(Originally posted April 6, 2013)
Insanity
Dylan
It took all my power not to knock that fuck Jeff on his ass. But I have never been a violent man and it just was not my nature. Fortunately, Jay did not feel the same. He simply walked up to Jeff and decked him. It was perfect.
Jay
The arrogant cocksucker. He walked into my party, my fucking party, like he owned the place. Then on top of that he started insulting Zara, calling her a whiney bitch and a cheap whore.
I fucking lost it. I would have beaten the shit out of him, but for Will and Dylan. It took both of them to pull me off the prick.
He started yelling about police and suing me and shit like that. I think Zoey kicked him in the nuts and with the help of the other girls, they literally threw him into the street.
Zoey
I couldn't believe the shit this douche was saying about Zara. About my mother.
I remember he staggered to his feet, yelling at Jay.
I lost it. I just walked up to him, called him a fucker and kicked him square in the nuts. I thought he was going to throw up.
Nicki and I then threw him out the front door.
Nicki
I had never seen my brother like that before. He was always such a docile man, but when it came to Zara, he was a Spartan. He always had a crush on her, since the first time he had seen her.
We were all scared now. We knew Zara was really upset.
Jay simply took over.
Jay
I didn't give a shit. All I felt was that Zara was in trouble. I grabbed Nicki and headed for my car. She had to drive. I sure as hell couldn't.
I yelled at Zoey to keep trying to reach her on the phone. I don't know what happened at the party, all I knew was I had to get to Zara.
Nicki broke every speed limit getting to Zara's house. As we pulled into the driveway, we could see lights on. I jumped out and started yelling. I was like 2 in the morning and here I was yelling at the top of my lungs, but so was Nicki.
I looked into the living room window. I saw the mess and my heart sunk. All I kept thinking was someone had broken into her house and Zara was hurt. I saw what I thought was blood on the floor near her bar and I flipped.
I told Nicki to call 911 and I ran to the front door. It was locked. I didn't give a fuck. I kicked the door in and started yelling her name.
I heard something hit the floor upstairs. Nicki was next to me. We both ran upstairs.
Nicki
When we turned the corner of the hallway, we saw her. She was naked, lying on the floor. There was blood everywhere. I started to scream. I lost it. Here was my best friend, on the floor. I was sure she was dead.
Jay
I ran to Zara and knelt by her side. She was still breathing. Both her feet were covered in blood as were her hands. I yelled at Nicki to get some towels and something to cover her up with. She stood there like a statue and I remember swearing at her to get the fuck moving. She snapped out of it and ran to the bedroom. She came back seconds later with towels and some blankets.
By this time the others had arrived.
I yelled for someone to call for an ambulance.
Zoey
I started screaming. I was sure she was dead. There was blood everywhere. Jay was wrapping towels around her feet and hands and Nicki was covering her up. I felt like I was going to throw up.
Jay
Thank God for first aid. I cleaned her cuts as best I could and covered her feet and hands with towels. She still had glass embedded in her feet, but I knew better than try to take them out.
I wrapped her in a blanket and picked her up. She was so limp in my arms. I started to head downstairs. Halfway down, I could see two cops coming in the front door. Will had already been talking to them and there was an ambulance on the way.
They offered to take Zara, but there was no way I was letting go of her.
Nicki
Jay held tight to Zara. Right up until the ambulance arrived. They took her and Jay, who said he was her boyfriend. I grabbed Zoey and followed in my car. The men agreed to stay behind and start cleaning the mess up. The cops stopped them. Said they had to wait until they found out the story first. So all the guys could do was stay at the house. We stayed in touch by cell phone.
Zoey
By the time we got to the hospital, I was in hysterics. I blamed myself for everything that had happened. Nicki kept trying to console me, but I was beyond that.
We weren't there ten minutes before Mom and Dad arrived.
Jay
They took Zara right away. She had cuts all over her feet, hands and even her legs and arms. The doctor said she looked like she had lost a lot of blood. They told me to wait outside.
When I went out all the others, except Will and Dylan were there. I went to Nicki and I simply broke down. I couldn't stop crying. I fell to my knees and slumped against the wall. I knew Zara never looked at me as anything more than her best friend's pesky little brother, but I was in love with her and had been forever. If I lost her now, before I told her how I felt, I would have nothing to live for myself.
Sheila
Hours passed. We sat in silence for the most part. Dylan finally arrived with tons of coffee. The night never seemed to end.
Jay
When the doctor finally came out again, we were all terrified. I remember him simply saying....
"She is going to be ok."
The place broke down. Everyone was crying.
He said they had to actually operate on her feet. There was glass embedded into her feet and there had been some muscle damage, but nothing that time wouldn't heal. They had stitched her all up and there was a lot of stitches.
He said she was resting and they had given her a sedative. She would be out for hours.
He agreed that one of us could stay.
Everyone agreed it should be me, which was a smart move, because there was no way in hell that I was leaving.
Dylan gave me his shirt. Mine was covered in blood and Nicki agreed to bring me fresh clothes in the morning. They all made me promise to keep them updated if anything happened.
When they left, I made sure Zara had a private room. They kept telling me it was expensive and insurance wouldn't cover it. I simply gave them my platinum card and my gold card and whatever. I said pick one and get her in a private room.
When she was settled, I kissed her forehead and pulled the big armchair next to her bed. I held her hand.
Sometime later, I fell asleep.
