metamorphosis | g.d

fifteen - discovery

mallory's pov
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Ethan and I were relaxing on the couch in my living room, cuddling together and watching a movie. My mother was once again gone on a business trip, leaving me to fend for myself. We had ordered pizza with some of the money she had left for me, but I think we went way overboard. Oh well, more leftovers.

Ethan was gently running his fingers through my hair and softly kissing my head as we watched The Kissing Booth together on Netflix. The scene of Noah and Elle on a paddleboat together flashed on the screen.

"Do you think we'll ever be as cute as them?"

"Hm?" Ethan hummed through my hair.

"Noah and Elle, do you think we'll ever be as cute as them?" I repeated.

"I think we're way cuter", Ethan snuggled closer next to me and wrapped his arms around my waist, still kissing my head.

"You're so cheesy", I giggled but shifted back into his embrace.

The movie continued but suddenly my phone rang.

"Ugh, who's interrupting cuddle time!" Ethan exclaimed with a jokey pout on his face.

"It's... Grayson?" I said his name as a question.

"Why would Grayson be calling you?"

"No idea, maybe he's trying to reach you since your phone's upstairs", I said matter-of-factly.

"Answer it", Ethan said, still unsure and cautious.

I slid the Accept Call button.

"Hello?"

"Help...", Grayson said, very faintly on the other line.

"Huh? This isn't funny, Grayson", I said back, scoffing and rolling my eyes.

He didn't answer back.

"Grayson", I raised my voice a little.

Still no response.

"GRAYSON!" I practically screamed.

He still didn't answer.

"Grayson you're scaring me, answer", My voice began to break.

He didn't answer and the phone abruptly ended the call, signaling Grayson's phone was dead.

"ETHAN!" I called for him since he ran upstairs to get his phone.

"What's up, Mallory?" he came hustling down the stairs.

"I think something happened to Grayson, we have to go check on him", I said.

"What do you mean?"

"He called me and said 'help'. At first, I thought he was joking, but he wasn't responding and then the line went flat", I explained.

"Oh my god, I'm an idiot. I left him at home, by himself!" Ethan began freaking out, tugging on his hair and breathing rapidly.

"Ethan, calm down, let's just go to your house and check on him", I placed my hands on his shoulders and attempted to steady his breathing.

"Okay, you're right, let's go"

***

We pulled into the Dolan's driveway and Ethan quickly shut off his truck. We clambered out and ran up the front steps, Ethan jiggling his keys in the doorknob.

Finally, the door opened and we bolted inside.

"Grayson?" I called out, as Ethan and I began looking around the house.

"Grayson!" Ethan shouted, us still unable to find him.

I turned the corner, from the kitchen to the living room, and my eyes found Grayson on the floor.

Or, at least, what was left of him.

"Grayson!" I shrieked, rushing over to his side.

"Ethan, he's in the living room!" I bent down and placed my fingers on his neck, feeling for a pulse.

"Is he okay?" Ethan came running in and saw us on the floor.

"He has a weak pulse. Stay here with him and I'll call 911", I was surprisingly calm in this situation, due to the fact that I've had to deal with it before.

I punched in 911 and pressed the call button.

"911, what's your emergency?"

"My friend is laying on the floor, unconscious. He has a weak pulse but he's not breathing", I said to the operator.

"What caused him to fall unconscious?"

I looked around the room, until I saw the game table in front of the couch. White powder everywhere, crushed pills, burnt blunts, and a bottle of vodka, half full.

"I think he overdosed"

The operator asked for the address and I gave it to her, and she said an ambulance was on it's way.

***

The ambulance eventually showed up, and hauled Grayson onto a gurney. The medics allowed us to ride in the ambulance with them to the hospital.

As Ethan and I sat in the back of the ambulance, we held each other close.

"I can't believe this", Ethan said, his hand returning to his hair.

"Good thing we found him in time", I said, glancing over at Grayson, who was extremely pale. He had IV's hooked into him and was on a ventilator.

***

Grayson was wheeled into the emergency room, with Ethan and I following behind quickly. As soon as we approached his room, we sat together in silence, waiting for the doctor to diagnose him.

"Family of Grayson Dolan?"

Ethan and I perked up and saw a doctor in the doorway.

"That's us, I'm his twin brother, Ethan", Ethan shook the doctor's hand.

"I'm Grayson's friend, and Ethan's girlfriend, Mallory", I introduced myself.

"Well, Grayson is alive, which is a miracle, due to the fact that we found traces of several drugs in his body. Cocaine, marijuana, alprazolam, acetaminophen and alchol were all found in his body. I have already contacted your parents and they are on their way home now. He's in a coma and should wake up within the next few days", The doctor said.

"Thank you so much", Ethan shook the doctor's hand again and the doctor walked away.

It's all a matter of time until Grayson wakes up.

sorry this is late
i was working on this chapter before finding out the tragic news of demi lovato's overdose. may she recover well and come back stronger♥️

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