i'd followed his directions, making my way to an alleyway somewhere around my place of work. and seeing a hunched figure sitting on the ground, sniffing as he gripped his blond locks, i walked closer.

and then i'd seen the white powder he was holding, "travis? are you snorting coke?"

i heard his voice but it was slurred and it was dry as if he had no emotion, "i-i saw you with teller."

miles? what did miles have to do with anything?

"what?"

he glared at me, eyes red and pupils dilated. he smelled of smoke and alcohol, his disheveled appearance made it look like he hadn't slept in days, "miles, i fucking saw you with him- don't you like me?"

i didn't understand where any of this was coming from. we had a little walk and made-out once, "no... travis- travis stop."

he was getting angry, he was standing and looming over me, he was rubbing at his nose and sniffing, "am i not enough? first he takes my sister and now he's taking you-"

my hand shot up to grab his wrist and i wasn't prepared when his fist swung at me. my head whipped to the side as i held my eye, intense pain shooting through me. my face was throbbing as a shaking hand came to comfort me, the blood under my fingertips being the only thing i could register.

i tried to push him away, his fist swinging towards my mouth and then my stomach as i started screaming. he must've realized it when i doubled over, clutching my abdomen.

backing up, all i could think about was leaving, my hands searching for my phone, realizing that i'd left it next to miles... i was spitting blood, my head was spinning, "fuck! son of a..."

travis' eyes were glazed over as he reached for my hand. snatching myself away, i fell into the wall behind me, pain shooting up my arm, "babe... i-i'm sorry."

and suddenly the place felt like t was closing in as i cradled my arm, "don't fucking call me that."

"georgia..." he was moving closer, my feet backing away. my hands were shaking as i tried to remember where we were.

"please, don't touch me."

and that was when i left. the sound of travis kicking at a brick wall and the sight of his pulling at his own scalp being the last thing i saw.