Fuentes Next

My eyes went from one side of the street to the other. No one was here or watching me. I'm not paranoid. I just don't want to risk the fans finding out, or even worse Dad's fans. The guy standing next to me coughed. I pressed some money into his outstretched hand and he discreetly handed me a small bag of pills. "Thanks." I mumbled.
"You have my number for next time you're in town?" he asked.
"Yeah, I do." I nodded. Then I pushed off of the brick wall I was leaning against and started walking. The streetlights were emitting a strange glow, leading me back to the bus. I turned and walked a few blocks until I saw it. I stopped at the door and opened quietly, hoping everyone was still asleep as I'd left them.
But once I'd walked inside I stopped. Everyone was sat in the front lounge. I frowned and looked around. They were all being so serious. I found Fay and narrowed my eyes at him. "What the fuck is going on?" I demanded, "Were you all just waiting for me?"
"Sit down." Paris urged.
"No."
"Stop being so stubborn and sit down before I make you." Fay said. I sighed and did as told. Fay came over to me and looked me in the eye. I tried to look away but he took the bag of pills from my hand.
"I just paid for them!" I complained. I looked around for help. "V?" I tried.
"Sorry, babe." she muttered.
"Where's Ethan?" I asked.
"He's sleeping." James explained.
"So what's going on then?"
"We need to talk." Matt told me.
"About what?"
"Your problem." Oliver said carefully.
"I don't have a problem."
"The pills, Ef. They are a problem." Fay said. "You're not trying to give them up. Or even to distract yourself."
"Distract myself? So I haven't wrote more lyrics than James has broke strings since we've been on the road? I haven't been learning Spanish twice a week with Oliver? I haven't gone out on that stage pretending everything is fucking fine with me?!" I demanded.
"But you still go for the pills." Jake finally said.
"Why, Fay? Why do I need them? Do you want to share?" I asked spitefully.
"Don't do this." he warned.
"Why not? You've all staged an intervention."
"You don't want everyone knowing."
"Don't I?" I bet half of them know anyway." I sneered.
"Effy." Paris widened her eyes at me.
"I have to break the fucking illusion everyone but my life isn't rainbows and smiles. You want to know why I take the pills? It helps me to forget how much my life sucks. Little Miss Perfect. I wish," I spat. "And now suddenly that's not okay. It's not okay to take things that make me forget. Are you forgetting that it's because of the pills that we got here? I stayed up three nights in a row for all of you. Do you not even care how much I put into this band?"
"It doesn't matter if you're popping these shit." James said.
"It doesn't matter that when you were out picking up girls I was the one making sure you got paid, you selfish bastard. It doesn't matter that without me we wouldn't be signed. All of you tech that have picked your sides wouldn't have a job."
"It wasn't you that got us signed, it was our music." Matt defended.
"And that's what I've let you think. Just so all you people that are shoving your self righteous morals and bullshit in my face can sleep at not."
"What do you mean?" Paris asked me calmly.
"The reason we got signed was because of me. You all went to that meeting. It wasn't our music that swayed him. I fucked him!" I exclaimed.
I looked around and saw everyone looking at the floor. They had nothing to say. I shook my head and turned my gaze to Fay. He looked so defeated.
"Why didn't you tell me?" Paris muttered.
"You didn't need to know. I don't tell you everything." I shrugged.
"That's horrible." Seth whispered.
"That's life. Maybe if you did half of the things I have you might not care if I was popping pills." I snapped. I went to Fay and snatched the bag from him. I popped three pills into my mouth and swallowed them dry. "I do what I want and no one has the right to stop me. You all think you know me, you're wrong. You know nothing about me. Sorry to burst your bubble but your intervention is over." I growled. I walked to the door and stopped.
"Don't walk out." Fay told me. I turned around and smiled at him lightly.
"Why, Mr? You going to stop me?" I threatened. My hand went for the handle and he stayed seated. I chuckled under my breath and opened the door. I walked out and stumbled along the pavement. After a few minutes I went to find a bar.
But I stopped. Someone had grabbed me. I tried to see their face but I couldn't. Their hand went over my mouth so I couldn't scream. I felt a blow to my head and I started to get dizzy. Just as my eyes drooped and closed they picked me up. But there was nothing I could do.

Notes

Hey! What did you think? What happened to Effy? Something big is happening next chapter so give me your predictions! :)