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Chapter six

Everybody spent the night at the hospital that night. Even Lorne. Bill pulled up a chair next to Kristens bead and held her hand until the morning light. Seth held Amy and Jimmy held Tina and then there were those lover less awkward ones scattered around the room.
Maya was the first to wake up. She rubbed the sleep from her eyes and glanced over at Kristen and Bill gripping her hand as he lied halfway on the bed. She was glad Kristen had him. She needed to know someone truly loved her. She was also glad Seth and Amy made up, despite what a douche Seth was; he'll make up for it.
"Maya!" Fred hissed,waking up. "Wanna go for a walk?"
"Yeah c'mon." She whispered. They tiptoed over Will and Kenan and made their way down the hall.
"Holy shit what a night huh?" Fred sighed.
"Yeah, I want Hayes to die." Maya remarked. "Nobody messes with my Kristen."
"I just can't believe she wouldn't tell anyone." He shook his head. They were making their way down to the cafeteria.
"I'm glad she called Bill,kinda pissed she didn't call me but-"
"What do you mean? Bills her best friend." Fred asked. Maya's jaw clenched.
"I'm her best friend."
"Well, do you think now is the time to be jealous over whose BFF whose?" He rolled his eyes.
"No." She sighed. "Whatever, new subject, get any good sketches done last night?"
They walked through the breakfast bar and got some food.
"I wrote a lawerence welk show I thought was pretty good- you were in it-you're name in it is Lara."
"Lara?" Maya giggled.
"That's an awesome name!" He cried.
"I'm Lara." She singsonged. "See it doesn't flow!"
"Well it looks like we won't have to worry about it, ya know with this hiatus and all." Fred pointed out.
"Yeah, I think it was smart of Lorne. Geez, so much shit happening." Maya said eating some bacon.
"And jimmy back!" He laughed.
"Glad, he's good for tina." She nodded.
"Do you think she's okay?" He asked.
"Who?"
"Tina..."
"Yeah? What could be wrong with her?" Maya asked. Fred shrugged and changed the subject. Maya didn't know what could be wrong, but he intended to find out.

They came back to the room and everyone was awake and talking.
"Where have you guys been?" Jimmy asked.
"Breakfast." Maya said curling up in a chair. "Shit do you guys want anything? Kristen?"
"No, I'm good. Honestly I don't have an appetite at all." Kristen shrugged.
"I do! I'm starving!" Amy groaned.
"Go out guys." Kristen suggested.
"We're staying girl, you're stuck with us." Rachel smiled.
"No! C'mon guys, it's awful in here, go enjoy yourselves...for me." She protested. Everyone looked at each other. It was awful in there. But they didn't want to leave Kristen alone, but she did tell them to leave
"I'll stay. You guys go." Bill said. Maya hesitated and then nodded.
"You sure?" Kenan asked. Kristen and Bill nodded. Everyone said their goodbyes and left Bill and Kristen alone; after the nurse doing check ups left.
"You should've gone with them." She said.
"Kris you know I couldn't." He sighed.
"You should let me go, so you can be free." She ran her fingers up her neck and unclasped her necklace. "Take this."
She handed it to him. It was Kristen's most prized possession; why the hell would he give this away? Inside the locket was a tiny picture of the season 30 cast, the other side was a picture of her and Bill. So he'd always be in her heart. Corny, but she didn't care. It wouldn't matter anyway...
"Why?" Bill studdered.
"I won't need it." Kristen said simply.
"Why?" He repeated.
"Where I'm going, I won't need it." She shrugged, avoiding eye contact.
"Where are you going?" Bill was confused.
The nurse walked in.
"Is the brace helping?" She asked gesturing toward the brace around Kristen's ribs. She nodded.
"When can I go home? Can I go now?" She pleaded.
"We knew you would ask this, the answer is yes. We signed you out; you may leave." The nurse smiled. Kristen smiled like a child on Christmas morning.

Tina ordered a sandwich. Jimmy didn't pressure her into getting anything else, he knew it must be hard. Right after she finished, she headed right to the bathroom, washed her hands and went into a stall to stick her fingers down her throat. She gagged but then she began to vomit.
"TINA!" Jimmy busted into the bathroom and banged on her stall. "TINA WHAT ARE YOU DOING?"
She puked again.
"Tina! LET ME IN!" Jimmy cried. Tina reluctantly opened the stall door and quickly flushed the toilet.
"Tina don't do this to yourself!" He pleaded. "Mama June, remember."
She looked at him; his brown shaggy hair hanging in his eyes, dimples cornering his mouth, his eyes shining bright. She couldn't lose him.
"Food poisoning?" She tried.
"Now Tina, do you really think I'd want to kiss a girl with puke on her breath?" Jimmy looked at her, trying not to get choked up.
"You don't have to be the one the save me Jim." She shook her head.
"We all need a little saving." He whispered, taking her into his arms.
"I want to get better." She squeezed him.
"I know." He nodded. "I'm going to help you get there."

Bill let Kristen stay at his place. He gave her the spare bedroom in his apartment.
"Bill, why don't you shower or something? I'll rest a little." She suggested.
"Trying to say I smell?" Bill laughed. She laughed too.
"No, just you know...showers are relaxing; go!" She waved him off, knowing Bills tendencies of taking 30 minute showers. He kissed her cheek and went off to shower. The moment the water went on she gathered her supplies for her going away party; pills, scissors and whiskey. She started drinking, fast. This will all be over soon, she thought. She took the scissors and chopped her hair, her lovely locks falling to the floor. She was on the second bottle and drunk. Drunk enough to not notice the water going off.
"Goodbye Hayes! Goodbye problems! Goodbye all you FUCKERS!" Kristen screamed, taking a swig of whiskey and grabbing the pills. She put them into her hand and stared at them. This was final, no going back. She didn't mind.
"Goodbye kristen." She said taking a drink and throwing the pills in her mouth. At that moment, Bill came flying into the kitchen an tackled her to the (plush?)floor. Not the smartest decision since she just broke two ribs but he wasn't exactly thinking about that.
"SPIT THEM OUT! NOW! SPIT THEM OUT!" He screamed at the top of his lungs. She wasn't really responding, so he yanked open her mouth and scraped the pills out, throwing them on his floor.
"I WANT TO LEAVE! I WANT TO LEAVE!" Kristen sobbed, screaming.
"No." Bill shook his head, cradling her.
"YES! I WANT TO GO! THIS IS TOO MUCH." She sobbed. "Too much."
He couldn't even speak. He just shook as he held on to her. Kristen had just tried to kill herself. She was sad and depressed and wanted to go. And he wasn't enough to make her stay.