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It had been a few days since I saw the boys. They were absent from school ever since the day they came in late.

They didn't call, or text. It was like they fell right off the face of the Earth.

I was beginning to worry about them. Once again, I tried calling Ryder but I kept getting voice mails.

My bullying started up again when everyone realized that the boys weren't around anymore.

When I went home Caroline and James were normally absent. Ever since my father got released from jail they've rarely been around. If I didn't know any better, I'd say they were avoiding me. They would leave occasional notes telling where they were and where I could find the money they stashed somewhere in the house, but other than that, there was nothing.

So once again, I was completely and utterly alone.

That is, until I got the call.
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I like us better when we're wasted. It makes it easier to say yeah yeah yeah yeah. Lay all your laundry on the bed and I'll lay in it instead. I like us better when we're wasted. Oh oh oh.

My ringtone blared throughout my room, instantly waking me up.

What the hell?

I rolled over on my side and looked at my digital clock. 1:38pm. Great.

I picked up the phone and answered it in a groggy voice.

"Hello?" I said sleepily.

"Dori?" The male voice on the other line said. I instantly realized who it was. I knew that voice anywhere.

"Kruz?" I asked in disbelief. "Do you have any idea what time it is? Why are you calling me at such an ungodly hour?"

There was slience. Then he spoke.

"I-I'm sorry" he said in a trembling voice,then a sniffle followed. Something was wrong. I felt it.

"Kruz" I said with concern lacing my voice. "What's wrong?"

Silence again.

"I-I-I didn't want to call but I had no one else to turn to" he let out a sob.

Now my body was fully alerted. Worry started taking over my being and I was anxious to know what was wrong with him and why he was crying.

"Kruz, what is it?"

He Sniffled. "Something's wrong" he let out another sob.

My heart beat increased at hearing this. Did something happen to him or the boys?

Death. That was the first thing that came to my mind; that they were dead. Maybe that was why I hadn't heard from any of them for so long.

"What's wrong Kruz? Tell me!"

"I-I don't k-know! I-I-I-I'm at a bar just outside of town and" he paused and let out another sob. "I can't move Dori" my heart stopped at that. I was somewhat relieved that nothing was wrong with the boys,but that relief was soon replaced by fear of what was happening to Kruz.

"I can't move Dori. I can't move!I don't know what's wrong. I threw up about 4 or 5 times, I don't know, I've lost count. I don't know what's wrong with me Dori. Can you please come get me?"

"Yea,yea, sure. Of course I will . Just stay where you are ok? Don't move. I'm coming to get you"

I immediately shot up out of my bed and headed downstairs, not even bothering to change out of my pajamas. I went into the garage where 5 cars were covered under green covers.

Incase you guys are confused, yes there are 5 cars in my garage and yes, I'm allowed to drive them but I choose not to because, as I said, walking is the only time of day that I have myself to myself and I get to think clearly without any distraction. Driving would provide alot of distractions.

I took the cover off the nearest one to me. It was a white Audi RS 7. I grabbed the keys from the shelf and headed off in the car.

I arrived at my destination soon enough. It was a deserted place right outside of town with a bar on the far side of the road. I saw a black car parked on the side opposite to the bar and parked behind it. I got out of my car and ran towards the black car .

I saw Kruz inside the driver's seat with his head down. I opened the door and tapped his face lightly.

"Kruz? Kruz wake up. It's Dori, I'm here. You need to wake up"

It didn't work.

It was then I took in his state. His hair was disheveled, he had red bags under his eyes and there was dried up vomit stretching from the side of his mouth down to his chin. I could see the dried tears  on his cheeks too. His shirt with splotches of vomit on it was nothing compared to the pants he wore. It looked like someone had poured 5 gallons of vomit on him. There was also vomit on his steering wheel and on the mat of his car.

The poor thing threw up on himself and passed out. But how did he vomit so much?

I tried again to wake him up. "Kruz. Kruz! Wake the hell up! Wake up!" I slapped him really hard when I said the last two words. And it worked. He woke up. But at that moment, I really wished he didn't.

He jolted up with a gasp then he emptied out his stomach contents on my pajamas and some more on him.

I scrunched up my face in disgust at the vomit on my new purple pajamas. I immediately shook my head, erasing the thoughts of how much I paid for them and how new they were, and focused on Kruz. He was more important.

He looked up at me with tired, red eyes. "Dori" his weak voice called out.

"Ssh, it's ok. I'm here" I said in a soft, soothing voice as I rubbed his hair.

"You came for me" he gave a weak smile as his eyes lulled a bit.

"Of course I did" my heart ached to see him like this. "I came for you. I'm here. Now I need to call someone and take you to a hospital ok? I'm gonna call the boys" I said to him. That last sentence obviously caught his attention because he shot up and widened his eyes as much as his weak eyelids could allow. "No! You can't tell them! They'll hate me! I just wanted to drink and get my mind off stuff. I j-just wanted to drink even though I knew I shouldn't. Y-you can't tell them" he cried weakly. "If you tell them, I'll never forgive you"

It felt like someone was holding my heart and squeezing it tightly. It hurt to see him in such a broken, helpless state.

But I knew what I had to do. He needed all the help he could get.

"I'm sorry honey but I have to call them" I apologized.

I took out my phone and turned away from him, knowing that if I looked at him, I wouldn't go through with the call.

I dialed Ryder's number, ignoring the screams and cries of Kruz behind me. Tears began to stream down my face. He was in so much pain and I couldn't do anything about it other than the one thing he didn't want me to do.

"Please pick up, please pick up" I whispered into the phone.

"Hello?" Came a deep, husky voice on the other side of the line, which made it obvious that I woke him from his sleep.

I let out a huge sigh of relief. Out of all the times I've ever called him, this was the first time he decided to pick up. And it was the time I needed him most.

I told him what had happened and how I found Kruz and to my surprise, he scoffed in disbelief.

"That's impossible" he said. "Kruz is in his room down the hall, sleeping"

"No he's not. He's here with me and he needs help. He's in pain and he's vomited alot. I-I don't know what to do"  I said panicking.

There was silence on the other side except for the occasional shuffling, as if he was moving around.

"Shit, shit,shit,shit" he said along with another string of very colourful words. "He's not in his room. Shit!" I could imagine him running  a hand frustratingly in his hair. "Ok call an ambulance immediately after I hang up the phone. Me and the guys will meet you at the hospital"

"Wait!" I exclaimed before he hung up. "What's wrong with him? Will he be ok?"

I was greeted with silence once more.

Oh no. His silence definitely meant no. Kruz was not ok.

Just as I was about to go into a full blown panic mode, he responded to my previous question with the words I had never hoped to hear.

"Let's cling to hope" and that was the last thing I heard before he hung up.