"I wouldn't miss it for the world."
"Welcome to the family Victoria. My cousin did good. Really good." Timothy said as he hugged me.
"Thank you. I really appreciate all the support."
"Of course. Wait, where's George?"
"He had something to attend to. But he'll meet us for the yacht party."
"Cool."
Like I said, it was a day filled with events. And luckily George made it to the party. But, by the time we got back to my place, I was too tired to fight with Arthur. I dropped my purse on the kitchen counter, and then headed for the door.
"Where are you going to?" Arthur asked as he took his jacket off.
"I'm going to check up on George."
"Victoria..."
"Don't Arthur."
"Victoria, you told me that something was up with him, and you were right. Please, just stay here. Let him figure this out."
"Figure what out?" He turned away and headed into the room. I followed him, but he didn't want to say anything about George again. Somehow, we just fell asleep. I woke up to pee in the middle of the night, and I felt thirsty, so I went to the kitchen. I felt uneasy. I really wanted to make sure that George was ok. He gave me an extra key, so I used it to let myself in. It was dark, but I could hear him moving around in his room. When I walked, he had torn almost everything down. He didn't even notice me. And that was when I noticed the empty bottle of pills on his drawer. I walked to him and as soon as I placed my hand on him, he pushed me and I hit my back against the wall. I reached for the pill bottle, and it was oxycodone.
I ignored the pain I was feeling and got up. I wrapped my arms around him and ignored all his fighting.
"Let me go!!! Victoria, let me go! I'll kill you!!" I wasn't angry at him, cause all I could do was cry. He broke free and pulled out a bat. "Get out Victoria! I don't want to hurt you. Just leave! Why won't you just leave?!"
"Because you're my friend. And I love you. And I don't care if you hurt me, but I would rather be bruised and here with you, than safe and unsure about you."
He threw the bat at me, and before I could duck, someone grabbed it mid-air.
"That's enough!" I turned to see Arthur behind me. "You crossed the line this time George." Arthur made his way towards George and I stopped him. "Victoria, step aside. He's had enough fun for one night."
"Arthur please..." He pushed through my hand, but I held unto his shirt. "Arthur please! Just let me talk to him!"
"You tried! It's time for me to step in."
"No! Just let me try this." I turned to George who went back to tearing his room apart. "When my sister died, you called me everyday for six months. And there were days when I wouldn't want to talk about how I felt, but you would send me a text so I could know that you were there." I watched him slowly sit down, and I made a move to go to him, but Arthur held me back.
"He's not the George you know right now babe."
"Trust me." He let me go, and I sat down next to George. "A week after Freja died, I took a trip to Seychelles, and I went for a swim. And I was floating around, but I got lost in thought, and I started drowning. And for a quick second, I just wanted to let go. I didn't want to fight it. I wanted to go. But in that moment, I realised that I left the best man in the world, and he didn't deserve that. I realised that I had been given a friend for life, who wouldn't let me go, no matter how many times I begged him to. Many nights, I would wake up, soaked in sweat from the nightmares. I was suffering, and nobody knew. But in those moments, I would play one of the many voice notes that you always left me, and I would be fine. I'm still healing George, but that doesn't mean that I don't have the time to help you heal too. I'll get you the help you need George. And I'll be there every step of the way."
He leaned into me and I gave him a hug. We got some of Arthur's security to take him straight to a private rehab centre in Wales. It was for the best. When we got back to the apartment, Arthur sat me down. I was drained.
"Victoria..."
"You were right."
"No. I wasn't."
"I ran away then, and I almost did it again. I needed you to help me heal, and that scared me. I would've hurt you. And it took George flying halfway across the world for me to realise that I had hurt you. I love you so much, it actually hurts. And you... you don't need me to weigh you down with my problems."
"Don't ever say that. I wish that I could take all your pain away, but I can't. I would bring her back if I could Victoria, in a heartbeat. I just need you to see that I'm here."
"And I need you to realise that I'm sorry. I should've never left."
"It's fine."
"I love you."
"I love you too."
"To the moon and back."
"To the moon and back."
Chapter 16
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