With You

Chapter 23

Nini's POV

Murphy's law states "Whatever can go wrong will go wrong." There was no doubt about that. Everything was going so well for the last two weeks but it's all gone. E.J. announced to everyone he was moving to California for school. He had gotten a scholarship and couldn't pass up the opportunity. We were all happy for him and proud that he was getting noticed for his talents. Ricky was devasted at first but now he was super happy for his boyfriend. He'd miss him but he wanted him to be happy.

Then there was Gina. The inevitable happened. She was moving yet again. When she found out she came to me crying and apologizing. I assured her there was nothing wrong and it wasn't something she could help. Gina was moving to Maine. The state farthest from me. Gina had joked through her tears that she at least got to finish the school year for the first time. There were only two weeks left and Gina would be there until the end.

"What happens to us?" I had asked her my voice shaking. I didn't want this to be the end. Gina meant the world to me and I didn't want us to end just because she was leaving.

"We're still us Nini," She said crying. "We're always going to be us." When she said that I hugged her. I hugged her as if I stopped then she'd be gone. I didn't want this moment to end.

Then there was Ricky. He'd been making progress. Like really good progress but he ended up having a setback. One day he'd made himself throw up again and this time he threw up blood. I was scared, my moms were scared and I was scared. He ended up in the hospital and it was another scary experience. Ricky cried and apologized but my moms weren't mad or disappointed. They knew how much psychological damage he had and that he was trying his best. I was worried about him. I've known him for years and I've never seen him get this bad.

He was back home now and my moms were constantly keeping a close eye on him. I was too, I wanted him to get better and I knew Ricky wanted to get better. He told me that one night in his rooms.

"I hate feeling so helpless Nini like I'm trying to get better but my head keeps telling me other stuff," He said sighing. "I really try my best."

"All that matters if you're trying Ricky," I told him.

"I feel like I'm not trying hard enough," He told me with tears in his eyes.

"Richard Bowen, you are doing your absolute best," I told him sternly. "Sure we had some setbacks but they normally come back with a huge improvement."

"You're right Nini, you're the best sister ever," He told me grinning.

"And you're the best brother," I told him kissing his forehead. "We should go to bed, it's late."

"Stay?" He had asked me.

"Sure," I told him.

And finally, for the icing on the cake, Ricky, Gina, and E.J. were all apart of Ricky's dad's trial. Ricky was involved because he was the victim. He hated it though. When he went to therapy he never went into detail but for the court cases, he had to go into detail, which often ended with him in panic attacks. Gina hated the court cases too. She wanted to forget what she saw that day. She wanted to forget that she didn't say anything. She wanted to move on. E.J. on the other hand just wanted Ricky's dad behind bars once and for all. He hated Ricky's dad for what he did. I mean we all did but E.J. was passionate. I guess that's because he's so protective of Ricky and now he had a reason to be so protective

So yeah Murphy's law says, "Whatever can go wrong, will go wrong." but my friends and I can get through the worse. We have each other.