lost the way | lil peep

get in the car

Margaret knew that once she came home there would be a lot of screaming and shouting. But what she didn't expect was Cameron waiting for her outside of the house.

"Where the hell have you been!?" her brother yelled, as soon as she got out of Gus' car. "I've been worried sick about your dumb ass!"

"Cam, please..." she said quietly, knowing that they were surrounded by busy bodies. They neighbors were probably already seated by their windows. "Let's get inside."

"Oh, fuck that! Everyone should know that their lovely little Meggie is a junkie now, just like her parents!" Cameron screamed at Meg's face, not caring about the tears forming in her eyes. He took a few steps forward so that now he was hovering over his little sister - her much smaller frame slouching in fear.

"Cam, please..."

"Shut your fucking mouth!" he was furious, a sob escaping from the redhead's lips. "This is the third time this month you OD'ed, for fucks sake!"

"Cameron, stop!" Margaret cried out, stepping away from her brother. "I'm begging you, please stop!"

"Why should I!? Bitch, you're at the rock bottom! How close were you to actually dying last night, huh?" this was the first time Cameron let his sister speak.

"I didn't, I- I wasn't..." Meg stuttered in between sobs.

"Cut the bullshit!" Margaret noticed a few tears rolling down Cam's cheeks, then getting lost in his stubble. "I lost one sister already, I don't wanna lose another one."

And that's when Meggie realized that her brother was drunk - he didn't cry when he was sober.

"Cameron, you've been drinking" she whispered, looking into his green eyes, that were still filled with rage. That made her even more frightened - Cameron didn't control himself when he was under the influence of alcohol and since Bella's accident he was really abusing it, just as Meg did with drugs.

"Yeah, maybe I have. And what about it? You take your shit, so let me drink mine!" he yelled, grabbing her throat, making her yelp in fear.

There were times when Cameron was aggressive towards his family, mostly Margaret but Bella sometimes happened to be the victim of his anger too. He was addicted, he was an alcoholic at the age of 23 but his parents sent him to a rehabilitation center and it seemed like he was fine. Guess he wasn't...

"Now, you listen to me carefully, you little bitch. You're a fucking junkie and it should've been you hit by that car, not Bella! You're going to rehab and you're not allowed to leave the damn house!" his grip on Margaret's neck tightened, making it very difficult for her to breath.

"Get your fucking hands off of her!" Gus wasn't eavesdropping, he just sat in the car in case shit got ugly and his hunch was right. Cameron choking his sister was worse than ugly.

Margaret didn't realize that Gustav saw everything and now, that she knew he did, she was even more ashamed. Soon enough Cameron's hands were ripped away from Meg's throat, allowing her to catch a breath again.

"Get in the car, boo" Gus ordered Meg, facing her brother, who luckily didn't seem like he wanted to fight.

"No, Gus... I need to..." she started rambling, rapidly wiping away her tears.

"Get in the damn car!" Peep raised his voice, not realizing it'd be a trigger for even more tears to stream down the redhead's face.

"I need to take care of him" she stuttered, taking a few steps back.

"He'll take care of himself" Gus stated, grabing Cameron's arms and walking him towards the house. "Get in the car, Meg, please. I'll make sure he's okay and grab you some stuff, alright?"