09. one argument can change everything

Alana is talking to Anika when she sees Tara walking with a random guy. "Ooo I don't love that." She walks over to Tara and grabs her arm, turning her around. "Hey. You wanna call it a night?"

 "No uh.. I think that I'm actually still gonna hang, but you guys don't have to wait for me."

The unknown guy speaks up, "Don't worry. I'll take of her. I'm Frankie."

Alana looks Frankie up and down. "And I'm spectacularly uninterested in learning anything about you." Alana shakes and tilts her head at him.

Tara laughs. "No, dude, Lana, I'm not that bad. But I appreciate you looking out for me." She walks off.

Frankie gives Alana a smug look.

Alana mocks his look and walks around looking for Chad. She finds him dancing with Ethan in a doorway and walks over to him, tapping on his arm. "Hey, big guy, you're needed." She walks off with Chad and Ethan following her. After they get to Tara and Frankie, Alana walks over to Ethan and sees her brother staring at him, narrowing her eyes.

Ethan looks at her and smiles. "Hey."

Alana looks him. "Huh- oh hi." She smiles back and leans up to peck his lips. As she pulls away, Ethan pulls her into another, longer kiss, knowing Liam is looking. "Ethan." She laughs and pulls away.

"Hey partner." Chad sees Tara and Frankie turn around and Tara stumble down some stairs slightly. "Tara's good down here."

Frankie puts his hand by his ear. "Sorry bro. Didn't catch that."

Chad chuckles sarcastically. "Yeah. You did."

Tara stumbles down to Chad and puts her hand on his chest. "No, Chad, it's fine. I want to."

Frankie walks down next to Tara. "See Chad? She wants to." He grabs her wrist and pulls her up the stairs harshly.

Tara winces in pain and falls over. "Ow."

Chad grabs Frankie and pulls in down the stairs. "Why don't you get your fucking hands off her." He shoves away the stairs.

"What's your problem?" Frankie shoves him back.

"You are." They keep shoving each other and people start gathering around.

Alana hears yelling and looks over seeing Chad and Frankie push and yell at each other. "Chad dude stop!" She tries to go stop him but Liam holds her back.

Arianna comes into the room after hearing the yelling and walks over to Alana, who's struggling against her brother. "What the fuck is going on?"

"I don't know. Liam let me the fuck go." Alana keeps struggling against him.

"You're gonna get hurt."

She groans and rolls her eyes. "Like you fucking care now get the fuck off me."

"Lana, just stop."

Alana sighs and stops fighting against him before breaking out of his grasp and turning to him. "Don't fucking touch me." She turns and walks over to Tara. "Hey. You okay?"

Tara fixes her bandana. "Yeah I'm fine."

"Ok let-" Alana hears Sam and turns to see her tasing Frankie in the balls and Frankie fall over. "Oh shit."

Tara stares at her sister for a second. "Sam."

Sam and Alana look at Tara. "T, she's just trying to hel-" 

Tara's quick to cut her off and blatantly ignore her. "Are you fucking kidding me? You're stalking me now?" She storms off before Sam can respond.

Arianna mumbles, "Oh god." She runs after Tara. "Tara wait!"

Alana looks at Sam and sadly smiles. "I'm sorry." She runs after Tara, running into Liam's shoulder. "Tara! Come on this isn't fair. She's only trying to help."

Arianna continues to run after Tara and grabs her wrist gently. "Come on, T. Don't be like that. Sam is only trying to look after us. You know that."

Tara turns around and rips her wrist out of Arianna's gentle grip harshly. "By embarrassing us? Are you fucking kidding me, Ari? She can't just barge into a barge like that and tase someone. You know that." 

Arianna sighs. "Look, I know why you're upset but you have to understand that she's learning what and what not to do."

Tara scoffs. "Sure she is. She's been acting like this ever since she followed us here." She looks at Alana. "You should know how that feels, Alana."

Alana is taken aback by her statement. "Tara, don't bri-"

Arianna cuts her off. "Do not bring her brother into this. Sam is our sister just like Liam is her brother. Both of them are protective older siblings. You both know they're trying to protect us at all costs and I know you both don't like it but please just try to appreciate it, just a little bit."

"How are you okay with being smothered all the time?" Alana moves to stand next to Tara and in front of Arianna. "I mean we're adults in college. We should be able to make our own decisions and do what we want with being questioned every single time we go out. Maybe here and there but every fucking time? That's a little much."

"Maybe because I'm terrified of being by myself? I know I wasn't exactly alone but I felt alone. Everyone had someone and I felt like I didn't. When we decided to move out here after getting accepted, what happened in Woodsboro was still fresh in my mind and I hated it. Maybe having at least one person caring for my well-being brings me some comfort."

"I," Alana points at herself, "Care about your well-being, Ari. I always have. And you had me there for you, even when I kept thinking about everything that happened that night. I was there for you, even though I couldn't be there for myself. And you think you were the only person who kept constantly think about it? It has kept me up every single night for a year. I can't have a moment of peace in my head anymore and I fucking hate it, Ari. It's all fucked up and there's nothing I can do about it."

"Why do you think I always refused to open up to you? I know you went through some shit and I didn't want to dump all of my problems into you and stress you. I tried my best to be there for you, I really did and you should know that. I don't feel comfortable with opening up to anyone anymore after that night. Not even my fucking therapist. I have been told by so many people that I'm a bad person for doing what I did that night and I'm starting to believe it. I wish I'm not because I really don't want to end up like my dad."

Alana looks at her friend in sadness. "You think only you're the only one who gets shit said to them? I can't even step out of apartment for a second without someone telling me that I'm a psychotic kid who killed Amber in cold blood. I get literal death threats all the time. My own mother calls me just to tell me how alike my father I'm becoming and it sucks. It hurts to know that the woman who brought me into this world can't tell me she loves me just because of who she chose to have me with."

Arianna narrows her eyes at Alana. "I'm just saying that I'm not as okay as everyone thinks I am."

Alana sees the group walk up to them still keeping their distance. "Why did you tell Liam about me and Ethan? That wasn't your thing to tell him."

"He was bombarding me with questions about you two and I tried lying but he wasn't having it. I had to tell him."

"No you didn't! You could've walked away from him. He would've taken the hint. You just told him because you don't know how to keep your damn mouth shut. I bet you just couldn't wait to tell him after I told you, but couldn't find the right opportunity."

"No I-"

Alana cuts her off, "Just admit it and stop lying to yourself. You just needed to tell my brother so bad that you chose to at a fucking frat party where you knew he was to say something and you wanted something to cause a scene, huh?"

Arianna starts tearing up. "Really? That's how we're gonna be with each other now?" She scoffs and starts walking off.

Alana realizes what she said and turns around, running after Arianna. "Ari stop. I didn't mean it."

Arianna just ignores her and continues walking off.

Alana sighs before turning around and seeing everyone staring at her and grows annoyed. "What?"

Everyone stays silent then Chad speaks up, "What the fuck was that?"

Alana laughs humorlessly. "She thinks she's the only one going through something. We all are. And she told Liam about me and Ethan after I specifically told her not to."

"I'm gonna give my opinion on this because it'll just end very poorly no matter what."

"No, say what you're thinking. You have the floor, Meeks. Fucking use it."

Chad sighs, "What I'm thinking is that one of us should really go check on her before she goes and does something stupid."

Liam starts walking in the direction Arianna went. "I got it." He runs to catch up with her. "Hey Ari stop." He gets in front of her, making her stop and look up at him. "She didn't mean it, you know that."

Arianna wipes her tears and looks away from him. " I don't care if she meant it or not. She said what she said. Now please, go away."

"I'm not leaving you by yourself like this, Anna. Let's just go back to your place so I know you're safe. Baby, please."

"Don't act like you care." Arianna walks around him and continues to walk away. 

Liam turns around. "Ari, I do care."

Arianna just ignores him and keeps walking away. 

"Ari, please." Liam runs in front of her again and grabs her shoulders gently. "I really do care about you and your well-being."

Arianna shakes her head. "No one but Sam actually does."

Alana hears a random girl yell at her and turns around only to get soda splashed on her and she gasps in shock.

"Murderer!" The girl keeps on walking while looking at Alana with her friends recording the entire interaction. 

Alana pushes the girl. "What the fuck is wrong with you bitch? You got a problem with me?" She tries to go after her again but Ethan grabs her waist and pulls her back. "Ethan let me go."

Ethan shakes his head. "Not until you calm down."

"Ethan I swear."

"You guys should stay away from her, she knows what she did."

"I didn't fucking do anything!"

"Sure, bitch." The girl turns and walks away with her friends, laughing.

Alana calms down and gets out of Ethan's grip. "I am so sick of this shit." She looks down at herself and wrings her shirt out.

As everyone walks back to the apartment, Ethan walks over to his girlfriend. "I have tissues if you want tissues." He pulls the tissues out of his pocket and looks down. "I have three tissues."

Alana takes the tissues and smiles. "Thank you." She wipes the soda off of herself.

-alysa speaks-

Who just randomly has tissues in their pocket? That's my question. That's all.

Triple update? Who am I?

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