You'd Better Hide the Bullets

"How do you think your time here so far has helped you?" Dr Philips asked me. I looked at him with a blank look on my face.

"I feel like my time here has been nothing but a waste." I stated simply, showing no emotion whatsoever. He gave me a sad look.

"I don't think you should be so quick to hate on this place." He sighed, writing something in his book.

"I don't think it's fair that I was put in here against my will." I shrugged.

"You attempted suicide, cant you see that you belong somewhere like this so that we can help you?" He tried to sound sincere but I knew he didn't care.

"Why did you tell my parents that Vic is the reason I'm like this?" I frowned, my whole body ached to be with him but I couldn't. I just wanted to see his face or hear his voice again.

"It's true. Your attitude and mood has changed significantly since he came into your life." He pointed out. I just rolled my eyes.

"You didn't know me before I met Vic so you can't say that for sure." I said smugly.

"I have your files remember." He retorted. I laughed and rolled my eyes again.

"Written by another clueless doctor who doesn't know anything." I smiled sweetly at him.

"I know more than you think I do Scarlett." He grinned at me.

"Like what?" I asked, cocking my head to the side.

"That in two weeks time you're allowed to leave this place unless your therapist says otherwise." He gave me the most creepy smile ever. It sent chills down my spine.

"I think I'm more than able to leave this place in two weeks." I said confidently.

"You really think so?" He raised an eyebrow.

"Why wouldn't I be?" I stared at him. He stood up and walked over to the couch I was sitting on, sitting down next to me.

"Scarlett, we can play this game for as long as you want but we both know there's something here." He said pointing between us. I looked at him with confusion all over my face.

"I'm no picking up what you're putting down." I said softly.

"Let me show you." He said softly. I watched him lean in and try to kiss me. I quickly dodged it and stood up.

"Whoa, no way." I shook my head. "What kinda sick bastard are you? Do you like vulnerable girls with mental issues to manipulate them or something?" I shot at him.

"Scarlett, it's simple. You can continue on in this place and get lost in the system and never see your precious boyfriend ever again. Or you can have sex with me and I'll make sure you get out on your birthday." He sounded so creepy.

A part of me wanted to run away, screaming and shouting that this guy is a raving lunatic but then a bigger part of me told me that if I just did this one thing then I could get out, Vic and me could finally be together. I looked down at Dr Philips and my stomach churned. "Fine, I'll do it." I mumbled.

A wicked smile spread across his face, he grabbed my hand and pulled me down onto the couch next to him and began kissing my neck. I felt my eyes fill up with tears, scared of the consequences of this.

-

I walked back to my room, my heart aching and my head in pain. I just cheated on Vic to secure my freedom from this place. "Scarlett?" I heard my name being called. I looked for the source and a nurse smiled at me. She was holding a bag of clothes. "Your sister is here to take you out for a few hours, get dressed and wait at the reception." She smiled happily at me.

I took the bag and my heart felt like it was going to explode. Why is Ali here? I got changed into the jeans and shirt that was given to me. I slipped my vans on and the checkered shirt over the top of my cut off Green Day shirt.

My feet took me to the reception desk and I saw Ali standing waiting for me. "Scarlett." She called as she hugged me. For a moment I forgot that we hate each other.

"Ali what are you doing here?" I asked, confused and unsure of what to think.

"Come on, let's get going." She grabbed my hand and pulled me along. We left the building and got into her car.

"How did you know I was here? Have mom and dad spoke to you? Did Kiera tell you?" I felt so many questions buzzing through my brain.

"Look, in five minutes you'll know everything okay. Just be quiet and wait." She snapped at me. I nodded and looked out of the window as we drove away.

After about five minutes of driving we pulled over into the side of the road. "What's going on?" I asked, my head was pounding just as much as my heart was.

Mikes car pulled up in front of us and I watched as Vic got out. I looked at Ali, she had a small smile on her face. "Consider us even now okay." She nodded to me. I launched myself onto her and hugged her tightly.

"Thank you so much I love you." I kissed her cheeky and she shooed me away. I opened the door and ran to Vic, he looked so happy to see me. We didn't say a word, I just ran into his arms. He lifted me up and I wrapped my legs around his waist, he grabbed my lips with his and kissed me forcefully. Tears began rolling down my face.

He put me down and held onto me, Ali got out her car and walked over to us. "Don't fuck this up, I'm in the shit if this goes wrong. Be careful and take care of each other." She warned us. I nodded and Vic quickly hugged her. Ali nodded and then went back over to her car, got in and drove off. And that's when it hit me, I wasn't out for a few hours... They were breaking me out. My heart started beating rapidly and my head began spinning.

"I'm so glad this worked." Vic mumbled, kissing my head.

The tears became overwhelming from the past hours events. If only I said no to Dr Philips then I would still be here, I didn't need to do it. "I'm so sorry." I said as I broke down. Vic pulled me into his arms and cradled me.

"It's gonna be okay." He said soothingly. He assumed I was apologising for everything, but no... I was apologising for cheating on him. I'm such a fucking idiot.

Notes

Wow what a plot twist.