Stargirl || CL16

Chapter 23

I woke up, still in Kelly's bed, I was by myself now. I began to panic, what if Joe had kept to his promise of killing my family, Kelly may not have been blood, but she might as well have been. 

Then I looked to the bedside table, there was a glass of water, some paracetamol and a note. 

Estrella, 
Don't panic I'm just in the living room, everyone is still here and alive including Charles, take a tablet your head must be killing, I left some clothes out for you. 
Come out when you're ready,
Love, Kelly xxx

I calmed down, she was right my head was pounding. I took one of the tablets, then I got up slowly moving to where she left the clothes, they were my favourites. A Ferrari shirt and my joggers, she must've gotten stuff from Charles room. I needed to brush my teeth, I didn't last night and I could still taste the vomit. 

I went into their en suite bathroom, hoping no one heard me. Kelly the queen of thinking ahead had put my toothbrush in there. I brushed my teeth twice to try and get rid of the taste. Before going to do so I covered the mirror with a towel, I couldn't look at myself. 

I went back to the bed room, brushing through my hair gently, it hurt my head, but I can't deal with knotty hair. 

I finally stepped out the room, I was being dead silent. 

"I still feel like shit" It was George "She said not to tell him and I did anyway" 

"It's better than me ending up going crazy and storming in here myself, it was bound to happen" Charles was here as well. 

"The pair of you are in the wrong, but we need to stop speaking about this, it's her story to tell" Kelly was the best "Particularly you Max" 

"I didn't say anything" He argued.

"Babe, your whisper plots are rather loud" I heard him scoff. 

"They're not plots, they're promises of what I'm going to do to him" 

"Ok, whatever" 

I walked into the room, all eyes were on me. This was awkward. 

"Morning" Max piped up, Kelly whipped round and hit him, I smirked. 

"I'm going to get some water" My voice was scratchy as hell, I couldn't get it to be louder than a squeak. 

"Do you want me to come with?" I shook my head to Kelly's request, I put her Uggs back on, shuffling to the kitchen. 

It was cold in there, I found some crisps on the side eating a few handfuls before getting a glass out the cupboard. They kept water bottles in their fridge so I had to go in there to get it, I caught a glimpse of myself in the fridge reflection, that same feeling came back, I ran back through the living room to the bathroom. 

I threw up the food I had just eaten. 

"Shit" I looked back into the toilet bowl and saw a few specks of blood "That's not good" I flushed it down, I had no feelings, I just didn't care. 

I wondered back to the kitchen, this time closing my eyes to go into the fridge, I poured a glass of water and joined them all on the sofas. 

"Were you just sick again?" Kelly asked. 

"Mhm, My throats fucked" I croaked, trying to swallow the water. I think the pain was a mix of what caused the bruises and the puking. 

"What did you eat?" No one else spoke apart from Kelly. 

"Crisps" She nodded. 

"Do you want some honey or something, might help your throat babe" She stroked my hair.