The Song Remembers When

(27) Family Intervention

Winnie walked over to Emma and Bryan's house after James left with the kids. "Hey Winnie. Do you want a cup of coffee?'

"Yeah. Emma can I talk to you about something that concerns Amelia?' Winnie said 

"Amelia?'' Emma said as sat the cup down in front of Winnie.

"Yeah. Um but first let me explain something first. Bucky had a concussion when he wrecked his bike. We all know it's not the first time he's had one and he wakes up and tells us the crazy dreams he's had while he was out. Emma Bucky had a dream that Amelia was so hurt that she developed a eating disorder that it took us a year to find out about it. It took a year and half of therapy to get her better. He said that in the dream she quit the band twice and that she refused to talk to him. That we quit taking big family vacations till she got better." Winnie said 

"Okay.. " Emma said 

"Bucky told AJ about his dream and about how he's worried that she would do that. He's been doing a lot of reading on what to look for. I seen the messages on his ipad his recent google history. Bucky has been quiet since she passed out yesterday then this morning he broke into tears cause AJ sent him a message this morning saying he overheard Amelia throwing up after finishing her cereal this morning. That she feels like Bucky broke up with her cause he thought she was fat which is so far from the truth he finds her beautiful but you and I both know that he broke up with her cause he started to like Bailey Ann that he felt like they were still acting like their were friends more than boyfriend and girlfriend with the occasional holding hands and kisses. AJ tried to talk to her but she didn't want to listen is what Bucky said. She refuses to talk to Bucky and he wants to help cause he's worried she's already quit the band that's why they didn't do the talent show." Winnie said 

Emma said "Oh god..Winnie I knew something was wrong she's been acting so weird lately she quit cheer then the band. She sits in her room and plays her guitar or her piano and cries. She always asks to be excused and she's barely ate her food. No wonder she's been passing out. " as tears fell. 

Winnie hugged her and said "It's alright Emma the fact is it's not been a year and we will help her together we are family even though we aren't blood we are family and we will all sit down with her and see what this is really about. It's gotta be more than Bucky breaking up with her but let's go search her room first. Bucky said something about diet pills were involved in his dream." 

Emma and Winnie turned her room upside down and found diet pills in her nightstand drawer. Emma and Winnie sent out a group text to all the family that there is a family meeting after school to skip practice that it's an emergency family meeting. 

AJ and Bucky were talking when they got the text at Bucky's locker. Bucky looked over at Amelia and he said"She's gonna hate me forever isn't she AJ. " 

"She just needs time Buck..you were her first boyfriend she feels like she's done something wrong or she isn't good enough right now." AJ said 

Amelia walked by with her head down as she wiped tears. "I never meant to hurt her AJ I hope you and Asher know that." 

"We do." AJ said as they walked to class. 

That afternoon Amelia was laying in her bed everyone else was outside. Emma said "Okay guys um we have to talk first. It has come to my attention that Amelia has this notion in her head that she's fat and she's gone to extremes to lose weight. She tossed the diet pills to Alexis and said "How did she get these Alexis? You two go to the mall together all the time with Quinn's older sister."