✧ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐞 ✧

Promises (Chapter 19)

"For God's sake, bill! I told you to stay away from her." Miguel argued.

"I love her. What was I supposed to do!?" I defended as he groaned.

"That's the thing; you were supposed to do nothing!"

"You know, Miguel -- why do you always dislike what me and tom wants?"

I was far behind of shouting, i was just speaking to him, sternly but nearly yelling.

"I don't give a shit what type of girls you guys want, it's just for your own good!" He declared.

"How -- how is it for my own good?"
I spoke scornfully, my anger rising at him.

"When you guys break up; how would you exactly react? And how the hell would the fans react?" He lectured, slowly walking closer to me.

"You would be miserable. Not feeling the need to be writing songs or not feeling the need to have sex with fans --"

"I don't want to have sex with fans!" I started to fight back, I was the one now walking closer to him.

He stammered. "I -- I'm doing this for your own good, bill." He firmly spoke.

"As my manager, you can still control what I do." Before he could speak, i cut him off with my index finger, stopping him.

"But not my love life. Or my family."

He finally nodded in comprehension.
Out of relief, I began to walk away. Until I felt something sting in my neck, causing my body to fall down.

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Laurie's POV

"Hey, tom have you seen bill?" I said with my mouth full. "No -- but have you considered waiting for your mouth to finish your food before speaking?"

I slapped his back and he grunted.
"What the hell happened, he was supposed to be here an hour ago."

Tom shrugged his shoulders. "So? he told you he was going out." "But he didn't exactly tell me where."

I grabbed my phone from the table and dialed bill's number. It was ringing for a while then I left him a voice message.

"Hey.. bill. What time are you coming home? You know I'm worried, you didn't exactly tell me where you would go and you're an hour late. Please. Call me as soon as you get this."

I hung up with a worried look in my face. Tom saw the expression that I was distressed and stood up.

"I..." He sighed. "...i know where he might be." He stated.

I glared at him for not telling me sooner. "Tell me where."

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"Oh, yeah -- you guys haven't showed me your studio before.." I realized.

"We forgot, we just kept practicing. Sorry." He apologized and I nodded.

He unlocked the door with a key and opened it. Right before we knew it, we... saw bill lying on the ground. Fuck.

"Bill!" I gasped.

I went over to his body in the ground and checked for his pulse, thank god he still has his pulse otherwise I would go absolutely insane.

Tom was still standing, probably in shock because he had no idea in the world that this masacre would happen.

I kept walking him up by moving his body but he still hasn't gain consciousness.

A tear fell down my cheek while tom was still standing with his eyes, wide in surprise until he started to speak up.

"L-laurie.. come on, we have to get him to a hospital, he's unconscious." He tapped on my shoulder.

I nodded sniffling in melancholy. Tom grabbed bill's body while I stood up and opened the door quickly for tom and bill to exit easily.

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"No, you don't understand -- he's unconscious!" Tom faintly spoke to the doctor.

I was sitting in the chair, feeling anxious.. Bill's in a hospital. Again.
How the fuck could this happen?

That's it, I'm never letting him out of my sight ever again. If something bad happens to him -- or worse, I'll mentally try to kill myself. Again.

"I know sir, but the room's are sadly full. I suggest it would be best if you go see another hospita --" "No." I finally spoke firmly.

The doctor looked at behind tom then tilted his head. "I'm sorry, but who are you?" I could almost see the confidence in him. Almost.

I turned for him to see full view of my face. He raised his eyebrows as he realized immediately. "R-right away."

Tom looked at me in surprise and scoffed, smiling. "Okay -- I've been too much surprised lately, but what the hell was that?"

I tried to listen to the idiot behind me but all I kept seeing was patients... dying horribly. Tom noticed where I was looking and sighed, looking down.

"If it makes you sad, don't look at them. And by the way; it's not your fault why they're dying." He said, looking back up again.

"I..." I kept failing to make a casual conversation with tom when what's right Infront of me is a teenager and an old lady, dying right Infront of me.

"...i know." I shook my head as a tear dropped down my cheek.

I could hear his footsteps coming closer to me. Tom grabbed my chin, making me look at him.

He saw the red and puffiness In my eyes and started to feel bad. "Don't cry now, that's just life. It happens and you just... move on."

My lips were awfully trembling because of anxiety or whatever it is I'm feeling.. but I don't like it.

"Thank you, tom." I hugged him. I could feel his smile growing in his face as he hugged me back, delicately. Like I was a broken piece he's trying to fix.

I broke the hug and started to cry. He wiped my tears and patted my arm softly. "I'm sorry if I'm being so emotional, it's just... We were doing so well.."

We sat down while tom tried to comfort me and control my tears from falling down. "I know, Laurie.. I just have to do something -- keep bill safe okay?" He questioned me.

I nodded and he kissed my forehead, grabbing the keys from my hand. Bill is so lucky to have a brother like tom.
Now that I think about it, he's like my brother too.

"Ma'am?" I immediately lost my thoughts when the doctor called out.
I wiped the very little tears in my cheeks and stood up straight.

"Yes, doc? Is there a room?" I asked, anxiously. "Yes, ma'am. A patient just left a minute ago, so the room is available."

I smiled at the doctor as the nurses took bill. My heart was shattered into a million pieces when they had to come get bill. Again. Fuck, i thought this nightmare was over...

(Narrator:
Little did blondie know,
it was just getting started.)