CHAPTER 26 – THE TRUTH CAN CRUSH YOU


“Ugh, hello, answer you’re damn phone” Tatum sighed as she hung up on yet another engaged signal at Bianca and Arora’s. She was in desperate need of talking to someone that actually responded, she just needed to get out of the hospital for a bit, to gain some sort of sanity.
“Alika? I know that you can hear me. I need to go out for a little while, I have this feeling something’s wrong, and you always told me to act on gut feeling cause sometimes it’s the only thing that can get you through. I'm gonna be back as soon as, promise” she whispered kissing Alika’s forehead softly

~ 5 MINUTES LATER ~

“So it’s a date then?” Brian questioned
Arora’s head pounded, she hadn’t the faintest what she should do, she’d always been taught to “do the right thing” but in this occasion neither way would be right, she was damned if she did and damned if she didn’t. If she said Yes to go with Brian, then he’d be happy, but she knew that would kill Nick, going public with Brian would be like stabbing him with a dagger, but if she said no, she didn’t want to go public, that would rip Brian apart, and he of all people was the innocent one in all of this.
“Okay” Arora whispered slowly, she had to say something
“Love you” Brian purred as he leaned in to kiss her “and the whole world will too” he added softly

~ AT THE SAME TIME ~

“Bianca?!, Yo! bitch come to the door” Tatum announced from the front porch
She huffed annoyed, and decided to scope around the side. There was a soft light glowing from one of the rooms, the room Tatum was sure was Bianca’s. she leaned in and squinted tightly trying to see if she could see anyone with the dim light.

“B? Are you in there? Hello?” she called tapping on the window
She peered in closer, straining her eyes as much as she could, when the figure hit her. the soft outline of a body, draped carelessly across the floor, almost curled around, with its legs tucked into the stomach.
“Oh my god” Tatum murmured “Bianca?!!!, Fuck’s sake, get up? Get the fuck up” she screamed outside the window, banging on it with a heavy fist. In a split second she made a decision. Grabbing a rock from the garden by her feet she sent it crashing through the back door only meters away. No alarm sounded, as she reached in the shattered glass and unlocked the door. She darted through the dark house and into Bianca’s bedroom switching on the light she realized her worst thoughts were true.
“Oh my god, sweetie get up” Tatum pleaded as she ran to Bianca’s side
Her fingers touched the side of Bianca’s neck, as panic raced through her body.
“Shit, she’s not breathing” she muttered reaching for the phone beside the bed
She noticed the bottle of Vodka and the small container of pills, it wasn’t hard to realize what had happened.

~ 15 MINUTES LATER ~

Brian smiled as he poised himself on top of Arora, he loved the way her hair fell onto her shoulders like a dark hood. His lips met hers again as his hands slithered up her back. A soft faint ring grew louder, coming from Arora’s bag.

“Ignore it” Brian muttered engrossed in kissing her neck
“It might be important” she sighed, grabbing the cell phone from her bag.
“Hello?” she answered
“Arora? Oh my god, it’s Tatum, I'm at the hospital, you have to come, quickly” Tatum cried
“Is it Alika?”
“No, it’s Bianca” Tatum sniffed before a clutter of noises was heard in the background and Tatum hung up.

“I have to go” Arora announced in disbelief
“Why?” Brian inquired, annoyed at the interruption
“I don’t know, it’s Bianca” she coughed as she stood up and headed towards the door
“Hold on, I’ll come with you” Brian announced following her out the door.

~ 5 MINUTES LATER ~

“What happened?” Brian and Arora chorused as they ran up to Tatum
“I found her, I ah, found her” Tatum stammered, tears streaming down her face
“Tatum, what happened?” Arora repeated
“She was dead when I found her, she wasn’t breathing. Oh god, Arora this cant happen, this can’t happen” Tatum cried hugging Arora for comfort
“What do you mean dead?” Arora whispered
“She tried to kill herself”
The words hit Arora fiercely like a large piece of rock, surely this wasn’t because of Nick? Or did Bianca know something that she shouldn’t?

“I came as soon as I could” Chastity bellowed running up the hall, she was dressed in pink boxer shorts and a black tank top, she’d obviously been in bed. AJ was behind her in a white tank top and baggy pants.

“Are you the ones that bought Bianca Taylor in?” a nurse inquired with a soft tone
The three girls joined by their hands nodded slowly.
“Bianca, was out for almost 10 minutes before you got to her, which thankfully was enough. She’s awake now, just very tired and very sore, she took and overdose of what we suspect were sleeping pills, we had to pump her stomach, so she should be okay, you got her here just in time” the nurse smiled comfortingly “You can go in and see her now” she added before leaving the group

The three girls hugged each other tightly, as tears of both sadness and joy sprung from their eyes. As they broke away, Tatum was the first to walk to the door followed by Arora and Chastity. As the stepped into the dim room, they realized this was the first time in a while where they had all been together, the first time in a long time where they needed each other.

Bianca said nothing as they entered, she didn’t know what to say. She wasn’t, as far as she was concerned, supposed to be here. The room was silent, thoughts bellowing off the walls, but nothing more than that.
“Okay I know we’re all thinking this, and seeing as I'm usually the tough bitch I’ll ask. Bianca what in the hell possessed you to try this?” Chastity cried “God Nick is not that hot” she added with an upset whisper
“You wouldn’t understand” Bianca mumbled, burring her head into the pillow, there was an IV in her arm, but nothing more
“No I suppose I wouldn’t, I don’t know what it’s like to have your heart broken, oh wait yes I do” Chastity announced
“Chas, drop it” Tatum stiffly said “It’s not the time”

The four friends again sat in silence, they had always done the best they could to protect Bianca, she was the youngest the most venerable in their eyes, and the realization that they almost lost her that night was taking it’s toll.

“You should have told us you were upset about this” Tatum sighed
Bianca scoffed quietly at even the thought of telling them.
“Like I said, you wouldn’t understand” Bianca mumbled “Could you guys just leave me, I wanna be alone” she added softly
Tatum and Chastity stood up form their seats.
“You know where we are, we’ll be right outside” Tatum said as she walked to the door
Arora went to stand, she’d kept vitally silent, still unsure of what exactly could be going through Bianca’s head.
“Arora, could you stay?” Bianca questioned
“Sure B” Arora replied, walking towards the chair closest to the bed.

The door closed behind Chastity, leaving just Arora and Bianca in the room.
“I suppose you’re wondering why I did this too?” Bianca inquired
“Yeah” Arora replied softly
“I don’t know why, I don’t have the answer to that” Bianca sighed “I guess I didn’t know what else to do”
“You know there are always other options”
“Other options? It doesn’t seem like it”
“Bianca, you’re stronger than that”
“Maybe once, but sometimes the truth about something can crush you, and you find out you’re not that strong”

Silence hung over them again, before Bianca spoke up again.
“Can I ask you something Arora?” she whispered
“Sure, what?”



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