Chapter eight
It has been a couple of days since Carli and Christie showed up. Jill left the next day because she had some business she needed to do before the next camp; but before she left she got a list from Dawn.
The list was to tell us what we need to do to get Kelley to back to where she was before she went downhill.
We started to get Kelley to drink some protein shakes, and wing her off the energy drinks.
Sadly we found out the hard way that she needed to be winged off of things and not cut off completely. We found out that the energy drinks was really where she was getting her energy from. Since she was not sleeping through out the night, in the morning she would drink a couple energy drinks so she would have enough energy to get through practice and the day.
So when we took the energy drinks away, she would be so exhausted when she woke up she would be out by noon and not wake up until 6pm.
I could not really say I was getting much sleep either, but I was the least of my worries.
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It was about 5:30 in the morning which meant the other three would be up in about 15 mintues. I decided to help them out and get breakfast started.
I gave Cujo his breakfast and started making mine, Carli, and Christie smoothie then Kelley's protein shake.
As everyone was starting to wake up I was starting to make eggs. "Ooo it is smelling good in here," Carli sang as she came down stairs.
"Good morning Car," I said smiling.
"How long have you been up Ashlyn?"
"Only about 15 mintues," I said yawning.
"Ashlyn you really need to get more sleep, it isn't good for you," Christie said coming down the stairs.
"I'm fine. I'm getting enough sleep," I said lying through my teeth.
To be honest I don't care how tired I am as long as I am helping Kelley. That is all that matters to me. I have put her through way to much shit, and I just want to help her right now. Even if that means me not getting enough sleep. I've gone with way less sleep than I am getting now.
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As everyone finished breakfast and I decided I needed to go out for a little bit.
I wrote down a note for the gals and harnessed up Cujo and left.
As me and Cujo were walking down the sidewalk I spotted a park. We went over to the park and walked a round a little bit, and I even played fetch with Cujo and his favorite tennis ball for a while. I was starting to get a little tired from playing fetch so I started searching for a bench to sit on for a little it.I saw one and started walking to it.
Me a Cujo sat down and then my mind started wondering.
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When I woke up I was quite disorented, it was dark and I couldn't see anything. All of a sudden I heard the door open and saw a figure walking towards me.
"Oh look she is waking up," said the person.
"It was definitely a man," I thought to myself.
All of the sudden there was a bright light that got turned on shining straight into my face. I could see the man dressed in all black. As he walked up to me, he spit In my face.
"Trying to find where I put my bombs huh? Well see where that led you. It led you right here."
The man laughed.
"Well you're done trying to find bombs because when I'm done you are going to be wishing you were dead.."
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I shot off the bench like a rocket.
"No more walking or sitting" I said out loud.
I looked down at Cujo. "Let's jog around the block and then head back to Kelley I bet they are missing you boy."
He looked up at me and barked. Me and him got up and started our run to clear my mind.
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As I walked it I see Christie sitting on the couch looking at me.
"Ashlyn it looks like you have seen a ghost are you okay?"
"y-yeah I'm fine just a little tired from the run and probably just a little dehydrated. Don't worry Christie."
"Okay, well I'm here if you want to talk."
"I know Christie. Thank you." I said forcing a smile.
I walked into the kitchen seeing food set out to me I grabbed a plate and saw that Christie had left so I turned on Netflix and started watching Fuller House.
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That is what I did all day, Kelley came a joined me for a little bit, but I got through season 1 and 2 without getting up unless it was to use to restroom.
It was nearly midnight and Kelley was asleep on me. I slowly got up and started walking to her bedroom to put her asleep. When I tried to lay her down, she gripped my shirt tighter and said, "Ashy please stay with me tonight."
"okay I will squirrel, but I need to go change first."
After I changed, and went to Kelley's room. I got into her bed and sat aginast the headboard.
As soon as she found out that I was in her bed she was laying on me, using me as a pillow.
That is how I stayed the whole night. I stayed at the headboard slowly stroking Kelley's hair hoping I wouldn't fall asleep.