Depression/ anxiety one shots

Please don't lie ( tw ed ⚠️)

I had recently moved in with my friend Jesse because my parents kicked me out. She's a few years older than me and has her life together for the most part so she had no problem letting me come stay with her.

It was late at night when I was leaving to go to the gym in her apartment complex for the 3rd time of the day . I had also barely been eating but Jesse didn't find out yet because she worked a lot and I was good at hiding it under baggy clothes and carefully formulated lies.

At 11:00 pm nobody was in the gym which made me comfortable enough to take off my hoodie and just work out in my baggy tee and sweats. I was on the treadmill for about an hour and a half when someone opened the door. It was Jesse with a concerned look on her face. I got off the treadmill to talk to her.

" Amelia, what are you doing here so late ? And didn't you tell me you went this morning when I asked why you weren't there for breakfast?" She asked.

" Oh I just was so busy today and I meant "The Gym", as in that new health food restaurant downtown. You haven't heard of it ?" I said mentally applauding myself for that quick lie.

" Oh . No I haven't , we should go together next time." She said excited.

" For sure." I said

" Okay well don't stay up too late , not sleeping enough isn't very healthy and don't you have work early tomorrow?" She asked.

" Oh yeah I do , but don't worry I'll be up and to bed as soon as I finish. I'll get plenty of sleep." I lied.

" Okay well goodnight then." She said with a smile and left to go upstairs.

I got back on the treadmill and about half an hour later I started to suddenly feel very dizzy. I pulled the emergency stop on the treadmill and then everything went dark.

Jesse's Pov:

I went upstairs and watched a bit of a show before going to my room to go to bed. I was laying there scrolling on my phone before I decided to check out that new restaurant's menu because I was intrigued. I searched it but was surprised when no results came up.

I new about Amelia's previous eating disorder behaviors so I couldn't believe I'd fallen for her lies. I quickly jumped out of bed , left my apartment, and ran down the stairs to check on her. When I got in I saw her , laying unconscious halfway on the treadmill halfway on the floor.

" Oh my god , Amelia!" I yelled running over to her and trying to shake her awake.

I checked her pulse, she was breathing so I immediately called 911.

"Hello, uh I need , uh help , please hurry, my friend , she, she's unconscious, she um , she has an eating disorder and I didn't know it had gotten this bad again, I didn't know." I said sobbing and choking out my words to the operator.

" Breathe for me dear, we are sending people to your location right now. What's your name?" The operator asked.

" Jesse." I said still breathing heavily. I have bad anxiety and get panic attacks often so I was trying my best to stay calm.

" Okay Jesse, is your friend breathing and did she possibly fall and hit her head ?" The voice on the line asked me.

" Yes, she's , she's breathing, and I don't know , I wasn't in the room, we are in my apartments gym on the first floor and I came , I came down to, to check on her , and , and she was just laying unconscious halfway off the treadmill, and it's all my fault , I never should've believed her when she said she was okay." I rambled out.

" It's not your fault Jesse, take a deep breath , it's gonna be okay. The paramedics should be right out front now , do you hear them?" They asked me.

I heard sirens as she was speaking so I replied, " Yes, do I need to stay on the line?"

" Give one of the paramedics the phone to sign me off and then your all done." They said and so I did the at as soon as I saw someone.

A couple other paramedics lifted Amelia onto a stretcher and moved her into the ambulance while the third handed me back my phone and noticed I was panicking.

" Hey , Jesse right? I'm Ash , are you alright?" She asked me.

I was breathing rapidly and everything was so overwhelming and once I could feel parts of my body going numb I knew I was having a panic attack.

"Panic attack." I managed to vocalize.

" Would it help to be with your friend on the way to the hospital?" She asked. " I also have some water you can have in the ambulance."

I nodded and she helped me up from the floor I was sitting on and into the back of the ambulance where Amelia was.

I took the water graciously and after a few minutes I slowly gained control over myself again.

" Is she going to be okay?" I asked the paramedics.

" The hospital will be a better place for that answer, all I can say is we will do our best to make sure she is." One of them answered.

" Thank you." I said and sat the rest of the ride in relative silence.

Amelia's pov :

After stopping the treadmill the next thing I remember was waking up in the hospital

I slowly sat up confused and a little overwhelmed and then I saw Jesse.

" Oh Amelia. I'm so happy you're okay . You scared the shit out of me , please let me help you , don't lie to me anymore, please." She said crying which in turn made me cry.

" Jesse I'm sorry." I said as tears fell from my eyes. " I'll try harder. What , what exactly happened?" I asked and she told me everything.

I had passed out from dehydration and malnutrition but hitting my head on the treadmill gave me a pretty bad concussion.

" Can you sit with me?" I asked and made room for her on the bed.

" Yeah." She said and sat next to me before hugging me.

" Thanks for everything you do Jesse, I love you." I said.

" I love you too, and you're my best friend , I'll always be there when you need me." She said and we sat like that together the rest of the night.