New York- Where Dreams are Made

Chapter 84- Do It Alone

Anthony: Charlotte you did tell her right? She's going to flip out when he's not at the airport.

Charlotte: Oh shit. I've kicked my own ass.

Addie happily sipped her coffee.

If you only knew.

If I could tell you.

But I can't cause I'm a damn wuss.

The plane bumps as it comes to a stop. Addie jumps up and down.

"I'm so excited. I can't wait to see everyone again."

Darren leaned over his seat and gave me the, "tell her or you'll regret it" look.

As soon as the gates opened Addie bounded down the stairs and into the airport.

We spotted everyone in a sad huddle. Addie ran to them and hugged each one, a look of recognizing coming onto her face.

"Where's Daveed?"

As if on cue, the entire cast gives me a shame look.

Anthony takes her hands.

"We have something to tell you."

........

(Addie's pov)

I sat next to the pearly white bed, my eyes glistening with tears.

My "friends" lied to me about this for a week. They didn't tell me about him. They didn't tell me he could have gone. Nobody thought to mention this to Addie.

Charlotte didn't want to ruin my vacation. She took it upon herself to hold in that information for a week. She's acting weird. I asked her what was wrong before we left but she just shrugged it off.

Daveeds hair was tangled and matted. I ran my fingers through it gently, trying not to wake him.

They lied to me.

They said everything was ok at home.

They lied.

I put my hand over my belly.

"Don't make me a single mom D." I warned him.

"Don't make me do this alone. I can't do this alone, D."

Tears poured down my pale cheeks. He didn't move, he didn't speak, I prayed every time he breathed in that he would breathe out.

I rubbed small circles in the palm of his hand.

"Addie B can do many things, D. Being without you isn't one of them."

I remembered horror stories Mitch told me about Charlotte. About how she constantly was being dragged into hospitals. How she never made it out happy. She lost so much and yet she doesn't even think about herself.

I shouldn't have yelled at her.

I shouldn't have but I did.

I yelled at her, I yelled at Oak, I yelled at myself.

She cried and ran off. Darren shot me a glare and ran after her.

I didn't think twice, I jumped in my car and drove straight over here.

I should have just stayed home.

I could have prevented this.

I break everything I come into contact with. I hurt everyone I'm around.

And I hate myself for it.

;-;