Alcohol | Gallagher sister*-discontinued-*

Twenty Eight

"Dammit! Are you kidding me?" Fiona yelled putting her head in her hands.

Topper was slowly walking away and I bit my lip. "How much did you drink?" Ian asked me.

Carl and Debbie were standing behind Fiona with Liam behind them.

"Six glasses of whiskey then a full bottle, then a full bottle of tequila. I also snorted some coke." I said with annoyance lacing my voice.

"Ivy you can't do that shit!" Lip said as his face was red.

"I can do whatever the fuck I want." I slurred. Fiona shook her head, "come on let's get you to bed."

I shoved her off of me, "no! Leave me the fuck alone!" I said. Lip grabbed my arm and started pulling me towards the house. I thrashed around and fought back.

I kicked him in the balls and he groaned and let go of me, sinking to the ground.

"You all hate me! Just let me leave! It's what you all want anyway." I say and I started to back up and run down the sidewalk.

"Ivy Rose get back here!" Fiona yelled as I ran away.

I heard arguments starting as I ran faster.

I didn't know where I was going. I didn't know who I could stay with. Who would let me stay with them?

I couldn't let Dwayne see me like this. I don't want to ruin another relationship. Especially with someone who I truly want to spend the rest of my life with.

I was now near the train under the tracks. I leaned my back against the wall and grasped my chest as I started to sob and breathe raggedly.

"Hey hey Ivy calm down." I heard a voice say as I felt a hand on my shoulder.

I looked up and saw Mickey. I sniffed, "Mickey what do you want?" I snapped at him.

He didn't have any reaction, "I want to know what the fuck you are doing running around high and drunk off your ass and crying for at 4 am." He said.

I slid down the brick wall, my back burring from the ruff surface. "I relapsed Mickey. And all of my siblings are upset at me and they want me dead and they never want to see me again." I cry into my hands.

Mickey kneeled down next to me and rubbing my back.

"Ivy!" I heard a distant voice yell. I looked up and topper was running over to me and Mickey.

"Topper? Okay what the fuck happened?" Mickey said.

"I say her about to get fucking raped by some perv and I helped her. I walked her home and Fiona and the rest of them came out and Ivy told them what happened and they all freaked out. Then Ivy said that they didn't want her around anymore and she took off." Topper explained.

Mickey nodded, "you don't have anywhere to stay do you?" He asked.

I shook my head no and sobbed. "I don't want Dwayne to see me like this and I can't go back home." I cried.

"You can stay with me." Topper said hesitantly.

"Yeah come on Ivy. We are taking you to toppers." Mickey said helping me up and making sure I was steady before the three of us walked to toppers house.

It was a short but quiet walk. When we made it to toppers house Mickey said his goodbyes and me and topper walked into the house.

It still looked the same as when I was here before.
"So uh you can sleep upstairs in my room. I will take the couch. The guest room is being used right now for storage." Topper explained.

I nodded and stood there awkwardly. "Uh yeah come on." He said leading me up the stairs and into his room. It looked the same too. I sat on the bed and gave him a small smile.

He gave me one last look before shutting the door and walking back downstairs.

I sighed and turned the light off. I kicked my shoes off and took my shirt off, just leaving me in my bra and jeans. I climbed into toppers bed and laid on my back.

I tried to go to sleep but every time I moved the jean material would rub together and it made me uncomfortable.

I sighed and got out of bed, walking downstairs and into the living room. Topper was sitting on the couch watching some show on tv.

When I came in he looked at me and swallowed a little. "Do you have anything I could wear? Like any shorts or something?" I asked him quietly.

Topper nodded and stood up walking back upstairs with me following him.

He dug through his closet for a few minutes before he pulled out some shorts. He held them out to me and I grabbed them. I took a closer look and realized that the shorts were mine. I had left them the last time I stayed with topper. And he kept them.

I smiled slightly to myself. "Thank you." I said. Topper gave me a smile and left the room again.

I changed into the shorts and put my jeans and shirt with my shoes. Then I laud on the bed again.

I couldn't sleep, my mind wouldn't slow down and I thought about everything. Literally everything.

It was about 30 minutes before I heard a knock at the door.

"Come in." I said. The door creaked open to reveal topper.

"You can't sleep either?" He asked sitting on the bed with me. "No I can't."

We sat in silence for awhile before he spoke up. "Why did you do this tonight?" He asked me.
"I had a dream. Everyone was in it, you, my siblings, Mickey and even Dwayne. Y'all were just pounding me with insults and y'all were degrading me. I couldn't take it. I needed a drink."

"Ivy, you know you can't just do that whenever you feel like it. You'll get sick again."

"Yeah, I know. I'm a alcoholic and I hate it. I'm turning into frank and I don't want that for me. I'm only 18 fucking years old. I can't do this shit." I said. By this point I was hugging my knees to my chest and biting my lip.

"You just need the right support." Topper said.

"I'm graduating soon and I don't know what the fuck I'm going to do when I'm out of high school. Like do I want to go to college or do I want to just help Fiona with my younger siblings? I don't fucking know what I'm doing with my life." I ramble on.

"Ivy, you'll figure out. You always find a way to do things." He says. I nodded and we sit in silence for a few moments.

"I'm sorry." He says.

"What?"

"I'm sorry for everything I've ever done to you and anyone else. I'm so sorry Ivy. It's been killing me thinking about how much of a asshole I was to you and literally everyone else. I'm so sorry." He says.

I looked at him, he had a sorrow look on his face and I noticed that he had bags under his eyes.

"It's fine. You just need to watch what you do and not be such a bitch. I forgive you though."

I only forgave him a little. I just forgave him for the things he did to me. He needs to personally apologize to that girl.

He looked at me, into my eyes. I started back at him unsure of what was going to happen next.

He grabbed my hand and leaned closer. He eyes started closing and he was literally about to kiss me.

Dwayne. I can't do that to him. I don't feel love towards Topper I feel love towards Dwayne.

"Topper. I can't. You know I love Dwayne." I said.

Topper sighed and nodded sadly. He got up and stood at the door.

"Goodnight Ivy." He said, he then shut the door and I was alone again.

I made the right choice. Topper did horrible things to me while Dwayne is a sweetheart and has treated me like an angel.

I love Dwayne. I love him so much.