Saved by Demi Lovato

Austin.

CHAPTER 24

Jessica's POV  

           The first thing I did after I woke up was smile. Today's the day I leave here. I can leave and not come back, I'm going to be free. My door opened, and someone walked in. The bed shifted, and Mindy laid next to me, laying her head on my shoulder. "Today's the day." I nodded, "I'm gonna miss you." It was true, Mindy's like a sister to me now. I want to see her get better even more now because I see how great it is to be happy and healthy. Sure, I've put on a few pounds, but now I can look in the mirror and call myself beautiful. And sometimes on good days I actually believe it. 

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             I waited in the lobby for two hours. No one came. Finally, someone at TK offered me a ride to the airport. Now, I'm sitting on a plane going to New York. I know I shouldn't have gotten my hopes up about my family, but I thought I could count on Demi like she promised. I wasn't mad, or bitter though. She's trying to piece her life back together. My phone was on my lap, I've been so out of the loop since I started treatment. Out of boredom I made a twitter account and went to Demi's profile. Scrolling through her tweets, I was aware of the pain in my heart, and forced myself to look away. She was having the time of her life it seemed, without so much as a thought of me. 

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          I got off the plane and took a cab home. I walked up the familiar driveway to the front door of the house, everything felt foreign. I raised my hand and knocked on the front door. A loud shouting occurred, then a crash and I flinched as the door was pulled open. My jaw dropped when I saw the person in front of me. My father, once strong and standing tall, handsome and clean-shaven, was now hunched and weak, evidence of multiple five-o'clock shadows was growing on his hollow cheeks. He peered up at me, confused. "D-Daddy?" I managed to choke out, realization flooded his face and he grinned, "Well lookey here! Our daughter has come back to us has she?" I gulped as I looked behind him. My mom came into view, holding an empty bottle of vodka. When she saw me, her face filled with anger, "Get the little bitch off my property. We don't need anymore screwed up people around us. She's a little emo freak and she's worthless." She sneered. My mouth gaped and tears trickled down my face at her hash words. "Mom, what are you saying?" "Oh fuck, she's crying. Go talk to your therapist you freak." She spat. I took a step back and my dad staggered forward, "Get out of here and don't ever come back." He slurred. I felt my face go blank as I turned away. I had plenty of money, so as I walked, going nowhere, I tried to think of a plan. 

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               I got to the airport after two hours of mindless walking. My bag was at the house, so I had nothing but my phone, charger, and wallet. "Can I help you?" I looked up and realized I was at a customs desk, "When's the next flight to Los Angeles?" The women smiled, "Boarding now." I gave her my credit card, the one my dad had stocked before I'd left for treatment. "Okay... Jessica. Thank you for flying southwest airlines." I smiled politely and walked to the security gate. "Got any bags miss?" I shook my head, not looking at the man, "Alright well the terminals over there, have a good flight." I nodded and walked to where he was pointing. 

                   Once I was seated again, I looked my phone out, not one call from my parents or Demi. I debated on calling her, but didn't want to be a bother. Everytime I dialed her number I would talk myself out of it and delete it. It took me eight tries, but finally I managed to press 'CALL.' The phone rang and rang. Then, "Hey! It's Demi! Leave a message and I'll call you back!" the phone beeped and I was struck with the realization that I had no idea what to say. "Uhh.... Hi Demi, it's Jess.. I'm kinda one a plane right now, and uhm.. No one was at TK so I went home  by myself and my parents... They kicked me out. So uhhh I don't know what I'm supposed to do right now, but I'll let you now. I love you." The phone beeped again and an automation came through, "Press 1 if you would like to save your message. Press 2 if you would like to rerecord this message. Press 4 if you would like to delete this message. Immediately, my finger pressed four. I'd see her in LA.... Fuck why did I do this? What do I have in California? Then again... What do I have here? 

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               I walked out of the airport sleepy and jet-lagged. I searched for a cab but all I saw were black escalades. "Need a ride?" I turned to see a guy, with bright green eyes and a mop of curly hair. He was tanned, and had a big white smile, But most of all, he was hot. "Uhm..yeah...kinda." He smiled again, making my knees go weak. "Don't have anywhere to go?" I tucked a piece of hair behind my ear and smiled sheepishly, "I'm Austin, Mahone." In smiled "Jessica... Parker." Suddenly, a high pitched screaming erupted all around us. "Shit!" He hissed, and grabbed my hand, pulling me into a huge red jeep wrangler. Then, he got into the dirver's seat and pealed away. "What the hell do you think you're doing?!" I exclaimed as he sped up onto the highway. He looked over, confused. "I'm giving you a ride." I shook my head, "To WHERE?" He chuckled, "Wherever you want to go." I thought about it, "But I don't know where I want to go." He nodded, "Well I gotta change really quick so the paps don't follow us." I was confused for a second, "Paps?" He nodded, "I'm a singer, so I get chased around by girls and paparazzi all day. If I keep changing my outfit, it makes it harder for them to find me." I nodded, "Oh." "So where are you from?" I shrugged, "New York." He nodded, then pulled into a dirveay where a huge house was. "Wait here, I'll be right back." I smiled and sighed as he got out, leaving me to think about how absolutely bizarre this is. What are the chances that my first hour in LA I get picked up by a celebrity? After about five minutes, he got back in, this time in black shoes, jeans and a red t-shirt. "So New York... Ready to see California?" 

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OKAY I KNOW SOME OF YOU WON'T LIKE AUSTIN BUT I NEEDED A GUY AND HES HOT AND SWEET SO YEAH I PICKED HIM BUT DON'T WORRY DEMI WILL BE IN IT SOON. 

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-Rachel