【 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 ━━ 𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗲 】

𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘆-𝘀𝗶𝘅, she doesn't owe you
𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗻 - 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲.
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IN OUR MODERN AGE, when you call someone and can't find them you can be pretty sure they'll get the message. But if they don't call you back, it usually means they don't want to be found.

"Who keeps calling you?"

"No one." I deny, sending it to voicemail, "No one is pretty eager." B raises a brow, "I'm calling Tom." I whisper, running my hand through the girls' hair. Letting her lean on me, getting my back pressed harshly against the cab door.

As he picks up, I sigh relieved, "Hey, can you come over?" I ask, "Yeah, sure. What's up?"

"I will explain when I get there." I inform him, "Wait, you aren't home-" "Please, don't ask any more questions."

Arriving at the Waldorfs, B steps out of the lift as I stay with the blond, "Well, is something actually wrong or is this just some ploy to get us here?"

"I meant what I said over the phone. I need your help. We need your help." Blair tells the boys, "With what?" Tom asks confused.

Leading them to the elevator, "Hey, keep your eyes open." I whisper. Seeing the state the girl is in they all want to help, "Wow, what happened to her?"

"Just bring her upstairs. Dorota, coffee."

Lifting her up, it's a team effort to get her to the bathroom, "Come on, Serena. You have to shower." B guides, "No, I just want to sleep."

"You need to stay awake, babe." I remind her, "Why won't you let me sleep?" she asks frustrated as Tom helps getting her into the bathroom, "Thank you, we got it from here." B nods.

Seating the girl on the edge, I help stripping her of her clothes, "So, we have every hangover cure known to man, plus bagels. They should help soak up the alcohol and whatever else she took." Chuck holds up.

Glancing into the bathroom, catching it Nate closes the door, "B, it's cold."

"A hot bath could burn you." I tell her, rubbing her head gently, "V, your love is like what a mothers' should be. Unconditional."

Chuckling softly, I clean the girl, "Well, you're hurt. But be prepared for my screaming as soon as you feel better." I tell the girl. Making her nod, "I love you." she says tracing my cheek, "Love you too, S."

Leaving the two of us the rest of the group talks about the sentiment of a heavily intoxicated Serena. Ignoring him Blair goes on to explain what happened. How the blond was there last night. Told her something off the rails bonkers before fleeing into the night, disappearing without another word. Not to mention how it took the entire night to track her back.

"Can you tell me what happened?" I ask, brushing the nodded blond locks, "I don't want you to look at me any different." she denies, "I'm the girl who washed puke out of your hair, and then you puked over me again." I remind the girl.

"I... I think I killed someone." she breathes, "What?" I ask stopping the brushing, "It was the drugs- Georgina-" my brows furrow but it looks more like a trauma comes up for her, "It's okay. We can talk about it later, okay?" I offer, rubbing her shoulders, continuously tears keep falling, she nods.

Having her calm she clears her throat, "Can I be alone. Just for a second?" S asks softly, where I nod at, Yes, sure. Whatever you need."

"Don't all of you hate each other?" a semi-familiar voice questions, "Yes." they - Chuck and Nate - say in unison. As I shrug, seeing Dan, "I don't."

"Me neither." Tom shrugs, "She's not here." Chuck tells the boy, which is an obvious lie but he doesn't know that, "She just left, you must have crossed paths." Tom adds.

"I.. I don't believe you." Lonely Boy denies, looking up at the only face he trusts, "Valerie?" he asks hopefully, "I... Uhm-" I stop talking, making the rests brows furrow.

Sighing I hold the railing, "Dan, I don't want to have to tell you this." I start, "But she doesn't want to see you." B ends. Making him chuckle, "Come on. Really?"

"Yes, really." I nod. Swallowing thickly, his smile disappears, "Serena!" he calls, "She's telling the truth, man." Nate tells the boy.

"Are you really going to stop me from seeing my girlfriend?" he asks back. Trying to walk the stairs, the boy make sure he can't, "What are you doing?" S asks.

"S." B tries, "It's okay." said girl reassures.

Taking a couple steps with her first-ever boyfriend, "What's happening?" He asks her softly, "Dan.." she says it in a way, you know it's going to hurt, "Something is going on and I want to know what it is." he tells her desperately.

"It's hard to explain."

Making them both frown, al long with it all of us, "Let me make it easy for you. I know you are keeping something from me, and I'm sick of being the only one you don't talk to about it."

"I'm not talking to anyone." she denies, "Then what are they doing here, while I get a call from a bartender who says you left at two in the morning with a bunch of guys? What guys, Serena? Who were they?"

The desperation on his face alone can tell you he just wants to understand the girl he has been pining over for years, "I don't know."

Did something happen last night?" he asks her instead, as she begs him to nod to ask anything more, "Did you cheat on me last night?" his voice breaking, "All I need is a yes or a no. Did you sleep with someone else."

"Yes."

Shaking his head, the tears fall from his eyes. The heart he wears on his sleeve falling into pieces, "I'm done." he breathes out, my lips part. Hearing the elevator bell, S rubs her head in frustration, "I can't believe I just did that."

"Then why did you? I mean did you cheat on Dan?" Nate asks, "No, I remember last night. I didn't do anything." she denies, "Then why would you say that to him?" B asks, just as confused as the rest of us.

"Because I would rather have Dan think I cheated on him than know what I really did."

"What you really did?"

"Dan puts me on a pedestal." Serena tells us, "We know." Tom mumbles, stomping his toe he winces. Where I raise a brow at, "Not the time."

"If he knew the truth he would never look at me again."

"Dan is in love with you. Love makes blind." I reassure,  "Not that blind." she denies

Taking a seat on the couch, my face softens at the chaos on her face, "You're starting to scare even me. What did you do?" Chuck asks, "Come on you can tell us." Nate offers.

"We have seen you with vomit in your hair making out with investment bankers in the men's room at PJ Clarke's. You don't have to hide anything from us."

"She's right, Serena. I mean, none of us are saints."

Making B nods, "Yeah, I had sex with him in the back of a limo." "Several times." Chuck adds, "I had sex with you at a wedding while I was her date. Once." Nate reminds us, envisioning the one-time occurrence.

Glancing over at me, "I offered Tom my virginity. He can cash it whenever he wants." I blurt out, "So it is an open invitation." he says. Raising a brow I shake my head, "Not now, got it." he hums

You did what?" B asks, moving my face to her, she nods, "We will definitely talk about that." She announces, "Count me in on that." S nods, "And me. Why haven't you cashed that in yet?" Chuck asks his brother.

"Guys."

Now all look at Chuck, "I'm Chuck Bass." the older Bass tells us - which says enough - "You can tell us anything. We don't judge." Blair tells the girl, "We are the non judging breakfast club." I add, taking her other hand.

"We are your best friends. Anything you do us something we did, too." B nods, "If I tell you, it can never leave this room." looking around the room we all nod,

"You all know Georgina Sparks." S starts, "Some of us better than others." B says, revering to Chuck, "It's not like you didn't lose your virginity to her in seventh grade."

"Sixth actually," he corrects, "and I have been avoiding her ever since. The bitch is a psycho." The scarfed boy adds, "You were twelve?" I ask.

Where he raises a brow at, reminding me how when I was Dorota was still erasing all the sexy parts from my romance novels. And the horror of how Tom explained everything to me not even a year later.

"What about her?" Nate asks, "Well something happened the night of the Shepherd wedding." she tells us like we weren't aware of that, "I think we all know what happened that night."

Causing the blond to shake her head, "No, something else, something I have tried to escape but Georgina won't let me. And now she's blackmailing me." Making my brows furrow, "Blackmailing you?"

"With what exactly?"

"It started when Blair thought you and I had too much to drink. She told us to go outside, get some air, sober up. Instead, we went into the empty bar. I opened the bottle of champagne, and we... Well.." she trails off, "We can skip that part. Okay?" B nods awkwardly.

Where I nod to not wanting to hear the ins-and-outs either, "Go ahead. I'll fill her in later." Chuck waves off.

"I left in a hurry. I felt so terrible, so guilty for what I had just done." - as she should but moving on - "I just had to get out of there. Georgina and I had plans to meet up after, so I headed straight to her. Little did I know she had a surprise waiting for me."

"I didn't know it at the time but she was taping me. Lucky for me, I was too stuck on what just happened to be much fun for anyone." she told Georgina about what happened and how horrible she felt, telling us how the boy - Pete Fairman - unbuttoned her blouse, "Do I really want to hear this?" I ask, where Chucks respond to is to just cover my ears.

Slapping them away, I glare at the boy, "I'm not a baby." I snap annoyed. Turning back to the girl, I kiss her head, "continue." I whisper. Sniffing she shakes her head, leaning into my touch, "I- I can't." she denies.

"Yes, you can. We're right here." B reassures, my cheek rested on the blonds' head, "I offered to take lines instead. But it didn't go well, I panicked and called nine-one-one. She told me we needed to leave, so we did. That we needed to split up. That people might be looking for us."

"But I couldn't go. I- I just couldn't." S whispers.

Rubbing her back, she holds my hand tightly, "So, I- I waited across the street from the hotel. All I wanted was to see the paramedics helping Pete. But that's not what I saw."

A tear falling from my eye at her words, "I didn't know what to do. I just knew I needed to leave right away. I took a train heading north, got a room, and convinced my mom boarding school was a good idea. And-"

"Never said goodbye." B fills in, "It makes sense now."

Looking at the brunette, I nod, "But what does she even want from you?"

"Well, when she came back I told her that I moved on from the lifestyle she was still in. But she didn't like that. Somehow she became friends with Dan and Vanessa. And called herself 'Sarah'" Serena explains hectically.

"Why don't you just tell Dan about her?" Blair asks, which is a good question, "Because she has that tape of me and she will use it. It's practically a snuff film."

"We need to find her."

authors note          this chapter title may not be the best for this news, but i'm truly heart broken. RIP, juice wrld </3