All I Have Left

Chapter 5: Be very, very careful

Well, that's just great. There's a giant hole in my house and people being killed all day long. That creep dropped a bombshell on me that my parents caused all of this mess. They were the reason all of this was happening. It couldn't possibly be true, could it?! They wouldn't have done this. This is a small town, of course they had to have known that it would have somehow gotten back to me. In some way. Their brilliant plan just...just backfired! I could DIE! My friend could die! I slowly come back to reality. And I notice that I'm shaking and hovering over that guy's dead body. And there's a knife in his back. A knife that I threw at him! I killed a man!

"Adrienne?" Bria shook me trying to calm me down. Geez, I must look like an emotional wreck..

"B-Bria...I...I killed him. My parents...they did this. ALL OF THIS!" I was screaming. I couldn't breathe. The room was spinning and I felt like I would faint. I was scared, mad, and confused. Bria stood behind me and led me to the couch. I just laid there and cried. There was no use in being strong anymore. Bria and I were doomed. I don't even know if Danny's okay. I just needed to hear his voice. My only hope of being okay was hearing his voice. 

"B-Bria...D-Danny..." I was crying so hard and I couldn't even breathe. That was all I could get out. But Bria knew what I meant. She nodded and got up to grab my phone. Which was still on the kitchen counter. Shit. I tap her leg and point to the wall behind me, telling her to walk behind the couch instead of through the middle of the living room where the big hole was. That's what she did and that's the way she came back. She gave me my phone and I quickly dialed Danny's number. I anxiously waited for him to pick up. Every ring made my heart pound. Then, it stopped and so did my heart. But I didn't hear anything or anyone. Not even noises in the background. A few seconds later, I heard a door close. 

"...hello?" I heard his deep, but breathless voice. Something was wrong but he was alive. 

"D-Danny?" I stammered. I heard his sigh deeply. 

"Oh my God, Adrienne, you're alive. I've been so worried. I need to see you." He said. I half-smiled.

"Yeah...I'm alright. Physically, at least. I just killed a man who tried to kill us and I found out my parents caused this entire mess. I don't understand what's going on anymore and I'm terrified. I just needed to hear your voice because you always know how to make me feel better." I said. Tears flowed from my eyes and he could tell. He was silent for a couple seconds.

"Adrienne, baby girl, listen to me. This is a scary situation, I know. But you are the strongest person I have met in my entire life. I know you can get through this. You are my princess. I love you. You're a leader. You've always had that quality in you and I've always seen it. Prove it to yourself. When this is over, we will be together and I will hold you until all of the fear and confusion that you felt while this was happening fades away. I love you." He said. I was crying even harder, but not bad tears. He was the most amazing guy in the world. When I needed him more than anything else, he was there. I needed to be in this arms. 

"Thank you..." I said as I choked back tears. He took a breath, which I understood because he hated when I cried. It brought out a side of him that I've never seen. "Seeing you cry is my only weakness." He would always tell me. 

"You can do this. Stay strong. Call me every day from now on. Any time, whenever you need me, my love. You're amazing. I'm sorry I can't be there to hold you but I want you to do me a favor. Wipe your tears, hold your head up, and show the world, the rioters and anyone else how much of a badass you really are." He said. I could tell he was smiling, which made me smile. I sniffed and nodded. 

"I love you so much." That was all I could say to him. He deserved so much more but that was all I could muster up. 

"I love you too, princess." He said. How did I get so lucky? Just then, I heard screaming from the back room. 

"BRIA?!" I yelled. I just heard her scream again. 

"ADRIENNE!!!" I jumped up from the couch and ran to the back room. She was curled up into a ball in the corner of the room. There were bullets hitting the wall right next to her. There was no was she could crawl over to me without being hit. She was stuck there, crouched in the corner, shielding her head and screaming. I had to get her out of here. I looked around the room for a way to save her and then the broken window to see who was shooting. The window was high enough for her to crawl on the wall underneath it. 

"Bria, stay near the wall and climb that way!" I yelled over the gunshots pointing to the path she was supposed to follow. She slowly crawled around the room, staying as close to the wall as possible. I watched her intently. As she inched closer to me, I held my hand out, ready to grab her and run. Eventually she was close enough for me to grab her hand and we ran back to the living room. I instantly pulled her into a hug and she hugged me tightly. I'm so glad she's okay. I don't know if I could handle losing my best friend. She was crying in my arms and I just held her tighter. 

"Thank you Adrienne." She said. I rubbed her back. 

"You're all I  have. Thank you for being here." I said softly. 

What would I do without my best friend?