Free Bird

"NEVEAH!"
Amelia's voice comes from somewhere behind me, but I keep running, I don't stop. I know I'm lost, and she probably is too, but I don't care. I call Ashley again, and again. He doesn't answer. I try Andy, no. CC, no. Jake, no. Jinxx, oh come on! Then I realize, they must be getting ready, if they're not already on stage. So I call the only other person I can right now, Juliet. It rings and rings. Nothing, voice mail. I'm all alone, and that's not a good thing to be right now. I just plop down where I am. Somewhere in town. What am I going to do? I see something shine in the street, I pick it up, a razor! Oh how lucky am I? I need the cold metal right now. I make sure it's clean, and for the most part it is. I drag the sweet metal across my skin. The cold feel excites me as I feel the warm blood run down my arm. I think of all the times he told me he loved me, a cut for every one, for every lie. He never cared. I cut and cut, then my phone rings.
"He...hel..." I try to say, but begin seeing spots
"Neveah? What's the matter love?" I hear the familiar voice on the other end, but the black is trying to consume me
"A...Ash... I..." I struggle to get the words out
"Neveah! NEVEAH!"
I can't respond, I focus on fighting the blackness, Ashley. Say his name. Ashley. Ashley. Ashley. The blackness gets mad, trying to pull me farther down. Ashley. Ashley. Ashley. The spots come back, it's not all black. Ashley. Andy. Jinxx. Jake. CC. The spots lessen. Keep it up, say it, say their names!
"A...Ash....J...Ja...C..." AGAIN! "Andy. Ashley. Jinxx. Jake. CC." LOUDER! "ANDY! ASHLEY! JINXX! JAKE! CC!"
The black loses, I look at my arm, blood covers it, thank goodness for blood clotting or else who knows how much more would be pouring out right now. I grab my phone and see Ashley hung up, probably in a panic and is on the phone with L.A. police. I call him back
"Neveah! Sweetie are you there????" I hear him yell
"Is she?!?!?" I hear multiple voices in the background ask
"I... I'm here. I am so sorry for the scare. I blacked out."
"Oh hun please never scare me like that again."
"You guys didn't answer, Juliet didn't answer, I was alone, I... He... I can't...."
"Neva, Neva, honey you're not alone, what's going on?"
"He... He's here."
"Who? Who's there!?!?!"
"Ch...Chris.... Chris Prior."

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