Cousin's Best Friend

50{Mom: Real Life😳

"You're not only hurting him Ellie. You're hurting yourself too and it's not going to get better if you keep running," Patrick said as he, Kit, and Toni sat on my bed as I packed my room. Around my birth Odeta moved out of the townhouse and into an apartment with one of her work buddies.

"It's easier this way. Maybe if I'm in another country I can forget about him and he can forget about me," I said as I took down a box from the top of my closet.

"We all know him pretty well at this point. Every time that you run he's going to chase after you. He's a man in love," Patrick continued and I rolled my eyes.

"You do realize that ever time your run you're not only running away from him. You're running away from us and your sisters and your parents as well. So yeah go ahead and run away without caring about the people you left behind," Toni said blowing up and shocking us all. We maintained eye contact for a while before she stood up and left the room.

"I'll go check on her," Kit said getting up and following the blonde. As he did I flopped backwards onto my bed with a groan.

"You know there's a common theme right," Patrick asked looking down at me and I quirked an eyebrow up at him. "You always convince you're self that what you're doing is for the greater good of the other person. You don't think of the collateral damage that you leave behind. Make sure this move is really what you want because even though you might not have Sebastian you have so many more people who are on your side rooting for you. We love you and hate to see you go. Just some food for thought," Patrick finished. He kissed my forehead and walked out of my room closing the door behind him. It has actually taken me weeks to talk myself into making this a permanent move, but all it took was for my best friends for me to question everything again.

"God please send me a sign on what to do," I sighed and as soon as I said it my phone rang and it was Sebastian.

"You never call me," I answered.

"Meet me at the hospital? Things aren't looking
good here Zere. Please. I need you," I heard Sebastian say on the other end clearly in tears.

"Which hospital," I asked and once he told me I hung up threw on a pair of his sweatpants that he left here over my short shorts and hurried downstairs into the living room. As soon as I walked in the other three stopped talking but I could care less because I needed to get to the hospital. "Where the fuck are my keys," I asked mainly to myself as I rummaged through everything as I felt a panic attack coming on. The tears started to brim my eyes but I didn't give a fuck about my well being because this man that I loved just called me in tears of his own.

"Woah calm down Elise. What's wrong," Toni asked coming and standing in front of me.

"Sebastian called and said get to hospital. He needs me and I can't find my damn keys anywhere," I struggled to explain through my sobs.

"Breath. You're not going to do any good to him in the middle of a panic attack babes. I'll drive you just tell me where to go," Kit said standing up and getting his keys. As Kit started his car Toni and Patrick watched us and wordy was all I could read on their faces. The whole way to the hospital I tried to calm myself, but once the hospital came into sight the panic hit me again.

"Do you want me to go in with you," Kit asked pulling me out of my trance.

"I have to do this alone. Thanks for the ride though," I said before kissing his cheek and then running into the hospital. Just as I was about to ask the nurse at the desk what room Harlow was in I was pulled into a hug.

"Thank god you're here. I was afraid you changed your mind," he said as he hugged me. When we pulled apart I saw a man who was completely broken standing in front of me.