Chapter 45: 45
« Why are you crying ? » Liam asked once we were inside his car. I numbly stared out the window, refusing to answer him.
10 minutes later
« Bye. » I looked up to see that we were now parked in front of my house. Unbuckling myself, I opened the door and hopped out.
« I don't need you. » I said, turning to face him.
« What ? »
« I don't care that you don't want me. » I stated, my temper slowly rising. « I don't need you. » I turned quickly after that, only making it two steps before succumbing to the nausea and dizziness I was feeling.
Yeah. I passed out.
Bella's POV
Ever woken up with a god awful raging headache, and was just like, 'Oh motherfucker, what happened ?' Well that's exactly how I woke up today, except soon that feeling changed into, 'Where the hell am I ?' I sat up quickly on the bed, causing my head to pound even more.
« You're awake. » I let out a yelp of surprise and fell off the bed with a loud thump, pain shooting through my backside. I sat upright, grasping my head as a sharp pang of pain ran through it.
« Here. » A hand was placed in front of my face, causing me to jump a little and look up in confusion. After blinking rapidly at the blinding sunlight, I finally recognized who was standing in front of me.
« Jess ? » I asked, completely at lost as to what was going on. She helped me up gently, pushing me back slightly so that I sat back down onto the bed.
« How did I get here ? » I asked, looking around at her completely pink room. She watched me silently for a couple moments before answering.
« Liam dropped you off. He said he didn't want your parents getting mad at you for being so wasted, so he brought you here. He looked really mad though… » She stared at the ground, a guilty look shadowing her face. « I'm sorry. »
« Why ? » She bit her lip nervously and looked at me, guilt now completely covering her expression.
« I'm the reason you got so wasted ! I should have been a better friend but I wasn't ! » She said, her voice no more than a whisper.
My eyes widened and despite my protesting body, I stood up, placing my arms on her shoulders. « It's not your fault. »
« Yes it is. » She said with a sigh. « You don't need to lie. »
« Jess, » i snapped, causing her to look up at me. « I drank because of jealousy. I saw Connor with another girl and I just… I couldn't handle it. » I whispered the last part, glancing away before looking back at her.
« I'm just glad you're okay and that you remember everything. » She said, pulling me into a small hug. I pulled away quickly though, shoving her away. I sprinted out into the hall in a frantic attempt to find the bathroom. After a good five minutes of dry heaving, I leaned back against the cool, tiled, wall and listened to the sound of the flushing toilet.
« Here, take these. » Jess said, handing me two aspirin and some water. I took them gratefully, although I would have given anything to have some of that weird drink my mom makes- weird, yes, but it really does work.
« Jess… » I choked out hoarsely, placing the empty glass to the side. « When I say I remember why I drank- I mean that's all I can remember. After that… it's a blur. » I felt the slightest twinge of fear begin to fill me as I watched her face pale and a small groan to emit from her.
« Oh no… » She said, sliding down the wall next to me.
« Oh god ! What happened ? I didn't have sex, did I ? » I asked, panicking.
« Bella ! Calm down ! » She said, her eyes wide as saucers. « It's just… you were so out of it, well then again, so was I… » I stared at her as she spoke, sudden confusion taking over.
« How come you're not hungover ? » I asked.
« Bella, its three o'clock and I've already drank 4 cups of coffee and pretty much drank enough water to fill a lake. » My heart nearly stopped beating when I realized what time it was.
« Oh my god. » I gasped, reaching to grab my phone. Once again, my eyes bugged out. I swear, if it keeps going at this rate, my eyes are going to fall out of my head. « Jess, where is my phone ? » I asked, seeing that I was now wearing a t-shirt and pajama shorts over my underwear and bra.
« You had them in your p-« She turned to me in shock.
« It's at Connor's house. » I said, confirming the answer to the question that I knew she was going to ask.
« Ok… this is fine. » She said standing up. « It's not like anything and happened between you two. » I nodded numbly standing up also. We headed downstairs, Jess grabbing her car keys along the way.
« Jess ? » I asked after we started driving.
« Yeah ? »
« Why did Liam look mad when he dropped me off ? » That question had been burning in my mind, yet after everything, I still couldn't find the answer.
« I'm not sure… » She said trailing off as she took a sharp left turn. « He seemed to want to get rid of you as soon as possible. » I groaned and lowered my head into my hands. What had I done to Liam ?
« Did you guys get into a fight ? » She asked, glancing at me. I didn't know what to say, so I shrugged. To be honest, I had no idea what even happened- but slowly, I was remembering bits and pieces. Like the part where I was groped by a bunch of guys… Not exactly my proudest moment.
« Alright, do you want me to go with you ? » Jess asked, stopping the car. I paused, thinking over what she said.
« No… I'll be fine. » I said, taking a deep breath and getting out of the car. By now my headache and nausea had gone down a lot, making it easier to focus.
Cellphone. That's all I want. My cellphone.
« I hope it worked, Connor. » I stopped in surprise as some blonde girl walked out of his house, Connor leaning casually on the doorway. I stared at the girl in confusion- she looked so familiar…
WAIT ! She's that girl I saw kiss Connor that time I ditched school. Then my blood ran cold as an unwanted memory rushed back.
I walked in on on her- with Connor.
« Bella ? » I snapped out of my trance, looking up in embarrassment to realize I had just been standing there. The blonde had some mischievous glint in her eye, but gave me a warm smile. Connor stared at me with a blank expression, standing in only in boxers. The sight made me sick to my stomach.