Scars (Sequel To Beaten)

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NOBODY POV 

WITH LARRY 

It's been long enough without word from his brother and he's sick of it . No posts , no texts , no calls , no nothing . Larry left about 200 voicemails in Lau and Skylar's phone . Nothing from her either . He's been so stressed lately , he had to push his work back a month or two so he can get his mind straight . He's been sulking around in the hotel and just coming out to eat . He cried almost every night in the livingroom when he thought Harmony was sleeping . But most of the time she wasn't , she'd lay awake when he wasn't there and listen to his cries . 

One particular night was different from the other ones though ....

Larry was listening to his brother's answer machine for like the seventh time in a row . His eyes water and his nose became itchy and slightly twitched signaling another breakdown . Harmony had come out quietly and inched her way over to him . She sighed letting herself be known and sat down on his lap . She took his big head in her hands and make him look up at her . He had big pink watery eyes and a pink nose . Harmony pulled him into her chest and soon felt his arms wrap tightly around her tiny waist and shuddered . That's when he began to cry 

Harmony held him as he let out whimpered and sniffled into her nightgown . "Hey , it's okay babe . When we go home next week , we'll find out what's wrong okay ?" She told him . He nodded into her chest and tried to contain himself . Suddenly , Larry felt his phone vibrating on the chair beside him picked it up . The ID read 'Central Parke Rehab Center' . Confused , he lifted his head and cleared his throat , answering the phone . "Hello ?" "Yes is this Larry Bourgeois ?" A woman's voice asked him . Harmony frowned hearing the conversation . "Oui ." He said unsure . He looked at Harmony and shrugged waiting for a response . "Sir I'm calling you because of your brother Laurent Bourgeois . He had been admitted into our center just a few hours ago ." She said . Larry sat up straight and grew worried . "What ? Why ? What's wrong with my twin ?" He questioned . Harmony leaned her ear closer to the phone trying to listen . 

"Sir your brother has been on drugs for quite some time . I'd say about three or four months now . He came here running after what looked like his girlfriend or partner . The guards say that he must have been hurting her in some way because she was screaming help while running away or limping away from him . He was seen grabbing her back and covering her mouth as if he didn't want to let her go . We don't know the full story yet , but if she wakes up we'll let you know.  We drew blood for a drug test from a ... Mrs. Skylar Bourgeois and it came up negative . But when we drew blood from Laurent , it came up positive with the results saying he's been doing marijuana , crack cocaine and drinking tons of alcohol . With the condition he's in , he's going to have to stay for a while ." She told him . Larry was in a trance of shock and sadness . He couldn't believe what was he was being told . His brother doing drugs ? The Laurent Bourgeois he grew up with for 27 years doing drugs ?! He can't even wrap his head around this . How ? When ? What ? 

"Sir ?" The lady asked . Larry snapped back into reality and sighed a shaky breath . "Thank you for tell me ." He forced out . He didn't even give her time to say goodbye , he just hung up . "We got to go back home ." He said , pushing Harmony off his lap . Stunned by his actions , she asked , "What did she say ?" He dropped his head and shook it . "Lau ..... He in rehab . H-he beat Skylar and chase her through the woods ...... We need to go ."

WITH MAMA B.

"Laurence no mess in you sister hair okay ?" She told the youngest triplet . He nodded and ran off to go play with Carter who was patiently waiting for him to return . Mama laughed fondly at her grand babies laughing and playing around . She didn't live alone , so she definitely had help around the house with the kids .