"Wake up" // JJ

13) Headaches

WARNING: This chapter could potentially be triggering for some readers! I've tried my best to describe the incident in as little detail as possible, however it is still obvious about what happens in the scene. The incident is around HALF WAY through the chapter, so please skip if it's going to trigger anything for you <3

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The sick feeling in Althea's stomach was a constant reminded that she thought something was wrong. Everybody was currently making their way into the club, paparazzi's bombarding them with questions and photos, Althea and JJ having the worst end of everything. JJ had his arm around Althea's shoulders as they walked up the stairs and into the club, causing relationship questions to be thrown at them. 

Normally Althea would use any excuse to attend a party or go clubbing, however tonight she just wanted to go back to the hotel. She had bottled it up, but the stress of the whole tour, her arguments with Eve and the thought of her dad not coming home soon had just become too much for her. 

"Do you want a drink?" JJ asked her when they were in the club, causing her to be snapped out of her trance. 

"Uh... can I have a glass of the strongest thing they do?" Althea said awkwardly with a small chuckle. She thought that if she got drunk then her worries would leave her for a few hours. 

"Yeah sure" JJ chuckled. "Everything alright though?" He asked, his voice sounding a little concerned.  

Althea nodded quickly. "yeah of course, just wanna have a good time" She said light heartedly. She earned a nod from JJ before he went over to the bar, she decided she would go and sit with Freya until he returned. 

"Theres the super star" Freya squealed, pulling Althea into a hug as she sat down. The majority of the group were already tipsy from the gig, however Althea and JJ couldn't drink when preforming. 

"Hi freya" Althea laughed as she hugged the girl back. "You're not drunk already are you? we just arrived" she added with a grin. 

"No, I'm totally sober actually" Freya replied, totally oblivious to Josh shaking his head behind her, causing Althea to laugh even more. 

However, despite the fact Althea was laughing, she still couldn't shake the stressed feeling she had. She was beginning to develop a bit of a headache that she couldn't shake. She used to suffer with headaches a lot when she was a late teenager, she had prescribed glasses for them, however she threw them away when her headache problem left. 

"As ordered, the strongest drink behind the bar" JJ said as he placed a cup in front of her.

"Thank you so much" She said gratefully, picking it up and clinking her glass against his. "Cheers" She beamed, doing her best to ignore her headache as she downed around half the contents in the glass. 

"Wow, a girl who can handle her drink" JJ joked as he playfully nudged her side. 

"What can I say? I'm a natural" She joked back as she placed her glass back down. 

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After around an hour of everyone partying, Althea's head felt like it was about to explode. She was currently sat in a booth with her head in her hands whilst everyone else was either at the bar or on the dance floor. 

"Are you okay" Althea heard someone ask, causing her to look up to find a concerned looking Katie who had come back to the table for her purse. 

"I've just got a bit of a headache that's all" Althea said softly with a nod. "can you do me a favour?" she asked Katie hesitantly.