Part 7
"I can't do this... not know...I'm sorry Krys..." was all A.J could get out before Krystle ran off. Her tears ran down her face as she ran towards Jennie's car. A.J ran after her. He wanted to tell her how he felt but with Lisa there, the relationship would get nowhere, "Krys... Krystle please... Listen to me..." Krystle finally reached the car. She turned back to A.J with hurtful eyes, "Just fuck off A.J." she said as she got in the car. "Why is A.J..." Jennie started, but Krystle cut off, "JUST GO" she demanded as she cried. As the car sped off the road she looked back at A.J who was standing in the middle of the street. She turned back as she noticed him with a hurtful expression on his face. 'What's he got to be mad about?' she said to herself as she looked out the window next to her. Jennie didn't say anything. When she got to Krystle's house, she looked at her, "Krys... I'm your best friend... and if you ever...ever need anything...you got to let me know okay?" Krystle just nodded her head and shut the door. When she got into the house, she walked up to her room and lay on her bad. She cried for what seemed like hours but really were only a few minutes. She walked up and down the hallway biting her lip. 'You know why he doesn't love you Krystle.... Ha... Look at yourself' she said to herself. She shook her head as more hurtful things entered her mind. As she reached the end of the hallway, she turned into the bathroom and grabbed her pills that were on the counter. She didn't think twice as she popped 4 pills into her mouth. Soon, she began to ease up. Now she didn't care where A.J was, or who he loved, or how much she loved him. Her body got weak. It gave her a sense of relief. She smiled at herself awkwardly in the mirror. Just then the phone rang. She jumped up at the noise and ran over to the phone. When she went to pick up the phone, it dropped on the floor... "You...... Stupid.... HEHEHE....Stupid phone" she said in a slurry voice. She bent down to pick up the phone and fell over. She laughed repeatedly. When she finally got hold of the phone, there was no one there, "HHHH... hello?" she said, "Hello... who's there?" she said again, "Oh who cares... Probably wasn't for me anyway." She said hanging it up. She went back to the bathroom. The pills were beginning to wear out and she needed a new buzz. When she got there, she picked up the bottle and shook it in her hand, "All out?" she said with a laugh. She ran back to the phone and dialed a number, When someone picked up she said, "Ya... Um... Hi.. Is... umm... Mark there?" her eyes began to roll. "Ya, It's me. Krys.. Is that you girl?" he said in a seductive voice, "Ahh.. Save the smm... small talk... I need more pills... cann you... umm.. Bring them over... plee...please." she said, her words got slower at the moment. "Sure honey... I'll be right over," he said back. Without saying good bye, she hung up the phone and headed downstairs.

~ At A.J's House ~

"Why the hell is she talking like that?" A.J said hanging up the phone. "Krys... She better... She better not be...." A.J didn't finish his words. He grabbed his jacket and ran out of the house. He jumped in his car and sped down the street. "She better be okay," he said to himself.

~ At Krystle's house ~

Krystle got up slowly from the chair to get the door when she heard the doorbell. "Oh... hey.. Hi..he.. Hey Mark." "Hey yourself baby." He said wrapping his arms around her waist. "Get off of me" she said with a playful slap almost knocking herself over. "You got the stuff?" she asked him holding out her hands, "Yes I do... but first... I want something from you.." "What... I ain't got nothing.. fff.. For you." "Trust me... You do baby." He said. Just then the doorbell rang. Mark put the pills on the table as he made himself at home. "Oh.. I'll get it..." she said holding her hand in the air. When she got to the door, she looked into the peep hole but there was just a blur, "Who is... Whoooo... Who is it?" she finally asked. "Open the door now Krys." Came a voice. 'How demanding' she said to herself as she opened the door. A.J took one look at her before tears fell from his eyes. She stood there wobbling back and forth as she held onto the door. "Krys..." he started, "you can't do this to yourself." Just as he leaned in forward to hold her, he noticed someone standing there in the hallway watching them. "Who are you?" A.J said in a jealous voice, "Her boyfriend... And who are you?" Mark said back. A.J looked Krystle in her eyes, "Is that what he is? Is he your boyfriend...cause this game..." she cut him off, "He's not my boyfriend silly," she smiled at him, "He's just here to give me my pills... that's all" she said as she looked him straight in the eyes. A.J's eyes widened. It filled with a great anger, something Krystle had not seen before. Krystle stood and watched while A.J confronted Mark. Without saying anything, A.J punched him square in the face. Krystle stood in the corner and watched with two reactions, FEAR and RELIEF