We both tried calling you, but you didn’t answer your phone and neither did Ron.”
Tears filled her eyes as she told us thank you and shut the door. My dad looked at me and shook his head. We went up to the penthouse and I grabbed a bottle of water from the refrigerator. My dad walked in behind me.
“Listen, Princess, I want you to go upstairs and go to bed. I’m going to get your mom at the hospital. I’ll take you back tomorrow so you can visit London,” he said as he kissed me on the head.
“Okay, Dad. I’m scared. What if−"
“No what if’s, baby. She received medical attention in time and she’s going to be all right,” he said as he hugged me. “Now, go to bed.”
“Good night, Daddy,” I said as I walked away.
It didn’t matter what my dad said; I was still scared and worried that London wasn’t going to be okay. I knew she had been using drugs and I had tried to stop her, but I couldn’t. I should’ve told my parents. Maybe they could’ve helped her before it got this far. I laid my head on my pillow and, when I closed my eyes, the only thing I saw was London’s half-naked, lifeless body, lying on the bed.
A few hours later, I awoke, drenched in sweat from a nightmare I was having. I lay there as my heart was pounding. I saw the door open from the corner of my eye and I turned my head to see Collin standing there.
“Is London going to be okay?” he asked.
“The doctor said she is,” I replied.
“Good. When you go and see her, tell her I said hi.” He smiled.
“I will. Are Mom and Dad up?”
“Yeah, they’re in the kitchen, having coffee.”
I threw back the covers, climbed out of bed, and headed downstairs to the kitchen. “Good morning.” I yawned as I grabbed a cup from the cupboard.
“Morning, Princess,” my dad said.
“Good morning, honey,” my mom said as she kissed me on the head.
I poured coffee in my cup and sat down next to my dad.
“Did you sleep well?” he asked.
“No. I had nightmares all night,” I said as I held the hot cup between my hands.
“As soon as you’re ready, let me know, and I’ll take you over to the hospital.”
“Thanks, Dad.” I smiled.
“Any time, Princess.” He smiled back as he got up from his chair.
As I finished my coffee, I had a conversation with my mom and then I ran upstairs to get dressed. My dad dropped me off at the hospital and he went into the office for a while. They had moved London to up to a room on the third floor. As I stepped off the elevator, I saw her mom walking towards me.
“Hi, Mrs. Fitzgerald,” I said.
“Hi, Julia,” she said as she grabbed my hands. “Thank you for your help last night and for getting your parents involved. If you hadn’t, London probably wouldn’t be with us right now.”
“I just wish I could have done something sooner,” I said as I looked down.
“You did what you could and I’m grateful. I’m going to get something to eat and grab some coffee. I’ll give you and London some privacy.”
I smiled as I thanked her and walked away. Walking into London’s room, I looked at her and she turned her head to face me.
“Hey,” she said.
“Hey.” I waved from the doorway.
“Save it, Julia. I know what you’re going to say and frankly, I’m in no mood right now.”
I walked over to her bed and sat down beside her. “You almost died. Do you even get that? Do you have any idea what it was like to find you and see you like that?”
“I’m sorry,” she whispered as she turned and looked the other way.
“What happened with Rob? Wait until I get a hold of him!”
“I wasn’t with Rob. I haven’t seen him in a few days.”
I looked at her and shook my head. “Wait a minute. Garrett said you were with some older dude. If it wasn’t Rob, then who was it?”
“I don’t know.” She started to cry. “He was at the party and we started talking. He asked me if I liked to get high, and I told him yeah, and he took me into the bedroom and we−"
I put
Tears filled her eyes as she told us thank you and shut the door. My dad looked at me and shook his head. We went up to the penthouse and I grabbed a bottle of water from the refrigerator. My dad walked in behind me.
“Listen, Princess, I want you to go upstairs and go to bed. I’m going to get your mom at the hospital. I’ll take you back tomorrow so you can visit London,” he said as he kissed me on the head.
“Okay, Dad. I’m scared. What if−"
“No what if’s, baby. She received medical attention in time and she’s going to be all right,” he said as he hugged me. “Now, go to bed.”
“Good night, Daddy,” I said as I walked away.
It didn’t matter what my dad said; I was still scared and worried that London wasn’t going to be okay. I knew she had been using drugs and I had tried to stop her, but I couldn’t. I should’ve told my parents. Maybe they could’ve helped her before it got this far. I laid my head on my pillow and, when I closed my eyes, the only thing I saw was London’s half-naked, lifeless body, lying on the bed.
A few hours later, I awoke, drenched in sweat from a nightmare I was having. I lay there as my heart was pounding. I saw the door open from the corner of my eye and I turned my head to see Collin standing there.
“Is London going to be okay?” he asked.
“The doctor said she is,” I replied.
“Good. When you go and see her, tell her I said hi.” He smiled.
“I will. Are Mom and Dad up?”
“Yeah, they’re in the kitchen, having coffee.”
I threw back the covers, climbed out of bed, and headed downstairs to the kitchen. “Good morning.” I yawned as I grabbed a cup from the cupboard.
“Morning, Princess,” my dad said.
“Good morning, honey,” my mom said as she kissed me on the head.
I poured coffee in my cup and sat down next to my dad.
“Did you sleep well?” he asked.
“No. I had nightmares all night,” I said as I held the hot cup between my hands.
“As soon as you’re ready, let me know, and I’ll take you over to the hospital.”
“Thanks, Dad.” I smiled.
“Any time, Princess.” He smiled back as he got up from his chair.
As I finished my coffee, I had a conversation with my mom and then I ran upstairs to get dressed. My dad dropped me off at the hospital and he went into the office for a while. They had moved London to up to a room on the third floor. As I stepped off the elevator, I saw her mom walking towards me.
“Hi, Mrs. Fitzgerald,” I said.
“Hi, Julia,” she said as she grabbed my hands. “Thank you for your help last night and for getting your parents involved. If you hadn’t, London probably wouldn’t be with us right now.”
“I just wish I could have done something sooner,” I said as I looked down.
“You did what you could and I’m grateful. I’m going to get something to eat and grab some coffee. I’ll give you and London some privacy.”
I smiled as I thanked her and walked away. Walking into London’s room, I looked at her and she turned her head to face me.
“Hey,” she said.
“Hey.” I waved from the doorway.
“Save it, Julia. I know what you’re going to say and frankly, I’m in no mood right now.”
I walked over to her bed and sat down beside her. “You almost died. Do you even get that? Do you have any idea what it was like to find you and see you like that?”
“I’m sorry,” she whispered as she turned and looked the other way.
“What happened with Rob? Wait until I get a hold of him!”
“I wasn’t with Rob. I haven’t seen him in a few days.”
I looked at her and shook my head. “Wait a minute. Garrett said you were with some older dude. If it wasn’t Rob, then who was it?”
“I don’t know.” She started to cry. “He was at the party and we started talking. He asked me if I liked to get high, and I told him yeah, and he took me into the bedroom and we−"
I put
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