Chapter 66

"Alright you're done." I opened my eyes and see white. I hate it. This is all too familiar really and its not giving me a good feeling. I sit up and got off the platform immediately going to the changing room and getting into my clothes. The machine sounds still ringing in my ears, its starting to hurt already. I shake my head in hopes to settle it down or just fade it away but it continues still even when I got out of the room completely.

"Hey, you okay?" Elizabeth's voice is muffled in my ears like she's speaking behind a glass or something though she's just here in front of me, looking at me while her hands cup my cheeks, forcing me to look at her instead and not anywhere else. I can hear my heart bearing louder in my chest.

"Honey?" I stared at her until my surrounding clears up. The fuck is happening to me?

"Bud, you good?" I look up and see Trent then followed by the twins, Jake and Courtney, that's when I realized that all of them are here already. Its too early for them to be here.

"Yea" I breathe nodding my head. "W-When—you're all here?" I try to catch my own breath breathing heavily as I put my arms around Elizabeth, who I can sense is in so much confusion and worry right now.

"Well yea, we came here first thing and stories were up so there's a few men outside you know waiting for you. I just want to make sure you two will get home safe."

"What? Where's Jake?"

"Dude, I'm in front of you." Jake says and I forgot about that thing.

"No, I mean Jake our security head." I look down at Elizabeth in my arms and she just sighs before taking out her phone in her sling bag.

"They're on their way. Don't worry too much about it honey. Its alright." I sighed as she strokes my arms in a comforting way. "Marla and Alyssa are working on it with the team."

"Uhm, excuse me." We turn our heads to see Dr. Charlie with a clipboard in her hands. She looked like she just arrived to work, so clean. "The results will come in a week or two. We would just inform you when you can get them. We will also send this to Dr. Hampton for her review as well. In cases like this, your doctor might require a check up as soon as she gets the results."

"So what are we going to do about her headaches?" Trent asks looking quite annoyed at the moment and I'm not sure if its about the paparazzi waiting outside or something else.

"Continue taking Tylenol if that's what she's been using, just don't drink alcohol when your in them or vice versa. It can cause more damage rather than make you feel better."

"Ha!" I rolled my eyes at a giggling Ashley and Mary Kate gives her a nudge on the side and seeing that makes a victory smirk appears on my lips. Sometimes I'd like to think someone will always have my back with the teasing when I'm with the Olsens and that would be my girlfriend and Mary Kate versus Trent and Ashley, but mostly Ashley. Anyway, I haven't been around Jake and Court too much to even establish that so maybe in the near future I might figure out who's on my side too. Probably Jake, or both.

"Anyway, we'll let you go but I need you to sign some papers so you can be discharged." I nod my head and followed Dr. Charlie to sign these papers. Elizabeth came with me and held on to my arm just like she always do, though she's busy on her phone at the moment, probably fixing this mess I caused again.

To be honest, I'm still frustrated and rather confused on how that headache escalated way too quickly than it probably should have. Well, it didn't really have to go this far, I get that they are worried and all but sometimes its a bit too much.

I signed the discharge papers while Elizabeth is on the phone already and I think she's talking to Marla. I haven't checked my phone since yesterday morning, and for a start, I still don't know where it is. I probably left it in the house, in my bag, lying around the living room. Wait, the ring, where's the fucking ring. The knot in my stomach twists tight at the thought of the ring. I gave it to Ashley in Jarnie's house. I just hope she still has it. My hand starts sweating and my heart starts beating fast by the time Elizabeth gets off the phone. All I can think about is the ring.

"The security team is already outside. Jake's with the others already so we'll be fine. Charles is ready with the van too so we should probably go." She sighs and I can tell she's tired already, maybe she hasn't slept that well last night too. I had a nightmare last night, but I went through it without waking up and I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing.

"Alright sweetheart." I say before giving her a soft kiss on  her forehead just to make her feel better in some way even though I wasn't feeling at my best at the moment because I was eager to ask Ashley where the fuck is my engagement ring. She smiles and held onto my arm again as we went back to the lobby where the others are and as soon as we got there, Jake starts talking to me about how the team is already outside but I wasn't listening at all. I was too distracted hoping I could catch Ashley's attention so I could talk to her.

"Alright Jake that sounds good. Can you give me a second please." I don't want to come off as rude so I gave him a tap on the shoulders before striding towards Ashley taking the chance that Elizabeth is still busy on her phone right now.

"Ash?" I asked turning their heads on me. "Where is the ring?" I whispered and she thought about it at a moment then her eyes widen which raised my stress level on high.

"Oh shit! its on the coffee table at your house. We got up way too quickly when we heard shouting in the kitchen and fuck"

"Oh no— she's going to see it." I muttered almost to myself as I start to slightly panic. My heart starts thumping louder than I could ever imagine. This isn't the time yet, If she sees it— no, she can't fucking see it just yet.

"No no, hey calm down and think." Mary Kate says. "We're going in one van right? Maybe we should convince her to just spend lunch over to your house that way we can distract her while you guys go and get the ring." I immediately nod my head going for that plan. Nobody seems to disagree with it too so maybe it was the plan.

"Ready to go?" I jumped as Elizabeth appears on my side, I think I almost had a heart attack. "You guys okay?"

"Yea, we should go." Trent says and wrapped an arm around Courtney while Jake and the twins nod their heads like a conversation of a confidential matter didn't just happened. I looked at Elizabeth as she wraps an arm around mine and she just smiles. I felt her hand touches mine but before it goes further, I wrapped my arms around her instead and  smile back before giving the go signal to Jake, my head is still on the ring if you must know and it was making my palms sweat and she would know something's up if she held my hand just now.

As always, the team had done it again and we all got in the van safely with no harm. Though there were fans that were there too. Elizabeth didn't mind to stop and sign anything, which is odd but understandable. She was tired, and with all of this stuff going on, its not really a good timing to even sign things for fans right now.

"That was wild" Courtney says as soon as we all got in. "I will never get used to that, to be honest."

"We don't ever get used to that." Ashley rolls her eyes in an annoyed way and sighs then says "Lizzie I'm starving can we have lunch at yours?" without any hesitation making us all exchange looks. 

"Well, yea sure. I'd love that." Ashley winks at me while Elizabeth settles down in my arms. I know she's tired and still she wants to make lunch for us damn my girlfriend is such a sweetheart.

"I'll just help around later." She hums in response and melts in me resting her head on my chest. The trip was a bit loud then silent then loud again. Well it was more loud having the Olsen siblings in one place is quite chaotic and entertaining.

Courtney keeps on talking about the places she's been these past few months with her friends, she always say the name Madison and I figured that maybe she's her best friend. The twins are also busy with work as to designing for their fall collection next year is already starting. Jake talked about our project with Zoe and how he also have projects coming with some Liam Gallagher. I'm not jealous or anything in fact I'm proud and happy that he's getting into directing more and more. Trent is just proud for all of them because he has a smile of a proud big brother, more like a dad to be honest. He's a writer by the way, comic book ones and that's why he's so excited about her sister being the Scarlet Witch, but we can't deny the fact that that is absolutely so cool. I can't believe I'm kissing the Scarlet Witch and everyone's afraid of her.

Anyway, Elizabeth dozed off on my chest al throughout the journey home and I'm surprised she even managed to sleep with all the talking and laughing surrounding the van. She was just that tired and I really feel so bad for her.

By the time we settled down on the parking lot, I was feeling a little anxious because we really don't have a fucking plan for this and all we had is the thought of Ashley grabbing it on the coffee table as soon as we walk in the house.

"Give me your keys, Lizzie is a little out of it so you just distract her okay?" She mutters from behind my back as I wait for Elizabeth to settle and get off the van to help her out. I didn't say anything and trust her word to it giving her my keys and with that she walked away joining Trent and the others who are already walking to the garden path up to our front door.

"You alright?" I asked my girlfriend who is obviously still tired and sleepy. She nods and says,

"I'm just tired, I guess. I didn't get that much sleep last night." She sighs as we start to walk behind the others. I'm not even doing what Ashley says, in fact I'm really starting to worry about her.

"I'm sorry."

"No hey." She softly giggles. "I'm fine honey, Its either I'm right here at home, I wouldn't be able to get that much sleep knowing you're in the hospital alone. I'll just sleep this off later on after lunch okay?" She glances up to me to make sure I get that and I did and I gave her a nod for it but still, I feel bad about it.

"So no work for today and for the next two weeks?" She smiles and shakes her head wrapping her arms around my middle sending my arm to rest around her and it feels so satisfying. A breathe of fresh air. I haven't felt that way before for someone and it amazes me that its possible to feel that way with someone and its not just in the movies that that happens.

I did distracted Elizabeth on our way inside of the house because I asked about what is she going to make for lunch and I know that when I start talking about that, she gets too excited about it that she starts to plan the whole thing out and that she didn't even noticed that Ashley had already opened our front door and mad our way inside and as soon as we walked in further into the living room, I glanced at Ashley and breath out a breath of relief when she immediately grabbed the green velvet box on top of the coffee table and shoved it on her bag.

"Alright, do whatever you want just don't break things while I make lunch." She says and kisses my cheek before waltzing towards the kitchen, I smiled watching her until she disappears until a pillow was thrown at me by Trent.

"Stop drooling over my sister when I'm around." He laughs and I rolled my eyes at him before making my way towards Ashley. She looks over to the kitchen before handing the box to me.

"Thanks, I really appreciate it." She smiles and gave me a small nudge. "I just don't know where to hide this."

"Well, do you want me to hide it in New York or something? because I would." She waggles her brows at me and I gave her a look and she laughs. Ashley could really be a pain in the ass sometimes.

"I got it. Thank you very much."

"I thought so"

"Yea" I say. "I'm going upstairs to hide this thing and might have a shower." She nods and goes to sit on the couch beside Trent who is also busy with his phone. The others got to their own worlds as well, Courtney and Jake are at backyard while Mary Kate is at the kitchen maybe helping out or fuck. I slowed down walking up the stairs as my mind went back to the question Mary Kate just asked yesterday.

Did something happened that hurt my sister, I mean physically hurt her?

And that question kept repeating in my head over and over again and now I'm starting to get paranoid as I paced back and fort in our room forgetting the reason why I was there in the first place until I saw the box in my hand. I try to distract myself and tried to focus on one thing and that is to find my camera bag and just hide it there. She wouldn't look in there, I'm positive.  After that I rush downstairs and made my way to the kitchen where I hear talking and as I'm close to the archway I hear.

"I'd like to ask you something" Mary Kate says and that is enough to set my heart on overdrive.

"Hmm, what is it?"

"Shannon's flashbacks—"

"Alright what're we making?" Two pairs of green eyes snap towards me and I smiled breathing out a nervous breath. Elizabeth smiles. Mary Kate gives me a look, though I just can't look at her right now.

"We're making a casserole honey. Vegan." She winks and I smiled walking towards her and try not to give in to the look Mary Kate is giving me. She can't possibly bring that up right? When I completely ignored her and started helping Elizabeth make the casserole as they talk about the Emmys this time, the moment Elizabeth excused herself to get some more vegetables outside and we were left alone that's when the fire starts to burn and now I hear her coming.

"What's going on Shan?" She says in a tone that's between fear and anger and I couldn't look her in the eye and all I can do was act like nothing's wrong but then again I suck at lying and acting because my hands starts to shake and she knows me too well to even hide that there's really something that happen.

"What?" I say and she looks like she's going to hit me or something.

"You know something and if it involves my sister maybe I should really know about it too." She said through gritted teeth and honestly, I'm growing to be scared of her when she's angry, she's really mad but I'm not the one who should be telling her that. "Did you hurt her? physically?"

I look at her in disbelief. Did I hear her right, okay. Flashes starts again and that moment is right in front of me again. She thinks I'm the one who strangled her sister while drunk. Threatening her about a picture. Was I there why can I see these things. Then I hear shouting, its hurting my ears.

"Well, she didn't showed me some respect when she clung to your arm at the club remember that so I had to do  something about it."

"What did you do!"

"Did he hurt you? Show me."

"I wasn't going to do anything."

"No you don't know him, what he can do."

"Shannon!" I shake my head scrunching my eyes tight, feeling another headache and burning behind my eyes. What the fuck is happening again. When I opened my eyes again, I'm not in the kitchen anymore, at least that's what I think. I'm in a park and this place is too familiar, the view. Our backyard, then I hear a voice, my voice.

'Elizabeth, is there something wrong?' I turn my head and there I was on the huge oak tree with a journal opened on my lap and a phone to my ear. Did this happen before? Is this another flashback or my mind just fucking things up at the moment

'Nothing, I just- we had a fight earlier' I can hear what she's hearing. This is fucking strange but there must be some reason that I'm here and now my curiosity had led me to sit down on the grass and watch.

'Did he hurt you?'

'No' She whispers 'He saw our picture last night when we got in the club and how I was holding on to you. He got mad' The blood drained from my body. This was it, the night he strangled her. She talked to me. 'She's lying' I say but it all came out as muffled. She didn't even turn or what. She can't fucking hear me.

'Why?'

'He said it was inappropriate for me to be touchy with someone else even if it was you.' I closed my eyes and let out a breath as I burry my head between my knees.

'Right' I let out a shaky breath as I hear her own ringing in my ear. 'It's a good thing I'm going away for a week then right' I laugh lightly trying to light up the situation even though the mood is really obvious already.

'Right, I'm sorry Shannon-'

'No, it's okay. I should be the one apologizing. I might've crossed the line. I'm sorry.' I feel uneasy like my hearts going to explode and right at this moment, for the first time, I don't want to hear her anymore. 'You should go to sleep you still have work later.' I shake my head and want to scream to get up and get her but its no use. She can't hear me and I can't change this even if its a flashback or just some fuckery my mind thinks its funny to play at the moment

'Shannon, we can still see each other on set. Nothing needs to change. You still there?'

'Yea' It was barely there, just a breath.

'You're still my Shan bee. Nothing has to change. Please talk to me' I can hear her heavy breaths and I bit my lip as my mind is in chaos right now.

'I need to go, you should take a rest Elizabeth' No, you have to fucking save her, god damn it.

'Shan-'

'Its okay, I have to go. See you next week. Bye Elizabeth.' And with that I ended the call and finally let the tears fall.

"Shannon!" In a blink of an eye, I'm back in the kitchen and all I see are eyes inches away staring back at me with fury in them. Manly hands gripping on my arms way too hard.

"What did you do to my sister" Trent hissed through gritted teeth.

"Trent stop it! Ash please call Lizzie." Mary Kate says crying and I can hear the fear in her voice as she tries to pry Trent away from me. I was lost, I can't remember anything, Did I do something? Did I hurt Elizabeth or Mary Kate?

"Where's Elizabeth?" was all I can manage to say. I need to see her, make sure she's okay. Then I turn to Mary Kate and she shakes her head. "Did I—" I start but Trent shakes me to get my attention gripping my arms a little harder its starting to hurt.

"What did you do? Why is Mary Kate crying? Answer me!"

"Trent! Oh my God." I turn my head and saw Elizabeth. Her eyes were locked on mine asking what happened as she rush towards us but Mary Kate pushes her back in the corner and started talking to her. I don't know what Mary Kate is saying and I can feel myself getting worked up. What the fuck just happened.

"What! No— She can't do that." She says trying to get away. "Trent let go of her, right now!" She yells but he didn't he just stared at me with daggers in his eyes. I couldn't speak. Its like my voice had caught up with my own breath.  I was lost in the moment, what did I do?

"What the fuck is wrong with you. That's Shannon she never laid a finger on me. You know her— Trent let go of her now— I'm not defending her, its the truth. What the hell—"

"Then who did!" Mary Kate says this time loud and clear. Elizabeth stops and everyone stops breathing. You can hear a pin drop over here. Its that too much tension in the room right now."Who hurt you?"

"No one. This is ridiculous. What're you talking about?" Elizabeth walks pass Mary Kate and pries me from Trent pushing him away from me then turns to touch my face, I backed away

"Really? Doesn't seem like it every time Shannon's away" Elizabeth stops. She knows what she's talking about and she knows that I know what she's talking about but its all a blur to be honest, I'm so confused right now.

"Did I hurt you?" She shakes her head and touches my arm pulling me closer to her.

"Elizabeth Chase Olsen we're asking you a question—"

"Can you all get out of my house right now" She says calmly but I can feel the tension building up right now as her grip on my arm tightens.

"We're not going anywhere until you—"

"Get out of my house right now!" She yells and I jumped. I put all my courage and glanced up to them and I don't know if that was the right thing to do because as I see the disappointment in their eyes, all of them including Trent and the twins all I felt was disappointment and betrayal and it was making me mad but still I'm trying to understand where they're coming from, I just didn't know it was possible for them to think that way. Think about me hurting their sister.

"We're not over this." Trent mutters and storms off, followed by Mary Kate who didn't even looked at me and the others who just gave me an apologetic kind of look before walking out of the room and as soon as we hear the door slam hard. Elizabeth bursts out in tears letting go of my arm and running out of the room leaving me all alone, standing in the middle of the kitchen blaming myself for all the shit that had happened and now I'm not in my own mind anymore. I can feel myself sinking down into a black hole with voices in my head screaming in my head.

What have you done?

I need to get away from here.