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Guilt.

*Scott's POV*

The walk down to the car is silent.

I feel so guilty.

Kevin even helped put me in the car without saying a word.

I look to Mitch and see that he has tears in his eyes.

Don't cry.

He sniffles and I can tell that he's about to lose it.

It's not your fault.

I feel bad. He signs and puts his head in his hands.

I put my arm around him and pull him into my chest.

He snuggles into me and just lies there silently.

By the time we arrive at the venue, Mitch had fallen asleep in my arms.

"Mitchie." I shake him a little so he'd wake up.

He sits up and stretches.

"We're here for rehearsal."

He groans and gets out of the car to help me.

We both still feel like death.

Kevin gets out my wheelchair and pushes me inside as Mitch is too tired.

I cross myself as we enter the wrath of our stupid manager.

Avi and Kirstie are giggling at something on their phones when we walk in #Kavi.

Mitch sits down on a couch and stares at the ground.

Kevin tries to help me up but I don't want to move.

Jonathan enters the room and tension builds in the air.

I haven't been this scared since I was suspended in high school for... reasons.

"Scott and Mitch, I'd like to talk to you alone."

The other three get up and go to another room.

Jonathan sits on the couch.

"So... you got drunk... again."

"How did you-"

"This is illegal. If this leaks..."

He trails off and gives us a look.

I cower back.

Here it comes.

"Do you understand how bad this is for your reputation? Most of your fans are way too young for this. What has gotten into you two? I know that you're adults, but..."

He scratches the back of his head. "I have no other choice but to ground you."

I part my mouth a little in shock.

Mitch gets a confused look on his face.

"Jonathan... we're 18 and 20 years old, we aren't children anymore!"

"Look, this is getting out of hand. Like I said, you can't keep doing this. No leaving the bus or a hotel after 7:00 for a week."

"A week? Are you kidding?"

"Nope. Hope you learn your lesson."

Well that's just more time for me to cry and question why I'm still living.

The other three come back in.

"He, like... he... grounded us." I say.

"What do you mean he 'grounded' you? Like, you can't drink anymore?" Kirstie asks.

"No, like we can't go out past 7:00."

"Are you kidding? That's stupid. I wish we didn't have a stupid contract with his company." Kirstie says.

"I know... hey, we're really sorry guys. All the stupid stuff we did is on YouTube so that you can blackmail us later." I say.

"Good. We'll need it. Can we rehearse now? I need to practice." Avi says.

We all agree on what song to practice and get warmed up.

Rehearsal goes pretty smoothly but I'm still slightly hungover and I can't stop thinking about my bad decisions.

"Soooo do we have any interviews today?" Kevin asks.

Esther checks her phone. "Yep. We have one at four."

"Okay, great. I'm going to the doctor with Kirst. Her head is hurting and I want to get it checked." Avi says.

"Avi I'm fiiiine." Kirstie whines.

"Sorry, princess, but I care about you too much." He says and kisses her.

"Alright. See you later!" Kevin says.

They leave and it's just the three of us and Esther.

"Why don't you guys write a song or something?" Esther suggests.

I shake my head and Esther comes and gives us sloppy kisses on our heads.

"I'll be back. I'm going to get some food for the bus."

Then it was just me, Mitch and Kevin.

"I didn't know that he was going to-"

"You said that you wouldn't tell anyone." I say angrily.

Kevin sighs. "I know, but it's for your own good. You're going to become addicted if you don't tone it down a bit. You can't get hungover just because you're upset."

"Don't give me that bullshit, Kevin."

He raises his eyebrows and Mitch pulls out his phone.

Kevin scratches the back of his head. "Well, I guess I can't help you anymore. I'm sorry."

Kevin walks out of the room and Mitch hits the back of my head.

"Ow! What was that for?"

For being a dick.

"I wasn't being mean."

I'm gonna go check on him. Mitch says and walks out.

Did Kevin do the right thing?

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The ending is so dramatic ok bye.