face your demons // finn bálor

Chapter 26

I don't know what's happening to me.

"It's like she's becoming a totally different person."

I feel like everyone around me is disappointed.

"Mom and Dad are probably rolling in their graves right now."

"Bro, she's just letting loose. She's still young, it's fine. Just chill out."

Yeah, just letting loose. At 28. I should be getting my shit together at this age, not letting loose.

"Carlos, please stop saying the word loose."

Ew, what the fuck.

"I'm just saying. Let her live. It's not your business." Thank you, Carlos. "Be glad it was Sami and not Corey Graves or something."

OH MY GOD, I'M DONE LISTENING. Should I have done what I did? Probably not. Will I do it again? Again, probably not. But right now? I need a drink. And by that, I mean at least six.
I finally come out of my room, to find Aiden and Carlos sitting on the couch, playing video games.

"Where you going?" My brother asks.

"Out."

"With Rami, or someone different this time?"

Fuck off.

"Dios mío, what did I tell you Ace?" Carlos rolls his eyes. "Give me a call if you need a ride."

"Thanks, I won't be late."

---x---

I have a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach, and I don't think it's just the tequila. Probably shouldn't be hungover for work tomorrow, but what's the point? I don't have any matches, no storylines. No friends. Why does it matter anymore?

"Rough night, huh?" I hear a familiar Irish accent next to me. Man, we really need more bars around this neighborhood.

"I could ask you the same thing," I look over to the glass in Fergal's hand. "Scotch? On a Tuesday night?"

"And I have a flight to London in three hours. Do I win?"

He does look rough.

"When did you get here?" I only ask because I didn't see him come in and order a drink.

"Few minutes before you did. Bout' to head out. Care for a stroll home?"

His apartment is just two blocks away from mine, and I'm only a block away from the bar. Why not? The two of us head out, and I realize just how late it's getting.

"They didn't invite you to London this week? Why not?" He asks. Probably because I'm supposedly 'causing too much drama', even though everything that's been happening is because of Colby.

"No idea."

We walk in silence for a while. I honestly don't know what to say, and I don't think he does either. We cross the street, and I feel the alcohol really start to hit me.

---x---

Finn's P.O.V

The two of us were walking in a peaceful silence, but I notice Katherine isn't next to me anymore. I look back, and she's just standing a few feet away, looking dazed.

"You ok-" She starts to fall over. My instincts kick in and I catch her just as she's about to hit the cement.

"Oh, no. I'm so sorry!" She slurs. She didn't seem that wasted when we left. "I think I just had too much..."

I hear a car from behind us, speeding down the road. The window rolls down and a hand pops out, middle finger raised. "You're welcome, asshole!" The driver yells.

What the hell was that?

I wrap Katherine's arm around my shoulders and hoist her back up on her feet, continuing in the direction of her apartment.

"Come on, love. Let's just get you home."

---x---

I manage to get into Katherine's apartment, and set her onto the couch. It's quiet, but I hear a TV buzzing inside of one of the bedrooms. Her brother must be home. She's already passed out on the couch.

"That can't be very comfortable." I say aloud, looking at how she's slumped over. I should get her into bed and at least get her shoes off.

Just as I open the door to her bedroom, carrying her bridal-style, her brother walks out of his room.

"What the fuck are you doing?"

I can read the furious expression on his face. I try not to drop Katherine onto the floor.

"I think someone spiked her drink," I manage to get her into bed. "She nearly passed out on the sidewalk."

Aiden's face softens, and he rushes into the room.

"Wait, you serious? Is she gonna be okay?"

"She's still responsive. Kind of. I'm sure she'll be fine if she just sleeps it off." I peek over at the alarm clock on the side table. I need to be at the airport in an hour if I'm going to make this flight.

"Thank you, man. For getting her home safe. I can take it from here."

He rushes me out of the room.

"God damnit, Kat. Why do you have to be such an idiot..." I hear him mumble before I leave the apartment.

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