What I Learned In L.A. (Sequel to What I learned at Hope Springs)

Not the Way

Brittany

There where times when I found myself so consumed with everything that was going on that I didn't want to be a part of it. I hated my life so much that I wanted to end it. I felt like I had no one therefore no one would rescue me from the pain I was enduring. No one would come save me when Rickey was doing what he wanted, no one heard my screams, my pleas for help. Now I'm staring at Chris as he grips this metal handle in his hand pressing it to his head. He has tears in his eyes, and he's  staring at me, and all I can think about is saving him from this.

"I don't want to be here anymore Brittany." He cries out. "Think about what you leaving behind Chris, you got a beautiful girl, she carrying your kid, this ain't what you wanna do sweetie, I'm here just talk to me please. " I pleaded with him, I just want him to live.

"She didn't have to die, if we would have protected her she would still be here." "That wasn't our fault Chris a lot of us reached out to her she didn't know how to accept our help." I heard the gun cock, everything was going so fast. "Chris please!"I screamed. "I need you here! We all need you here!"

Tears formed and fell as I looked directly at him. "You're  my bestfriend, please don't  leave me." I said gripping his free hand. "Remember all those nights I wanted to do self harm and you would hpld me and talk me out of it, just let me do that"... I reached up to his hand gripping the gun lowering it slowly as Chris broke down. "Let me help you sweetie." He loosened his grip finally letting the gun go. As soon as he did completely I took it away stuffing it in my bag.

Chris fell into my chest blubbering. I wrapped my arms around him securely just letting him cry his eyes out. I hummed a song lowly to him. Pretty soon I heard light snores in my ear. I looked down to see a sleeping Chris.

I sighed skooting myself from under him letting him rest his head on my leather seats.  I climbed out of the car as I saw a taxi cab pull up abd Micheal hop out.

Micheal

I ran up to Brittany with the umbrella, why was she standing in the rain? "Babe, you're gonna be sick." I screamed over the ready that was surprisingly ccoming  down heavier here. She was crying. I brought her into me and under the umbrella.

"We need to do something he had a fucking gun to his head." She sobbed. Shit. I thought. I leaned down kissing her forehead. "Okay, I'll take care of it." I whispered in her ear. I can't believe Chris would scare her like that. I shook my head still thinking.

"Come on let's go." I said. "You drive Chris' car, I'll take yours." I said walking her to Chris car so she wouldn't get wet. I kissed her before she got in. "I'm right behind you okay." I said before closing the door and running back to her car.

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"Jasmine, I know you're worried, he's fine though. We're just gonna leave him here since he's sleeping. You know you can come over here. I'll watch him, no I promise I won't let anything happen to him. Okay let me know if you're gonna come."

I hung up the phone and peeped in the room on Chris who was still sleeping. Brittany had given him sleeping pills so he could stay asleep. I went in our room where Brittany was curled up in the bed. She was still crying but now she was scratching herself, instead of cutting. "Babe calm down, please relax." I said wrapping her up in my arms. "Come on calm down, calm down." I kept repeating to her. She started to calm down.

Once she calmed down I gave her two of the same sleeping pills that she had given Chris. I laid my head back not closing my eyes cause I was gonna be up all night keeping an eye out for the both of them.