Savior

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A few days later:

Oliver; alright just sing the verse and I'll play the piano

Charmaine: fidgeting ) alright

Oliver: you good?

Charmaine:yep, mhm. Ready (starts singing) why should I feel discouraged? Why should the shadows come?

Oliver pov: Charmaine has an amazing voice. I heard her sing the other day and she blew me away. We were practicing Eye on the sparrow right now and she was actually gonna sing this song at her father's funeral. I'm surprised she wanted to sing.

Gregory: that girl is coked out, just look at her. She's feening

Leslie: she just needs some help that's all. She's a beautiful spirit and you know what her mother and step father did to her

Gregory: it's a very sad sight

Leslie:(walking to the front of the church) you sound amazing sweet heart

Charmaine: smiles) thank you First Lady, I haven't sung in front of anyone since I was younger

Gregory: we have an opening on the choir, you should join

Charmaine: um I don't know about all that ( looking through her purse ) I- I gotta go. See you guys later

Gregory: Charmaine

Charmaine: yes sir?

Gregory: you need to take care of yourself

Charmaine: I will

Charmaine: I was feening bad ! Soon I got in my car I did a line. It made me feel so good. It took my pain away quickly. The next thing I know Misty opened my car door and I had the powder all over my nose. Shit why didn't I lock the door.

Misty: come on Charmaine ! You're better than this, you did so well in rehab. Who gave you this !?

Charmaine: Misty shut the door before Oliver comes out

Misty: no cause you're killing yourself slowly! Who gave you this shit!?

Charmaine: I stole it from Kj ! There you happy? I'm fucking relapsing okay (tearing up) I'm going through a lot and nobody knows this feeling!

Oliver pov: I had to go check on Charmaine. When I got to the parking lot I heard arguing and seen Misty standing in the door of Charmaine's car.

Charmaine: no Oliver's coming, shit shit shit !( wiping her nose and throwing the bag of powder back into her purse)

Oliver:(gets to the car) y'all are literally outside the church arguing, what's going on?

Misty: I'm fed up with her. She's back on that shit

Oliver: Misty calm down, she going through enough and she don't need you yelling at her right now.

Misty: she gone kill herself with that mess! Look at her , higher than a kite !

Oliver: Misty go ! I'll handle this

Misty: fine (walks away)

Oliver: Char get in the passenger seat

Charmaine: I'm good Oliver I can drive

Oliver: I didn't ask you that , scoot over (walking around to the drivers side)

Oliver pov: I care too much about Charmaine to let her ruin her life. Once I got in the car, I drove her right back to the rehab center she used to be at, they talked to her and she willingly signed herself in. They would ask her again did she want to stay in the morning once the high wore off. I hope this helps her for real.