CHAPTER 32 - LOSING


~AT THE SAME TIME ~

Chastity starred oddly at the door as she heard a faint knocking from outside. She pulled herself off the couch and sleeked along the Oriental rug to the front door. It was a gated community they lived it, whoever had come in, must have known the key-code. She peeked through the peephole, and saw a familiar face staring back at her.

"You know what time it is?" she laughed as she opened the door
"I have a watch" Tatum sighed
"So what are you doing here?" Chastity inquired
"Can I just come in" Tatum huffed agitatedly
"Sure whatever, my castle is yours" Chastity mumbled

Tatum walked in and plunked herself on the couch, tucking her feet up underneath her.

"Care to tell me why you came here?" Chastity inquired closing the door
"He's back Chas" Tatum whispered, her voice quivering softly
"Who? Who's back" Chastity shrugged
"The watcher, he's back"
"The guy that followed you everywhere, when you were in Vixen?"
Tatum nodded slowly.
"Tatum, in case you've forgotten, he's dead, you shot him. A couple of times as I remember, I mean he's dead" Chastity responded as she sat down beside Tatum
"It's him, okay? It's the same voice, it's the same things, it everything, its all the same, its like I'm back there" Tatum muttered, as she wrapped her arms protectively around herself "and I'm scared" she added quietly
"Tatum I know that you're scared, okay. But this guy is dead, he's dead, he cant hurt you anymore"
"So you think I'm making all this up?" Tatum shot defensively as she bolted upright
"You know that's not what I'm saying" Chastity sighed
"You know what, fuck you. You obviously think I'm a nut case, so I'll just go wander the streets, maybe if I come back in a body bag, you might believe me then huh?" Tatum spat as she marched over to the door and threw it open
"Tatum, sit your ass down okay. That is not what I'm saying, and you know that. You're just scared okay, and this is just some assholes idea of a joke. You can sleep in the guest room" Chastity replied softly, closing the door in front of Tatum
"I'm just so scared" Tatum wept embracing Chastity for comfort
"It'll be okay" Chastity sniffed hugging Tatum tightly

~ THE NEXT DAY ~

"I'm fine" Bianca mumbled as the doctor stood over the bed starring down at her.
"Just unhook this fucking thing, and I'll be on my way" she squirmed pointing up at the IV that was attached to her arm
"In due time, you've had your stomach pumped we think its best if you -"
"That's nice, but I don't care, and you can't keep me here" Bianca announced stiffly. She wanted to go home.
"Nurse can you attend to that" the doctor said annoyed at Bianca's lack of cooperation

~ 5 MINUTES LATER ~

Bianca trudged out of the hospital and into the awaiting cab. She was sure Chastity would have come and picked her up, but right now she didn't want to see anyone. She was past tears now, she wasn't upset, or at least not on the surface. On the surface, she was ready - ready for a war.

~ AT THE SAME TIME ~

Arora yawned softly as she stretched out across her bed.
"Morning" Brian smiled, as he lay awake next to her
"How long have you been awake?" Arora yawned
"I don't know" Brian shrugged as he embraced her
It was more than strange to Arora that he could just forgive her like that, there was no heeling process, no time to sort things out, he'd just come back with open arms, and well she loved that, something seemed wrong with that.

Arora slipped out from underneath the blankets clothed in a matching pair of baby blue pajamas.
"I'm going to have a shower" she said softly as she walked over to the adjoining bathroom door.
Brian swooped around her, wrapping his arms around her waist.
"Can I join you?" he whispered softly into her ear

~ 10 MINUTES LATER ~

Bianca paid the taxi driver, and stood on the sidewalk for a moment, watching him disappear down the road. She turned around to look at the flash house in front of her. It was silent, it's walls holding so many secrets. She didn't know what she'd find inside, maybe she'd find Arora and Nick? Maybe, maybe not.

She paced up the stairs. It didn't matter anymore what she saw or what she heard, she was ready for anything, and at the same time prepared for nothing at all.

She pulled her keys out of her bag and slipped them quietly into the lock. Opening the door, she still heard nothing. She walked in, placing her bag on the table. No one was around. She heard a faint noise down the hall, it was the shower running. She plopped down onto the couch. She'd wait.

~ 5 MINUTES LATER ~

Arora emerged from her bedroom in a pair of dark blue jeans and a light blue sleeveless top. Brian was behind her dressed in what he was wearing before, and casually drying his hair with the white towel in his hands.

"Morning" Bianca announced as Arora walked blinding into the lounge.
She stopped at looked down at Bianca, who had a cold look in her eyes.
"Bianca, it's good to see you back" Arora smiled, a bit taken back by her presence

Brian strolled into the lounge and stopped dead when he saw Bianca.
"Have a little sleep over did we?" Bianca murmured as she stood up from the couch.
She wandered around the back of the couch into the dining room and grabbed a red apple from the fruit bowl. She looked around the room before taking a bite.

"So does lover boy know?" Bianca questioned finishing her mouthful
"We've talked" Arora replied softly
There was a look in Bianca's eyes she'd seen before, but never been on the receiving end of, she was angry and upset all in one.
"Really? So you know huh Brian?" she inquired cocking her head to the side
Brian nodded slowly.
"Arora told me, and I forgive her" he announced
"So you don't mind her fucking with your best friend? Or is it gonna be one of those threesome relationships?" Bianca smirked taking another bite from the apple
"We all make mistakes Bianca" Brian said sternly
"Are you that stupid, don't you see they're playing you for a right dick" she laughed
"So tell me, is Nick as good as Brian? Which one do you prefer?" Bianca announced turning her attention to Arora
"Bianca, that's enough" Brian called
"Oh no, its not. Anyway this has nothing to do with you, so why don't you just fuck off huh? Get the fuck away!" Bianca cussed
"Bianca, this has nothing to do with Brian, don't take your anger out on him" Arora remarked
"Duh, I know, that's why I told him to FUCK OFF"
"Brian, maybe you should go" Arora said, turning to Brian
"I'm not leaving you" Brian determined
"Please Brian, just go" Arora sighed, this was between Bianca and her, they had to work through this
"Fine" Brian muttered grabbing his keys from the coffee table
"Call me later" he added as he walked out the door, closing it behind him.

"Bianca, I'm sorry for what happened, I never meant to hurt you -"
"Oh cut that bullshit, I don't want to hear how sorry you are, or how it was a mistake. I don't want to hear that you didn't mean to hurt me, cause that's all BULLSHIT!" Bianca huffed taking another bite from the apple in her hand
"Bianca, I made a mistake, okay. God you know that people make mistakes. But Nick and I aren't anything, we're not, it was just this stupid attraction that when you clear away all the mess, its nothing, and its over"
"I don't care. Don't you see Arora? I don't care about Nick, I don't care if you too had been knocking boots for the last 2 years, that's not what hurts, what hurts is the fact that all my life I've had shit come and shit go, I've had the ups and the downs, I've had people that love me to my face, then stab me behind my back, and you know what? None of that mattered, they couldn't get to me, I was stronger than them, because I knew no matter what, my best friend would always be there for me, when the world was crashing down around me, the one person I could count on was you Arora, I never ever thought that you would ever hurt me"
"Bianca, I didn't do this to hurt you"
"You could have had any guy you wanted Arora, why did you have to take Nick?"
"I didn't intend for this to happen, you have to understand I never did this intentionally just to hurt you"
"Didn't you?" Bianca mocked
"You really think I would do that?" Arora replied in shock
"I don't know what to think anymore Arora"
"God, Bianca, what can I say to make this right"
"You know what? I don't think there are any words you can say, I don't think anything will ever get back the friendship and the trust you threw away" Bianca paused "I don't think there is anything that can be done to salvage this Arora, that's why I'm doing this. You're no longer my friend. I don't want to know you, I don't want to see you. For the sake of the band, we'll act like nothing has changed, but away from that, I refuse to acknowledge you as a friend, because that's gone. Do you understand that Arora? We, are over" Bianca said shaking her hand "the friendship we had is dead" she added throwing the apple core into the bin.

She walked past Arora, and down the hall, the only other sound- the slamming of the door. Arora sunk down into the couch, burring her head into her hands. Bianca was right, Arora had lost the one thing that she cherished the most, she'd lost her best friend, she'd lost her trust, she'd lost her comfort, she'd lost her friendship - she'd lost.




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