Drew Dirksens Little Sister (The Tide)

Guilt

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Emma's POV

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Stop! What are you doing? You can't just leave Lucy, she's your best friend... who knows what will happen to her. My thoughts were screaming inside my head as I continued to speed down the road, I wasn't sure where I was planning on running to but by the looks of it, my feet were taking me to Lucy's house. Drew and the boys will help. Hurry. That's your best friend back there. Gasping for breath I arrived at Lucy's front door, I could see the light from the living room television lighting up the room that was hidden behind the thin material of the curtains. Reminding myself of the situation I was in, I barged through the front door and basically tripped into the living room where Drew and his friends were lounging.

"He...Help...Lucy...She...She...The park...Just Help Please" I was gasping for breath, it felt like my airway was closing up due to my panicking and sprinting. I felt hands being placed on my shoulders and then being guided to the couch where I was gently shoved down onto a seat. I looked up to be met with Drew's worried eyes.

"Emma, calm down. What's happened? You need to breath before you have a panic attack. In and out. In and Out" Drew comforted me quietly, knowing how prone I am to panic attacks. It was then that I realised I was crying and shaking, I peeked behind Drew to see Levi, Nate and Austin all staring worriedly at me. Your wasting time! Remember Lucy? Hurry up and compose yourself you idiot. My thoughts were screaming at me once more.

"Lucy and I were at the park" I managed to say. "We were on the swings when this group of older boys walked into the park, when we seen them we decided to leave" Just thinking about the next part made me bury my head in the hands to quieten down the sob the was threating to escape my mouth.

"What? What happened next Emma. I need to know so I can help, you said something about helping Lucy. What happened to her? Is my sister alright? Is she at your house?" Drew had worry spread all over his face as he threw multiple questions at me but I didn't waste time in answering them, instead I told the rest of what happened merely ten minutes ago.

"The boys started to come near us, we started running but Lucy was tackled to the ground and I continued to run home. She needs help but I was too scared to go back to help her, so I came here. I'm so sorry" I blurted out, I was full on sobbing and shaking again. Drew gave me a quick hug and a kiss on the head and asked Nate and Austin to go with him to find Lucy as I again buried my face in my hands to try to minimise the sound of my sobs.

I slowly looked up to see a pair of concerned looking blue eyes watching me. Levi, I forgot he was here. He got up and left the room. Whilst he was gone I tried to compose myself, what sort of best friend leaves their other best friend behind. I didn't even care what I currently looked like, Drew and the other boys along with Lucy are basically my family. Levi returned with two cups of tea, pillows and blankets. He sat the two cups of tea down on the table in front of the couch, he wrapped the blanket around my shoulders and sat down beside me. Levi then handed me a cup of tea and started to drink his own, no words were said because I was worrying about my best friend and Levi was probably worried too. Part of me is scared that the boys are mad at me because I left her there, but I did get help didn't I? I just feel so guilty, it should be me back there, Lucy's life is hard enough as it is. I felt my eyelids start to droop as I finished drinking around three quarters of my tea, I also felt Levi watching me and start to stand up, placing the pillow where he was previously sitting.

Levi then slipped my shoes off along with my jumper and repositioned me so I was laying down with my head on the pillow. He placed the blanket back around me and tucked me in. "Go to sleep Emma, I gave you sleeping medicine in your tea to help you sleep, you need to rest, don't worry about things, we'll sort it out, the boys  I will handle it, sweet dreams" Levi whispered, he then placed a big brother type of kiss onto my forehead as I gave in to the sleep that was welcoming me with open arms, surrounding me with darkness.

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Drew's POV

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As Nate, Austin and I left my house, my worry started to get the best of me, we ran to Austin's car with Nate riding in the back, me riding in the passenger seat and Austin driving. Austin drove quickly towards the small park. Lucy was like a little sister to the other boys and even though they aren't her blood brothers like me, they are just as protective over her as I am.

We arrived at the park a few minutes later and we all hopped out of the car, locking it behind us before we took off, in search of my little sister. We didn't have to look far to find a group of older boys who could be the ones who hurt my little sister. We didn't bother approaching them because they outnumbered us. I heard a scream of pain followed by a roar of laughter coming from the trees behind the swings, I glanced at Austin and Nate who looked sick from worry too. What if I didn't have my friends over tonight, Lucy wouldn't have had to stay at Emma's house and then they wouldn't have went to the park and then they wouldn't be in this situation.

"Drew, come on" Nate's voice snapped me out of my thoughts, that I didn't even realise I was lost in. I noticed that he and Austin were heading towards the trees where the scream and laughter came from, I jogged up to them and took the lead, entering the thick swamp of trees.

"Guys, shhhh. Stop walking" Austin whispered to Nate and I. We glanced at each other before obeying. Footsteps were heading our way along with loud laughter. We all took cover behind tree trunks until a group of about six older boys walked past us and out of the park. The second they left, I started running to where I heard the scream come from, Nate and Austin close by my heels.

"Lucy?" I called out. "Lucy, are you here? Its Drew? Lucy?!" I called out again, Nate and Austin were also calling out her name, in hope of a reply. God I hope she is okay. Lucy is my little sister, how can I have possibly let this happen to her. She's so young and innocent. Please let her be okay.

I heard a small muffled cry, coming from my left. I slowly approached where I heard the noise come from, to find Lucy lying on the ground crying. I instantly picked her up and held her on my hip, hugging her and sighing in relief because we found her. Nate and Austin came running over, both sighing in relief too when they seen we had found her. I felt my shirt getting wet, so I turned my iPhone around so that my torch was shining onto my shirt. Holy Fucknuggets.

"Shit, I'll call an ambulance, Nate call Levi and tell him what's happened  and Drew, lay her down and put pressure on her wounds, don't let her fall asleep, she has to keep her eyes open, okay?" Austin said shakily, looking down at the two stab wounds on my little sisters stomach area.

I lay Lucy down carefully as I was scared she might slip through my fingers. I kept pressure on her wounds, slowing down her blood loss. "Please...please... please hold on. You don't deserve this, your my little sister, I shouldn't have let this happen to you. I promise that I'll look after you better, just please hold on, I love you so much baby sis" I sobbed, looking down at my sister. She squeezed my hand and gave me a small smile.

"Its okay, your the best big brother ever, its not your fault, you didn't know where I was, I love you" she whispered, obviously weak from loosing so much blood already before we found her.

Sirens were heard in the distance getting closer. Those next five minutes were the blurriest moments in my life. The ambulance came and the paramedics put Lucy on a stretcher and carried her into the ambulance, assuring the boys and I that they can help her. Austin and Nate were not allowed in the ambulance, it was immediate family only, so I asked them to pick up Levi and Emma from my house and meet us at the hospital, to which they agreed. I hope everything will be okay, tour starts soon and I still haven't told Lucy that she is coming with us. I am praying that the doctors can help her because I don't know what I would do if I lost my little sister. Stop. She will be okay. We have to think positively, Lucy's a fighter. She will be okay. She has to be.

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