When I'm gone- R.P

chapter fourteen

"BELLA GARCIA POSEY!" The familiar voice of Scott McCall rang through the duo's ears, causing the two to exchange worried glances. Well, Rudy gave the girl next to him a worried look, whereas Bella simply shrugged and continued through the apartment into the kitchen with the multiple bags filled with different liquors.

"And three, two..." Bella couldn't even get to one before her two best friends ran into the kitchen, followed closely by her brother.

"What?" Bella shrugged at the three who were staring her down.

"Was that Rudy?" Dylan asked sternly, making eye contact with the Pankow boy, who shyly looked down.

"Was what Rudy?" Bella asked, angering the O'Brien boy.

"Girl, you know exactly what we mean." Tyler raised his eyebrows at his younger sister, who was setting up the bottles of liquor neatly on the countertop.

"Might've been" She shrugged, making eye contact with her brother.

"Yeah it was" Rudy admitted, making their head whip towards him.

"We weren't talking to you" Dylan deadpanned, earning a scoff from Bella.

"Why's this such a big deal?" She threw her hands up, before leaning on the counter.

"Why is this such a big deal!" Dylan exclaimed, walking over to the small girl, "it's a big deal because your OUR responsibility! WE promised Mattias years ago that if anything was to happen to him that we would look out for you!"

"And I'll be damned if we break that promise, Isabella." Tyler snarled, not allowing his stare towards Rudy to falter.

"So you're controlling my life? Who I'm dating?" Bella spoke harshly, a cold expression on her face.

"Bella, we just want to protect you. You know how crushed you and Teo were after Froy" Chase explained softly, before making eye contact with the girl in front of him.

"I AM A GROWN ASS WOMAN! I HAVE A SON! I HAVE A LIFE! I MAKE MY OWN FUCKING CHOICES, AND I WOULD NEVER DATE A MAN WHO I THOUGHT COULD POTENTIALLY HURT ME OR MATEO!" Bella screamed, not realising her friends had all gathered in the kitchen.

"YOU DONT HAVE A FUCKING SON ISABELLA!" Dylan shouted back, causing Chase and Tyler to interrupt.

"Hey man! Shut the fuck up now!" Chase warned, walking towards him.

"NO! HE IS MATT AND LEE'S! NOT YOUR KID BELLA! HE IS ONLY WITH YOU BECAUSE THEY'RE DEAD!" Gasps we're heard from each inhabitant of the kitchen, except from Isabella.

"You think I don't know they're dead, Dylan?" Bella spoke lowly.

"You think I don't know that my own brother took his own life because the love of his life was killed? That he left Mateo with no parents at all? THAT HE LEFT ME?" Bella was growing angrier by the word.

"cálmate bella (calm down)" Tyler spoke, trying to diffuse the situation.

"No, you don't tell me to calm down." Bella spoke angrily, fixing her stare onto Dylan, "I would give up my left lung for Matt and Kaylee to be here. For them to be running around their own home chasing after their son. You have no idea how much pain I'm truly in, I could only wish it was me who was killed. I wish I never left to go on vacation. I wish my brother was still here. I wish it was ME six feet under."

"Bella" maddie spoke softly, walking towards the girl and placing her soft hands on her arms. Isabella looked up, her eyes glazed over in a mix of fury and heartbreak. A tear slipped down Madisons cheek as she pulled the girl into a hug.

"Dylan, you need to go" Madison spoke angrily, stroking the back of the short girls head.

"sácalo de esta habitación antes de que lo mate (get him out of this room before I kill him)" Bella growled, keeping her eyes locked on the brown ones behind Maddie. Tyler walked over and put his hand on Dylan's shoulder, pulling him away and out of the room.

"Chase. Is he fuckin stupid?" Austin growled, him being the only person in the room choosing to break the silence.

"He's going through shit. We lost Matt and Kaylee 2 years ago" Chase mumbled, looking down at the ground.

"So that gives him the right to talk to Bella like that?" Rudy hissed, "Bella and yourself stepped up to care for Mateo, that was uncalled for."

"Why didn't you defend her?" Drew asked, walking over to the two girls and wrapping his arm around them. Bella let out soft sobs as she was sandwiched between her best friend and drew, causing the man to squeeze her tighter.

"I wanted to-"

"But you didn't" Bella sobbed, grasping Drew's Shirt tighter. Chase's heart broke as he watched his best friend fall apart. He never knew how she really felt about taking in Mateo, and it hurt that she felt the way she did.

"I need a drink" Bella deadpanned as she untangled herself from Drew's grip. The small girl waltzed over to the kitchen counter and grasped the tequila bottle, opening it quickly and taking a large gulp. The remaining people left in the room shared shocked looks as the girl didn't wince at all. They looked at Chase, who had tears streaming down his face.

"Lo siento Isabella, debería haberte defendido. (I'm sorry Isabella, I should have defended you)" Chase's voice wavered as he watched his best friend take another gulp of tequila.

"Sí, debería haberlo hecho. Pero está bien, ven y bebe. (Yeah, you should have. But it's okay, come and drink.)" Bella shrugged, pointing to the bottles of alcohol. Chase wasted no time in walking over and grabbing the vodka, swigging it and making a face.

"What are you all standing around for?" Bella smiled, her gaze landing on Rudy, "Let's do some shots!"