I can't remember - c.h (slow updates) #wattys2017

Ashton

Ashton hugged Chloe close as the two girls neared his car. Dakota and Calum say they'll take Chloe's car and meet them at Abi's.

The couples drive to Abi but when they get there they see no sign of Abi's car. But Michelle and her boyfriends car.

The couples walk up the steps and knock on the door, they didn't expect to see Michelle stood there in tears.

"You! You did this" She yells, pointing at Chloe.

"What? Shelly what happened?" Dakota asks.

"Abi - she's gone to r-rehab" She cries. Chloe gasps and everyone turns to look at her.

"Guys, I'm so sorry" Chloe says "Shell can't you get her out?"

"She said if I did then she'd never forgive me and keep putting herself in" Michelle cries.

"So the seven became six"

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The next Monday at lunch was quiet. Dakota wasn't eating, Chloe was picking at the threads on her jumper and the boys were communicating through looks. Calum and Luke erging Ash to talk to Chloe, Michael and Ashton erging Calum to get Dakota to eat. Dakota was just staring at Chloe's wrists. She hadn't told the boys what she spent last night doing, picking up the bloody rags and cleaning the razors and wrapping Chloe's wounds.

She also spent the good part of last night searching for places or people to help Chloe. She doesn't want everyone to hate her or Chloe to hate her because she loves Chloe but she thinks Chloe needs help.

However what she doesn't know is that Chloe spent last night searching for people to help Dakota with her eating problems. She thinks if Dakota doesn't get help now she'll never properly be herself again or eat properly again.

Everyone knows the two remaining girls need help, Abi was like the anchor that held them down but now that she's left all of their problems have floated and surfaced. They all hate how the group have become. They never imagined this was the way the two before beautiful glowing girls would end up like this, depressed, afraid.

"So..." Michael says.

"I'm sorry" Chloe says, her voice croaky, scratchy and hoarse.

"No babe, it's not your fault, you spoke what all of us were thinking and Abi knew she needed to get help before - like you said - it got any worse and she could of died" Ashton says.

"Chloe - um - I was talking to mum and dad last night - after what I did - and we - um - we think t=you need help - so we thought we'd send you to-"

"No, you're not sending me to sydney mental institution - I'm not mental and you're not sending me there, Dakota. I won't let you" Chloe says "Because me and your parents were talking about your weight and thought we'd send you to sunny side"

"What? No!" Dakota says.

"Well then you're not sending me there, agreed?" She says and Dakota nods "Good, now if you excuse me me and Ash have PE"

They walk away and Ash turns to Chloe.

"Clo, I do think it would help you. Really and I think it would do you good" Ash says.

"Ashton, I'm not going. End of discussion, okay?"

"Okay"

"Good, glad we agreed"

Chloe walks away and Ashton trails behind. But what they didn't know is the boys already had a plan on how to help both girls, and it wouldn't be easy.