All I Have Left

Chapter 2: Survival

I have never been afraid of the dark. In fact, fear was new to me. Nothing could ever shake my confidence or my courage. I have always faced problems head-on. But now...

Bria's POV

I have NEVER seen Adrienne like this. I'm almost as fearless as she is but she's always had this...protective vibe when it comes to everyone around her. She's never been scared. But now, when I look her in the eyes, she's lost. It's like she doesn't know what to do now. The decisions and mindsets of other people are clearly out of anyone else's hands, including Adrienne. But her attempts to hide the fear in her eyes is failing, even though I've always seen through her strength when she was clearly breaking. And if I know Adrienne, this won't be a good thing for her.

Adrienne's POV

Right now, it's 2 AM and the chaos is still as horrible as it's been all day, if not worse. What has made everyone so hostile all of a sudden? It can't just be because everyone is willing to kill, there has to be a motive. This doesn't make sense. I need sleep and so does Bria. She's terrified and I'm worried about her. Don't get me wrong, I'm scared out of my mind. But I can't let her see me that way. Bria and I were still in each other's arms, shaking like there was no tomorrow.

"Are you okay?" I asked.

"What if we don't make it out of this...?" She asked quietly.

I didn't say a word. Not once today has that thought crossed my mind. I wasn't afraid of losing my life until she said that. I'm not really as worried about dying as I am about losing my best friend. Now, she was my main priority. I had to keep her safe.

"Bria...listen to me. We will make it out of this. You know why? Because I refuse to lose my best friend. Your safety is all that matters right now and I will do whatever it takes to survive. This senseless killing will be over eventually and I will make sure you are okay the entire time. I don't care how." I said. She sighed.

"But what about you?" She said. I shrugged.

"What about me?"

She turned to face me.

"You make it seem like I'm gonna make it and you won't."

"Bria. All I'm saying is that we will be okay. I promise you." She sighed and nodded.

Then, she laid her head down and tried to sleep. I laid there next to her, listening to the sounds outside. They didn't soothe me at all, but they didn't scare me either. I knew that I was willing to risk everything for my best friend. She was all I had right now.

I laid down and tried to go to sleep. As I closed my eyes, thoughts of Danny came to mind. God, I missed him. I want to call him so badly. I knew that worrying about me was keeping him awake. Sadly, my phone was in the kitchen and I felt much safer on the floor, away from the windows. I knew that moving across town was a bad idea but at this point, being in a different room would be too far away. I needed him. I could only escape in my dreams, where things were peaceful again and I was having a real sleepover with Bria. The way this day was supposed to go. But now, we're laying on a blanket in the living room scared to sleep through the night. I want this to be over. Before anyone I know gets killed. I sighed and drifted off to sleep.

The next morning, a loud gunshot and the sound of shattering glass caused me to shoot up from the blanket. The screams of a woman nearby made Bria wake up. She sighed loudly.

"Well, we made it through the night." She said, sleepily. I nodded and stretched.

"I wish I knew when this would end." I mumbled. I heard my phone ring from the kitchen. I slowly stood up and walked over to grab my stuff. It was 7 in the morning and Danny was calling me.

"Hello?" I said groggily.

"Oh my god I'm so glad you picked up. Are you alright?" He said while breathing heavily. I could tell he hasn't gotten any sleep.

"Yeah, we're fine baby. What about you?" I said, still half asleep.

"Physically, I'm fine. We're all fine. But every second that passes, I worry about you and how you're doing. Last night was the worst. I barely got any sleep." He said. My heart ached for him. I've never been away from him when I was upset. I've never been so scared in my life and I needed him now more than ever.

"...Adrienne? You still there?" He asked quietly. I snapped out of my thoughts.

"Y-yeah. I'm here. And I'm okay." I said quietly. He was quiet for a second.

"Adrienne, I know you better than anyone and you're my baby girl. So I know when my baby girl is scared..." He said softly. His deep, but sensitive voice make my heart feel heavy in my chest. I was about to cry.

"I want this to be over. If I lose Bria, I won't be able to handle it at all. And I'd have to grieve and survive on my own. I need to protect her and all of this is already so confusing. I just need to be with you right now. I need to feel okay." My voice hitched and I looked over at Bria who was still laying down. I sat behind the kitchen counter and let the tears stream down my face. His voice spoke up again.

"Normally, I'd be against you being strong for other people when it tears you apart but I understand what she means to you. You're strong, baby. I know you are. I won't let anyone hurt you. Ever. I hate that you can't be here for me to protect you but I promise you when this is over, I'll come and live with you. I won't have to ever leave again and we can be happy. I've always promised you this and I'm keeping this. I just need you to be strong for a little longer. Can you do that for me?" He said. I'm pretty sure he started crying because I started crying.

"Yeah...I can do that." I said, in between sobs.

"Thank you, my princess. I love you so much." He whispered. I could feel my eyes welling up all over again.

"I-I love you too." I choked. I really don't want to get off of the phone. This is the closest I've felt to him since all of this started.

"I'm sure Bria misses Adam. He's over here." He said quickly to change the subject.

"She does. Put him on the phone and I'll get her." He agreed and I got up and carefully walked over to Bria. I slowly shook her to wake her up. She opened her eyes and looked up at me.

"Um...Adam's on the phone for you." I said. I tried to hide the fact that I was crying and it didn't help that you could hear the lump in my throat. She took the phone and I laid next to her while they talked. Being away from Danny was killing me. It's only been a day and I'm being torn apart. I can't stand it. I moved closer to Bria so that I'd feel less alone. I really need him and from what I can hear, Bria needs Derek just as much. Her voice was getting softer by the minute. I sat up and looked at her, she has tears in her eyes. I move next to her and let her lay her head on my shoulder. She's trying to hold back tears and make sure he can't tell she's about to cry.

"Um...babe I uh gotta go. I'll call later, I promise. I love you." Then she hands me the phone and collapses in my lap. I hang up the phone and just look at her.

"Bria..." I say softly. I couldn't get anything else out. She just continues to cry. I let her stay on my lap.

I don't know what I'm going to do...