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Styx walks over and asks, “Can I talk to you in the other room for a minute.” I agree because if he has a problem with what just happened, he needs to tell me now.
Blade follows us into the other room, of course. “Sheridan, calm down please. I don’t want this thing to go south. You’re really talented and I really appreciate all you’re doing for us,” Styx begins.
I look him dead in the eye, “Styx, I’m calm now but I’m not going to take her bullshit. Hell, I don’t know why y’all do.”
He rubs his hand through his hair in frustration, “I understand completely and I really don’t blame you. Jade is like a sister to us and she hasn’t always been this way. Jade used to be happy. She had a fiancé named Jacob and a two year old son that we all called Little Jake. About a year and a half ago, they were all in a horrible car accident. It was snowing; they were trying to get home when another car lost control and hit them. Jacob and Little Jake were killed. Jade was driving and she blames herself. Ever since then, she barely copes and that’s why we cut her so much slack.”
Holy fuck! I feel like the biggest asshole on earth and it must show on my face. Blade takes my hand and begins stroking it with his thumb again. “I didn’t know. I’m so sorry. I can’t imagine what she’s going through,” I frown and feel my eyes welling up.
“You couldn’t have known. I just wanted to give you some insight into what the deal is. We really appreciate all your help and its wild, but we already feel like you’re one of us. I just don’t want all of this to run you off.” I nod in confirmation and give him a slight smile just before he goes back to the others.
“I need to go talk to Jade,” I turn to Blade and insist.
“I’ll go with you,” he says.
I look at him dead serious, “No, I need to speak with her alone.”
“Well, we’ll find her and I’ll wait outside.” I’m not fighting about this so I go off to find Jade with Blade in tow.
I find Jade sitting in a small room, on a ragged couch. She’s about twenty-five years old and way too thin. Her white skin is so light that the circles around her eyes appear darker than they actually are. Her long black hair helps add to the intensity of her paleness. Her five foot two inch frame looks so fragile; you have to wonder if the slightest touch might break her.
She glances up at me as I walk in and I take a seat on the other end of the couch. She takes a pill bottle from the table in front of us, opens it and pours several out into her hand. Then, she pops the pills into her mouth and chases them down with some whiskey from the bottle she’s holding.
“That shit will kill ya,” I speak up softly.
“I can only hope,” she gives a slight giggle.
My heart hurts because I know she’s serious. “Listen Jade, I know you have a lot on your plate and I’m sorry about earlier. I jus…”
Jade interrupts me. “No you listen, sis. You don’t know a damn thing about me,” she slurs. She looks me dead in the eyes, “Have you ever lost someone you love?” I nod in confirmation. “Have you ever lost everyone you love in the blink of an eye?”
“No,” I say quietly.
Her head begins swaying and her speech is almost unrecognizable. “When you do, come back and tell me what you know then,” she mumbles just before passing out.
When I walk out of the room, Blade wipes the tears from my eyes before following me back out to the others and I let them know the state she’s in. “I’ll take care of her,” Jax pipes up. He almost runs from the room to go to her. I think he has a deep love for her but Jade doesn’t have anything to offer to anyone else right now. If he can hang in there long enough, maybe he can help pull her back out of this dark hole she’s in.
The others are apologetic for the events of the night and I assure them that I understand now. “The idea about the originals is a good one so we’re going to
Styx walks over and asks, “Can I talk to you in the other room for a minute.” I agree because if he has a problem with what just happened, he needs to tell me now.
Blade follows us into the other room, of course. “Sheridan, calm down please. I don’t want this thing to go south. You’re really talented and I really appreciate all you’re doing for us,” Styx begins.
I look him dead in the eye, “Styx, I’m calm now but I’m not going to take her bullshit. Hell, I don’t know why y’all do.”
He rubs his hand through his hair in frustration, “I understand completely and I really don’t blame you. Jade is like a sister to us and she hasn’t always been this way. Jade used to be happy. She had a fiancé named Jacob and a two year old son that we all called Little Jake. About a year and a half ago, they were all in a horrible car accident. It was snowing; they were trying to get home when another car lost control and hit them. Jacob and Little Jake were killed. Jade was driving and she blames herself. Ever since then, she barely copes and that’s why we cut her so much slack.”
Holy fuck! I feel like the biggest asshole on earth and it must show on my face. Blade takes my hand and begins stroking it with his thumb again. “I didn’t know. I’m so sorry. I can’t imagine what she’s going through,” I frown and feel my eyes welling up.
“You couldn’t have known. I just wanted to give you some insight into what the deal is. We really appreciate all your help and its wild, but we already feel like you’re one of us. I just don’t want all of this to run you off.” I nod in confirmation and give him a slight smile just before he goes back to the others.
“I need to go talk to Jade,” I turn to Blade and insist.
“I’ll go with you,” he says.
I look at him dead serious, “No, I need to speak with her alone.”
“Well, we’ll find her and I’ll wait outside.” I’m not fighting about this so I go off to find Jade with Blade in tow.
I find Jade sitting in a small room, on a ragged couch. She’s about twenty-five years old and way too thin. Her white skin is so light that the circles around her eyes appear darker than they actually are. Her long black hair helps add to the intensity of her paleness. Her five foot two inch frame looks so fragile; you have to wonder if the slightest touch might break her.
She glances up at me as I walk in and I take a seat on the other end of the couch. She takes a pill bottle from the table in front of us, opens it and pours several out into her hand. Then, she pops the pills into her mouth and chases them down with some whiskey from the bottle she’s holding.
“That shit will kill ya,” I speak up softly.
“I can only hope,” she gives a slight giggle.
My heart hurts because I know she’s serious. “Listen Jade, I know you have a lot on your plate and I’m sorry about earlier. I jus…”
Jade interrupts me. “No you listen, sis. You don’t know a damn thing about me,” she slurs. She looks me dead in the eyes, “Have you ever lost someone you love?” I nod in confirmation. “Have you ever lost everyone you love in the blink of an eye?”
“No,” I say quietly.
Her head begins swaying and her speech is almost unrecognizable. “When you do, come back and tell me what you know then,” she mumbles just before passing out.
When I walk out of the room, Blade wipes the tears from my eyes before following me back out to the others and I let them know the state she’s in. “I’ll take care of her,” Jax pipes up. He almost runs from the room to go to her. I think he has a deep love for her but Jade doesn’t have anything to offer to anyone else right now. If he can hang in there long enough, maybe he can help pull her back out of this dark hole she’s in.
The others are apologetic for the events of the night and I assure them that I understand now. “The idea about the originals is a good one so we’re going to
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