Charity case

35

*Vic*

Everyone else was still pissed out of their heads and hanging out outside while Kellin, Bella and I sat around Mia's passed out body.

"Do you think she'll be okay?" I whispered, breaking the silence.

"This happened before, when we were at this girls New Years party and Mia drank too much. She was fine, just a bit sick."

We all sat in silence for a bit then Kellin spoke up.

"Do you miss your old life? Like now that you live with us you've kind of left it all behind."

Bella took a deep breath "my old life consisted of being ignored at home and insulted at school so not really."

"I mean like, the parties and stuff."

She gulped "I was known as the party slut for my first year. I would go to parties, get drunk, get high and mess around with the older kids. It wasn't good. Then I came out as the only openly LGBT kid and that's when the bullying really started. I was seeing this popular girl in secret, her name was Mya and her family were very anti gay so I was the only one who knew. Then one day her friend walked in on us at a party and so Mya got up, screamed get off me rapist and ran away. She told everyone at school and then wouldn't confess up to her part."

Bella sniffed "those girls nearly killed me until Mia, who was only new, ran over and beat them up. She said I've seen you asking her to come over your house at the back of the class. Stop lying. Then she grabbed my hand, picked me up and took me to the nurses office. That's how we became best friends."

Everyone was silent for a second then she spoke again "after that all it was was our little group of misfits. There was Cara who came from the popular group of girls but was too dark for them. She was super rich but chose to spend her money in hot topic instead of some designer bullshit. There was Nathan who came from the jock group but eventually left them after he realised how much of a gay emo he was... literally. I can remember the day he came into school wearing all black, hair done and came over to us like we were normal. There was Keira, the smartest misfit you'd ever meet. She came from the nerd group but hated the little stuck up bitches. There was Lee who came from the weirdos group but soon developed a passion for pot and became one of the coolest stoners I knew. There was me who came from the goth group but found them annoying after a while. Then there was Mia, you couldn't give her a fucking label. She was just.. Mia."

She yawned and leant her head on Kellins shoulder "We just partied all the time to escape our horror at home. But not all of us could escape the horror... Cara killed herself."

And then Mia woke up.

*Mia*

"Hey are you okay?" Vic whispered.

I blinked a few times and nodded. The last time I passed out drunk I wasn't greeted like this.

*

"Hey wake up faggot." Bella smirked at shoved me.

Groaning, I opened my eyes to see I was in her bed with her sitting on the end of it.

"What happened?" I whispered.

"You passed out at a party."

I nodded and sat up then yawned "what time is it?"

Bella shuffled around her bedroom them grabbed her phone "half past two."

The light illuminated her face for a second then the object rang loudly.

"It's cara." She said, looking confused "she never phones me."

"Better answer it." I whispered, concerned.

Bella slid the answer button then pressed speaker to be immediately greeted by a sob.

"I can't do this anymore."

Both of us looked at each other then turned to the phone.

"Can't do what Cara?"

"Can't live on."

Alarm settled onto Bella's face then she rambled down the phone "no please cara you're so amazing-" *BANG*

The sound of that gun shot echoed through the air as we sat in silence. Great start to the new year.

*

"Are you sure?" Vic whispered and I nodded 'yes'

"Can we go to sleep?" I yawned making him smile and pick me up.

I closed my eyes as I felt him place me on my bed then crawl in next to me. He's so warm.

His arm snaked around my waist and pulled me into his chest making me smile.

"I think I'm not going to drink again for a while." I whispered with a smile.

"I think I'm in love with you."

Then I fell asleep.