Stall me

Chapter 26.

Brendons POV.

One hour ago...

Fuck her.

Fuck her.

Emerson literally could die and I wouldn't give a shit.

Well, that's a lie.

But she could get hit by a very large truck and live and I wouldn't care.

She had to throw that shit right back in my face, once again.

I need a line.

I make my way out of the crowded ball, needing a breath of fresh air, but a pair of hands grab my shoulder.

"Brendon." Nicole sighs, "I just watched Emerson take a random ass pill, I don't know what it is."

"I don't care." I pull out the baggie of white powder, throwing some on my thumb before stuffing it in my nose.

"Brendon I thought you were trying to get clean?"

With the crystals burning in my nose, I realize Nicole is right. I haven't touched the powder since I hurt her. Sure it was a few days ago, but that's better then nothing.

And now I fucked it up.

"Oh well, what's new, I'm always the huge fucking disappointment."

I step back and head towards the door, the feeling of the cool air against my hot skin caused me to shiver, I needed to walk. I don't know where I was going but I just needed to get out of there.

She just was so beautiful.

But such a pain in my fucking ass.

How can something so angelic cause so much hell in a persons life?

I mean, I'm definitely not perfect, far from it actually, but she

She was a total dream turn nightmare.

We leave for Tennessee tomorrow, no more jets since we are in the US, so now I'm stuck on a bus with her all day everyday.

With Dallon and Nicole planning a wedding, I can't talk to him much, Ashton is always team Emerson, and Luke, fucking Luke, he wanted her.

I think he's close to having her too.

Calum and Michael don't really care much what everyone else does, they just feel like background guests. Tonight all they did was drink at the bar and eat shrimp cocktail, not much help if you ask me.

Fucking freeloaders.

I find myself outside of a gas station, going inside and getting a slush. I didn't take much coke, so if I can numb my face with a brain freeze, that would be nice too.

Sucking down the cool blue liquid, I can't help but think back on what was going down right now at the gala. Nicole said Emerson took a pill. Now Emerson is going up to a room to take the necklace. That's pretty simple right?

I mean I used to take pills all the time.

Oxy, Percocet, ecstasy. You name it I've taken it.

But she hasn't. She probably never has.

Fuck, I should probably go check to see if she's still breathing from whatever Easton gave her.

Walking back to the gala, I notice a frantic Calum right outside the door, pacing back and forth. Hands at his hips, he pauses when he sees me.

"Hey what's wrong-"

"Where the fuck have you been!" He shouts, cutting me off. I was dumbfounded at his response, and I throw my hands up.