My Brother's Best Friend ( A Luke Hemmings Fanfic )

Chapter 17

Warning: Story May Include Self-Harm Triggers

(Luke's P.O.V.)

I took the girls upstairs, to find that everyone was visiting. Lauren and Harry were with Anne at the park, but Mikey and Cal were there. Ashton and Lizzy were there too. I knew it hurt Lizzy too. Maybe more than it hurt me. Fuck, it was painful for all of us. 

There were weird looks on Lizzie and Cal's faces when we walked in. They were staring at Christina. Then it his me... This must be the Christina Cal said he's dating. Why didn't she just ask Cal for the room number? Doesn't matter. What matters is the beautiful girl lying unconscious on the hospital bed. 

I walked over and squeezed her hand, leaving the girls to make their own friends. I sat down in my favorite chair. It was angled perfectly for me to hold her hand and see her face while still sitting comfortably. Not that I really cared about comfort anymore. I gave it all up for her. If I didn't have her I'd have no one to go to ATL and Green Day concerts with. Nobody to watch Mean Girls with. No one to laugh at my jokes. She's become my everything. Without her, I'm nothing. If she doesn't make it...

Tears fill my eyes. The silence and nothingness I feel is causing me to think too much, and it hurts. It hurts so damn much. "Is this why you do it, Syd? Is this why your wrists are covered in scars?" I whispered. "Remember when I used to tease you and call you Squidney? You would try so hard to be mad, but you would end up laughing." My tears mixed with soft laughter. "Maybe if I just called you Squidney again, you would start laughing... Maybe this awful nightmare would end." I put in my headphones to block out my thoughts, but every song made me think of her. I ended up drifting off to sleep.

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My eyes opened slowly, and I tried to determine what had woken me. I had the vague sense that someone was holding hand and softly calling out my name. I looked down to find Sydney's eyes staring back up at me. I wiped my eyes with my free hand, trying to convince myself this was real. I started crying again. But for the first time in days, these were tears of joy. I bit my lip, realizing the full gravity of the situation. I leaned over to hug her. "Please never do this to me again. I've missed you so much. Please don't do this to yourself. Just talk to me when it gets tough. If I'm not here... Call me, Squidney."

I pulled away to see her glaring at me. "What did I do!?!"

She broke out in a grin, and started giggling. "Stop calling me Squidney"

A.N.

Hey guys!! I've missed you all. I'm sooooo sorry.

Goodbye My Beautiful Penguins! Enjoy! <3