes to parties and alcohol because you've just had an attack and you're likely to be tempted even more."