February 24, 2044
Santa Monica, California
| Third Person Omniscient |
"Karina? Karina baby wake up. I made breakfast." Chris said as he shook Karina lightly. Karina jumped out of her sleep and he grabbed her. "It's just me." For the past few nights, Karina hadn't been getting much sleep. She would stay up to make sure Chris was resting and not leaving the house but yesterday her body shut down and forced her to get some rest.
"Morning." She mumbled while stretching and rubbing her eye.
"Afternoon." Chris said with a chuckle. Karina looked at him confused.
"How long have I been sleep?"
"Since yesterday afternoon." Karina shook her head and chuckled.
"I guess I was really tired."
"Come on I cooked breakfast- well brunch." Chris grabbed her hand and walked her downstairs. Karina sat at the island yawning and watched Chris fix her plate.
The night Chris came home, Karina and Chris laid on the couch for hours with the tv on. Neither of them were watching anything, they just laid there. Chris ended up falling asleep and Karina laid there rubbing his head and silently crying as she thought about how she would have to put him into rehab. The next day while Chris was eating, she went upstairs and called his manager and told them what was going on.
"Hey Karina! Ian seen or heard from you in a minute." Anthony said on the phone. Karina bit her nail and faintly smiled.
"Hey Ant, and I've been busy with business and the kids. You know how that goes."
"Shit who you telling. Every time I look up my kids asking me for sum." Karina chuckled and looked towards the door to make sure Chris wasn't near.
"Anthony I called because- because there's something wrong with Chris."
"I figured. I haven't seen him in a while and I didn't know if y'all two had dipped or what." Karina frowned.
"Wait...so he hasn't been working on tour with you guys?"
"I mean he was for a while but like I said we haven't seen him in months. He would text us about studio time or rehearsals but would never show...what's going on Karina?"
"Anthony, Chris is on drugs and I need to get him help quick." She said softly. The line was silent for a while before Karina spoke again. "Anthony?"
"I'm here....Im just shocked." Anthony sighed. "What you need from me?"
"Don't tell anyone else right now. I just need a really good rehab program for him. I don't care how much it cost, I just want the best help for him."
"I can do that. Imma call Malibu in the morning and see if they have something for him since he's been there. I'll also look at other places and have you look at them as well."
"Thank you so much, Anthony. Please don't mention this to anyone, not even Chris."
"I won't, I promise." Karina wiped the tear that fell on her cheek. "I'm so sorry, Karina."
