Between Your Body & Your Soul {Alan Ashby}

chapter 18

"Hey Austin! I heard you're better! That's great!" Vic said, I could hear the rest of the PTV guys in the background saying their hellos.

"Yeah, hey Vic, can I maybe call you back?" I said looking at Annabelle. She continued to look down and her hands were shaking more. With my free and I held one of her hands and squeezed gently.

"We need to talk about this whole tour thing man. I heard you told the guys to just find a replacement and continue to tour. I don't-"

"Vic, really, please, can we talk about it when I get back? I'm busy at the moment." I cut him off.

"Aus you don't have to. You can talk to him. I'm fine." Annabelle said. I shook my head.

"Is that Annabelle?" Vic asked.

"Yeah." I answered.

"Can I please talk to her real quick?" he asked.

"Of course." I handed the phone to my sister. "Vic wants to talk to you." she was hesitant at first but soon gave in. Instead of putting it up to her ear, she put it on speaker phone.

"Annabelle?" Vic questioned.

"Hey." my sister answered.

There was a long sigh from Vic and then he spoke. 

"Nabel, I'm so sorry about what Jaime said before we left. He didn't mean anything by it. He was just scared and upset. It's eating him up. He hasn't talked to any of us since that night." Vic apologized.

"Can you put him on?" Annabelle asked.

"Yeah." Vic said flatly. In the background we can hear faint arguing, then some russling around.

"Yeah?" Jaime answered.

"Jaime, don't blame yourself. It was dumb of me to reacted the way I did. I should be the one who's sorry." Annabelle's voice shook as she spoke.

"Nabel?! No no no, don't be sorry! I should have thought about what I was saying before I said it. I wasn't taking in consideration how it might make you feel and I'm sorry." Jaime cried.

"It's okay Jaime." she forgave him.

"Are we okay?" Jaime asked once he calmed down.

"Of course Jaime, you're one of my best friends. We can talk more when I get back okay?" my sister said.

"Okay. I'll see you then." Jaime said, and with that he hung up.

I sighed and looked at my sister.

"Annabelle, please look at me." I said. She looked up at me slowly.

"Promise me you'll take your pills, and when we go back, we'll go to the psychatrist together and see what she has to say about not taking them anymore." I offered.

"I promise." she said and hugged me. 

"I love so much baby sis." I whispered.

"I love you too Aussy."