HER

Chapter 31

Kaylie woke up the next morning, neck stiff, she freshened up before she went to get coffee and donuts. When she arrived Dana was awake, they had something to eat and afterwards they took every knowable position they could in the room; sitting, standing, leaning.

When afternoon rolled by, Alex had called Kaylie to check up on her, Dana and Lily and Dana wasn't even surprised Kevin hadn't called. She'd be more surprised if he did. Dana was near the window, staring out at the busy road while Kaylie was seated next to Lily's bed, her hand on top of hers while she read a magazine she had borrowed from Lily's nurse.

Kaylie wasn't one for magazines but that was the only sane thing she could do while in the room. She was reading a section inside the magazine about the Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello possible romance when she felt it. She looked up from the magazine on her lap to the hand beneath hers and she felt it again. Kaylie shifted her gaze to Lily's face holding her breath which she released when she saw Lily's eyes flutter before they opened slowly.

"Ugh." She groaned.

"Dana." Kaylie called quietly wanting Lily to get used to her surrounding before she had to deal with them. Dana of course didn't hear Kaylie call her name because she was lost in thought thinking about what her life had become.

"Dana." Kaylie called a little louder and Dana turned to her then.

"Yea?"

Kaylie looked behind her and smiled at Dana.
"She's awake."

Dana was by her side in the blink of an eye, sitting at the edge of the bed.

"I'll get the doctor." Kaylie said before she left.

Lily shut her eyes tight before she opened them and settled them on Dana.
"Dana?" She called, voice cracking. "Wh...?"

"Let me get you some water." Dana reached for the water on the bedside table and put a straw into it before she brought it to Lily's lips.

Lily pulled away when she was done.
"What happened?" She asked "Ugh, my head hurts." She groaned.

"You were found near the club." Dana said.

"Yea but I don't understand why I'm here." She said.

Dana opened her mouth and closed it then opened it again.
"You overdosed."

Lily frowned at her.
"No." She said.

"What?"

"I didn't." Lily said. "I didn't even use up to my usual because I was keeping an eye on Cheryl. She's been acting all strange lately."

Dana looked away at the mention of Cheryl.

"I swear it Dana." Lily placed her hand on Dana's and Dana looked at her again. "I couldn't do that to you again after last time."

She was referring to the time she had overdosed and gone to rehab and then fallen back into it but promised her she wouldn't fall all in again.

"Then how do you explain why you're here?" Dana asked.

"How did I even get here, how did you know?"

"Someone called 911 and the hospital called me after you were brought in and identified."

"Did they find out who called 911?" Lily asked.

Dana shook her head.
"Unknown caller."

Lily nodded.
"What about Cheryl, where is she?" She asked. "I hope she isn't freaking out because of this."

Dana placed her other hand on top Lily's when she felt the tremor due to lack of drug in her system; her body wanted some.
"Let's focus on you first. We'll talk about Cheryl later."