You're My Little Skyscraper - Demi Lovato Fan Fiction

Chapter 26 - Take A Breath & Let The Rest Come Easy

Alex’s POV

I swear this tour has been one of the best ever every show so far has been incredible but I’m worried about Rick, he hasn’t been the same for days. Like he’s been drinking loads before and after shows, he’s not leaving his hotel room at all. I dunno what’s wrong with him, I mean he’s hardly been speaking to any of us for days. Well I better go find him right? Now where the hell is he… He wasn’t backstage, he wasn’t on the bus and he wasn’t on any of the other band’s buses, so I guess the only other option would be his hotel room. As I made my way over to the hotel I got out my phone and clicked on his name to ring him. Okay now would be a really good time to pick up the phone Rick.

“Hi it’s Rick you’ve reached my boring voicemail leave a message!” – I don’t want your voicemail I want your voice! I tried again but nothing and again and another 5 times but it still went straight through to his voicemail. I swear to god Rick I’m gonna kick your ass! I headed inside the hotel and up to his room. As I got in the elevator I checked my phone and still nothing off Rick. Me and you are gonna fall out soon Rick. As I walked towards his hotel room I was getting more pissed off by the second, I approached his hotel door and walked straight in.

“RICK!” – I ran over to him lay face down on the floor. “RICK! WHAT THE FUCK?!” – I yelled at him as I rolled him over and propped him up on the bed. Shit! He’s not breathing. And he’s surrounded by empty bottles. Where the fuck has that blood come from?

“RICHARD!” – I yelled at him slapping him hoping to wake some sense into him. He jolted awake, falling to the side with a groan of pain.

“Rick what the hell is going on?” – He picked himself up resting himself against the bed, his eyes were bloodshot the shit, his hair was a mess, he hadn’t shaved.. he just looked like a was fading away.

“Rick answer me.. what’s going on? What is this?” – I asked grabbing the empty bottles and shoving them in front of him.

“Alright relax I just had a drink” – His voice was so hoarse and cracked as he picked himself up onto his feet dragging himself to the bathroom.

“RELAX?! Rick you were passed out on the goddamn floor!!” – I yelled at him as I got up.

“Yeah well”

“YEAH WELL?! RICK WHAT’S GOING ON?!” – I said grabbing his wrist, he let out a groan and he stopped in his tracks, I slowly removed my hand from his wrist and saw it covered in blood.

“Rick?” – He just turned his head away and walked into the bathroom shutting the door behind him. I walked towards the door and just stood outside it. “Rick you can’t do this! You can’t do this to yourself! You can’t destroy yourself again… You were so good for so long.. You can’t throw all of your hard work away” – I said through the door hesitant as to what he was doing.

“Alex if I don’t have Demi I don’t have anything! I’m nothing without her!” – He yelled from the other side of the door, I tried turning the door handle but it was locked. “Rick please just let me in..” – There was a long pause until I heard the door unlock, I gently pushed it open and saw Rick slumped against the shower with his knees pushed up to his chest, I just stood there heart-broken to see the guy who’s practically like my brother completely breaking in front of me. I walked over and sat in front of him looking at this guy fading away in front of me.

“I can’t… I can’t do this without her Alex” – He said his voice cracking slightly. This was killing me.

“Rick.. You can’t throw all these years of hard work away just now.. You haven’t lost her..”

“I have.. She’s the one that wants to put us on a break.. I know what that means she wants to end this.. all because of a stupid fucking drunken mistake!!” – He said slamming his head back onto the shower.

“Rick..”

“No Alex.. If I don’t have Demi I have nothing.. Her strength was keeping me going for so long and now I don’t have her.. I’ve lost all mine”-  I just sat there looking at him. He was broken.

“Then there’s only thing to do Rick..” -  I said as he lifted his head and I could truly see the pain in his eyes.

“You’re going back to treatment” – He just sat there looking at the floor before he said anything.

“Alright.. I’m not gonna fight against it..” – He said as he looked up at me. Wow he wasn’t going to argue against with me. That went easier than usual.

“Alright good.. I’ll talk to Dave, we’ll cancel the rest of the tour and we’ll fly you back to the states.. Chicago right?” – I said as I stood up and helped him up onto his feet, he just nodded and tried to break a smile but it wasn’t happening.

“Look we’ve gotta clean your wrist up.. come on” – I ran the tap in the sink as he walked over and put his wrist under the water as I cleaned it up, before making him hold a towel on it as I rummaged through the cupboards for some bandages. Seriously do they not have any?! 5 star hotel my ass!! What hotel doesn’t have- GOT THEM!! I walked back to over to Rick and wrapped the bandage around his wrist, making sure it was tied enough so it wouldn’t come loose.

We walked back into the bedroom and started packing his stuff up as I made a phone call to Dave. After being on the phone for an hour explaining everything to him, I turned back around to see Rick sat on his bed with his phone in his hands.

“Ready?” – I asked putting my phone back in my pocket.

“Let’s go..” – He said as he got up onto his feet, slung his bag onto his shoulder as we walked out of his room and out of Australia.

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A/N - Sad stufff guys... :( I want you guys to know that if you or anyone you know are going through any issues that are expressed in this story - alcohol, self harm, depression, eating disorders - I want you guys to get help or get the people you know help, because it does get better.. believe me I know.. I believe in all of you and I genuinly love you all, keep your head up and in the words of Demetria Devonne Lovato... Stay Strong & in the words of Alexander William Gaskarth.. Be yourself and fuck everything else, alright! :) Love you guys y'all are my little skyscrapers! <3