Enchanted

Gone Too Soon

The drive home from the concert was longer than I expected it would be. I was full of emotions, and to be honest, I didn't know if I wanted to laugh or cry. Leaving Harry was something that I didn't want to do.

As I drove along i95, I put in my One Direction mix cd and began to sing along. The first song that played was Another World, and the next was Gotta Be You. I rolled down my windows and sang along to the music that was blaring through my speakers.

"Can we fall one more time. Stop the tape and rewind" I heard Harry sing on the tape and I just sat there and smiled. I wish I could rewind what had happened last night. It was hard to believe that any of it actually happened. I thought that I'd go into the backstage room, say ‘Hi’ to the band members and maybe even be lucky enough to get a picture with one or two of them. Never in a million years did I think that I'd be escorted out of the room by Harry Styles and be led to his hotel room where I'd spend the night talking with him. No, I never would have believed that would happen.

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After a 2 hour drive on the highway, I finally made it home. No one was home when I arrived, so I decided to run up to bedroom, turn on my laptop and check of Libby or Kerensa were online. To my surprise, none of them were. I found it odd; normally at least one of them were online, ready to talk.

I pulled my cell phone out of my pocket and noticed a single text from Kerensa that said "Call me. Now". I looked at the time it was sent and it read 9:30. I looked at the clock on my phone. It was 10:15. I dialed her number, and sat on my bed as it rang.

"Dessirrea, oh my god" Kerensa said when she answered the phone. I could notice that her tone was off; it was as if she had been crying.

"Hey, what's up" I ask her.

There was silence on the phone for a minute. I heard Kerensa sniffle on the other line, and take a deep breath before she let me know what was wrong.

"It's Libby. She's" there was another silence.

"She's in a coma" Kerensa finished.

I was unable to make words, all I did was sit on my bed with my jaw wide open. I could feel myself begin to tremble as my eyes began to water

"What happened?" I was able to choke out.

"We were at a party last night; she must have had too much to drink. She was dancing with this guy, Mike, and all of a sudden she passed out. I was watching from afar and when she fell I ran to her side. She had a slow pulse, but I couldn't wake her up" She said from behind the phone.  My eyes were filled with tears by then, and my breathing rhythm was unsteady.

" I called 911 and they arrived about 30 minutes later. They stated the obvious: she was unconscious and then they took her in the ambulance and let me ride with her. When we arrived at the hospital, the EMT's asked me how much she had to drink. I had no idea, and that's what I told them. After the doctor examined her, they said that they needed to pump her stomach to get rid of the alcohol" She added. Her words were shaky and I could tell that she was crying as she told me what had happened.

"She's been in a coma since" She finished.

I kept my spot on my bed and wiped my drenched eyes with my grey blazer. There were no thoughts in my head that I could puzzle together to make sense. My best friend was in a coma due to alcohol. My other best friend was on the other line of the telephone telling me.

After a couple minutes of silence, I spoke up.

"What do we do?" I asked Kerensa.

"I'm not sure, Des. Her parents should be here any minute, and I'm not planning on leaving here any time soon." She replied.