If I fall - S01 E24

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If I fall - S01 E24

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 24

Within seconds the tension between Drew and Jada had reached the point to where it was actually unbearable. I was afraid, but Drew seemed to be trying to keep her shit together while Jada basically held a death glare. Luckily my parents were oblivious.

"So when did you two meet?" I heard my dad asking but I couldn't seem to fathom the thought of answering, at least not in front of my older sister.

But she encouraged, "Yea Bree, when did you and Drew meet?" The sarcasm in her voice was apparent but the anger was even more obvious.

I swallowed hard, "End of September, she uh..." I paused, feeling a sense of bile rising in my throat, "Works at the gym we rehearsed at."

The air was so thick I was convinced I was going to pass out, but Drew seemed to be one step ahead. "It was so nice meeting you but we promised some friends we would have dinner with them after the recital."

I knew she was lying but I was so glad she was, and I nodded, "Yea, and I'll see you all tomorrow anyway."

My mom winked at me, "I'm guessing you're staying out tonight, then?"

I saw the anger in Jada heighten further, as if that was even humanly possible. I swore she was about to explode, but all I could do was try and get away as fast as I could.

I nodded, "Yea, I'll see you all tomorrow."

And with that I let Drew pull me away from my family and out of the auditorium. I believed we were both in a state of shock, but the fact that we had managed to get out of Jada's glare alive was beyond me.

Drew mumbled, "Holy shit."

"Holy shit," I repeated, feeling the shortness of breath and the pounding in my chest. How had everything gone from great to horrible within seconds? How was I going to face my sister tomorrow in the car alone for over two hours? She was going to kill me. I didn't know what to expect, but as of now I was just grateful I had survived that situation.

Drew's eyes took me in, "I thought you said she was going to be in Philadelphia tonight?"

I nodded, swallowing hard as I followed her to where she had parked her bike, "I thought so too, apparently she decided otherwise."

"She looked like she wanted to murder me," Drew confessed.

"You?" I countered, still being able to recall the image of Jada and her rage in my head. I didn't know what to expect tomorrow, but I was trying not to think about it. I had less than twelve hours with Drew till I had to leave for Philly, and I wanted to make the best of it. Not continuing to relive that horrific moment between me, Drew, and my sister.

Then Drew squeezed my hand as we made it to her bike, "Well, I think you parents liked me."

I laughed a little, some relief finally washing over me, "Yea, they did, especially my mom."

We climbed on her Yamaha and she revved it to life, allowing us to take off towards her house. We had wanted to go eat but neither one of us were hungry now, and to be honest I as more than ready to curl up in bed with Drew and talk till we fell asleep. I knew I was dreading tomorrow, so taking full advantage of tonight felt necessary.