tuesday 8pm

kelsea's POV

chase and i were watching TV, as lauren walked in. she looked terrified.

i looked up at her. "what's up?"

"nothing just um school was a lot today." she said and plopped down onto the couch.

i nodded and chase looked at me and then lauren.

"kelsea got into my moms medicine cabinet." he said, looking at lauren.

she just nodded, "what about it?"

"she took my moms oxy, and half the bottle is gone, my moms gonna freak on me when she notices." chase groaned.

"this is why i didn't want her in my fucking house, i'm out, i'm done, i can't get caught, i literally can't." he said and got up from the couch, "oh and the principal maynard called me in to talk in his office, this is so fucked up lauren. seriously why are we helping her?"

he said and stormed towards the door.

lauren looked at chase and then at me. "because she needs us."

"well i'm out, i'm done, i won't talk, i won't tell anyone anything but don't involve me, i'm going to emily's." he said again as he stormed out of the house.

i looked down and played with my fingernails nervously.

"was school really bad today laur?"

she nodded. "yeah it was pretty bad."

"maybe i should call my brother or zach. or should i go to mexico with wyatt?" i asked her

"i'm not sure." lauren said and closed her eyes.

"i'll be back." i said and got up and went into the bathroom, grabbing lauren's ipad and i started calling zach.

he picked up on the second ring.

"kelsea what the hell?" he said and i started crying and wiped the tears off my cheeks quickly.

"i-i'm sorry. i'm scared."

"where are you?" he asked me

"i think i'm safe, i'm just scared." i said, trying to hold back tears.

"can i come get you? i won't bring your brother and we can just drive around for a second." he said to me

i nodded slowly, "sure, pick me up at dunkin, i'll send you the location."

i panicked and turned off the ipad. "shit."

i ran downstairs, grabbing my backpack. "lauren. i'm going to wyatt's, i'll call you later." i said to lauren, not really knowing what was gonna happen when i saw zach.

i ran outside and grabbed my scooter in lauren's garage and closed the garage behind me, i rode off after sending zach my location with my number blocked with vpn.

i rode to dunkin and sat down outside on a chair at a table as i saw zach pull up, he was in the car alone. i was a bit shocked.

i waited and pretended like i didn't see him.

he got out and i heard his car alarm as he locked the car. as he walked over to me and sat across from me.

i looked at him and the air felt very tense.

five minutes later of us sitting in dead silence, zach spoke up, "kels why'd u leave?"

i looked up at him, "i went to a friends party & i was drunk so i stayed at lauren's."

zach nodded. "why didn't you call us?"

"i called you."

i wasn't talking much. i didn't know what to say.

"so what's the plan? hop the U.S border?" he asks me.

i just shrug and look at him.

"alright let's get in the car, where'd you get that scooter? nice ride." he jokes.

"it's lauren's." i said, lying, but he doesn't need to know.

"alright let's go, talk in the car" zach said as he got up and looked at me as he unlocked the car and went over to it and got in the drivers side.

i grabbed my scooter and followed him to the car and put my scooter in the back seat.

then i sat up in the front passenger seat, looking at zach as i buckled up.

he started to drive off as he said, "alright talk to me, what's on your mind? lay it all on me."

i looked at him, "it's stupid."

"no it's not, you ran away basically."

"sometimes i feel broken and like no one cares about me, and i'm worthless and can't be fixed, so sometimes i just think it's better if i'm gone." i mumbled it, nervously.

he looked at me, i could tell he heard all of that. "well, i care. i know corbyn definitely does too, and your mom, she's been worried sick about you, i know it seems like mother's don't care but they do. they want the best for you."

"that's not true. she hates me, she thinks i'm broken too." i say.

"i doubt that. she's trying to help you."

i shake my head, "no that's not it. corbyn is the golden goose, i just wanna leave."

zach nods and drives to the seaford mall, i look at him. "why are we going to the mall? i ask him.

"some place else to talk" he says shrugging.

"we can talk in the car. i'm staying, you told me just us, and in the car." i said to him

he nodded. "alright so what's the plan?"

i looked at him and shrugged, "i don't know, flee to mexico i guess."

"cool alright go ahead" zach adds.

i shrug and look at him, "okay drop me off."