Never Alone

~17~

Karl's Pov-

It's been two months since I've been in the hospital. I've been doing a lot better. I still have moments where I want to throw up but I haven't. I've also not used laxatives since. Jared has been a lot happier lately. He hasn't been using drugs and he goes to the support group every day. We bought him a car so he drives himself. Sometimes he drives around at night to clear his head but hasn't done drugs. He blocked his dealer and deleted his number so he wouldn't be tempted. I was so proud of him. Sap hasn't hurt himself for a while now although he did come to me the other day very upset because he wanted to. I talked to him and held him until he calmed down. He had been meeting up with his mom every once in a while. It was going well for him.

" Hey, love," Sap said walking in and hugging me.

" Hi, baby. How are you feeling?" I asked softly. He smiled.

" Really good." He said honestly. I smiled and kissed him. Jared walked in with a smile.

" I'm going to group now I'll be back Dad," Jared told me suddenly hugging me. He left and I turned to Sapnap.

" Did he..." I couldn't finish my sentences but Sap understood.

" He did," Sapnap said softly. I smiled and let a tear fall.

" Let's go stream while he's gone," He said. I nodded and we went to stream. When we were finished we heard the front door closed so we walked into the living room. Jared stood there with a huge smile.

" I got a chip for being sober for two months." He said jumping up and down. I smiled brightly as he showed it to me. He ran to me and jumped in my arms.

" I'm so proud of you sweetie. This is a big step." I said softly. He nodded and I felt my shirt get damp. I pulled away to see tears running down his face.

" What's wrong?" I asked in concern.

" I'm happy. Like actually happy." He said quietly. I smiled and kissed his head.

" I'm very happy you are happy now," I said softly.

" You have no idea how proud I am of you," I said.

" I'm proud of you." He said. I looked at him confusedly.

" You're recovering from your eating disorder." He said.

" We are all recovering," Jared added.

" That we are. Let's go celebrate." Sapnap said.

" How?" I asked.

" Oh, we could invite Shane, Dream, and George out to eat somewhere with us," Jared suggested.

" That's a great idea," I said. Sap texted them and they said they would. We all got ready and headed out. Shane rode with us. We got there and got a table. We all sat down and had small talk. We ordered our drinks and food then continued talking. We got our food soon after. I ate my meal happily. I looked at Sap with a smile. After our food, we got some dessert.

" I have a question for you Jared." Shane suddenly said. We all turned and looked at him.

" Prom is coming up soon. I know you don't go to school but I have no date. I sure as hell ain't going with anyone else. I was wondering if you would go with me, Jared." Shane asked. Jared nodded quickly.

" Of course, I'll go with you." He said excitedly. He doesn't talk so quietly anymore. He's more confident with what he says. Shane smiled and kissed him.

" Oh, I meant to show you this," Jared said. He grabbed his chip from his pocket and handed it to Shane.

" I'm two months sober," Jared admitted. Shane smiled brightly.