black Dahlia|| Craig Cody

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dahlias pov
todays the day i can go home. the withdrawal is kicking in a bit. i sign the papers and huff annoyed sitting in the wheelchair and craig chuckles "it's only a few seconds babe" soon im freed and i sit in craig's truck and sigh. he asks "you ok?" i nod "just a slight headache" he nods "moms throwing a little get together for you comin home." i curse and he says "just the family. we all told her not to throw a full fledged party considering"

i nod "thanks" as we hold hands as he drives "house is drug free so we can get clean there" i ask "we?" "im done with that shit lia. seeing you the way you were scared me straight. besides getting clean and having me still using...that would probably cause a relapse" he tells me. i nod and reply "i'm done with that shit. never wanted a needle in my arm anyways" huffing at the sight of the track marks. he kisses my hand "we all know that darlin. how much ya were usin wasn't good either. and im not sayin how much i was was any better." i nod and kiss his cheek and we pull into the house. he tells me "don't worry bout the bags now" as we hop out the truck and head inside. full blown party. "DAHLIA WELCOME HOME" baz says and i tense. backing away from his approach and craig steps in front of me protectively "what the fuck is all of this barry? huh?" he snaps.

"relax man smurf said to throw her a welcome home party." he shrugs a plotting glint in his eyes. prick. "you think she needs this shit right now barry?! she fucking doesn't! and everyone who gives a shit about her knows this!" craig snaps loudly. as a guy walks by with a tray of coke and he says "party favors!" offering me a rolled up dollar making craig punch the guy "get the fuck away from her with that shit! NOW" and storms off and baz tells me "i know you're not gonna last being clean. you're a junkie just like julia was. i never wanted you like this dahlia. if you stayed the hell away from craig as i said you wouldn't be-" i and i rear my arm back and punch him as hard as i can making him bleed and i snap "shut the fuck up" kicking him across the face as more drugs come out. no. i go outside to the pool area for air and sit my legs to my chest panicking temptation strong. so fucking strong. needing to the point of itching. i close my eyes a tear falling hating it and wanting to fight.

"hey" a voice says and a hand touches me and i jump in fear. andy. "it's just me Lia. what the hell is all of this? i thought you and craig wanted something small?" he asks confused and i see deran with some sodas and smurf with some food looking angry and confused. i sniffle "i can't take it andy" tugging at my hair. he asks "where's craig?" the music gets cut off and i hear craig on a microphone "EVERYBODY GET THE FUCK OUT NOW!" and i can't help but eye the tray of drugs that's a few feet from me that's left behind. my face is grabbed "hey look at me lia. not that. what happened" as everyone who's not us rushes out the house.

i mutter "get it away from me andy." and i hear it be removed. "baby?" craig's voice says and he sighs "oh...baby" his eyes gentle. smurf asks "what the fuck happened? why was there just a rager here when i said small and intimate for our baby girl?" anger in her voice. craig says "we came here to a rager and baz said he threw this because you said smurf. someone offered her fucking drugs and now she's like this." andy says "hey look at me" i do and he wipes my tear and says "breathe. okay? you're okay. you're gonna be okay" kissing my temple and craig says "she can't stay here for baz to do shit to trigger her like this. it's not right or good for her recovery."

i tell him "i don't want to be sent away" holding his hand tightly in mine now. he kisses my forehead "you're not going anywhere baby. not unless you want to. but here...it's not as safe as i thought. i was thinking we can go to mine. i rid of all my drugs and anything else. and i doubt you want to see baz at every turn after what he had done to you" i mention "he said i was like julia. and i snapped"

andy says "you kill him?" i shake my head "not yet" "alright. he can deal. but Lia you're nothing like her. okay? i loved my sister. very much. but you're not like her" he says and smurf says "you need to be surrounded by family that loves you and cares about and for you. and that is here. in this house. stay out here. andrew, deran rid of whatever drugs are now in my house. you're staying here baby. and baz is outta this house now. you're healing here and with loved ones okay?" kissing my head and i nod and she storms inside and i hear shouting from her and baz before a truck leaves. deran hugs me "you got this lia. if anyone's gonna make it out it'll be you" leaving with andy to clean up and rid of the drugs in the house.