Adopted by Chris Motionless and Ricky Horror

Part 35: Maybe I'm Better Off Dead

1 Week Later

*ECHO'S POV*

9:21 PM

The guys were playing a show in Kentucky today. 

They would be gone for at least another hour.

Josh went with them.

Bryan and Ashton were in the back lounge. 

I was alone in my bunk. 

Rowan was texting me. 

(E: Echo      R: Rowan)

R: You should just do it. 

E: No, I'm not going to

R: Why not? No one would miss you anyways

E: That's not true

R: Yes it is. 

E: No it's not!

R: Yes it is. Alex hates you. Ashton hates you. Kelsie doesn't want to be around you. I personally wouldn't care at all, Mr. Evans said you were a waste of oxygen, Ross just wanted a girlfriend, he didn't care who it was. You're mom's a prostitute drug addict, your dad's a drunk. Chris and Ricky don't care about you. Tell me, who in the right mind would ever miss you? 

E: Someone..

R: Are they dead? 

E: ...

R: They probably killed themselves because of you. So why don't you do the same? 

E: I guess you're right..

R: I know. 

E: Well okay then, bye. 

R: Bye! 

This was my time...

This is how I end. 

I shut the curtain in my bunk. 

But what will I do to do that?

I know. 

I got out of my bunk and walked to the bathroom. 

I opened the cabinet and saw what I knew would be here. 

Ricky's antidepressants. 

I opened up the bottle. 

I didn't think I would do this, but tell me, what's left to live for? Rowan was right! 

I poured half the bottle into my hand and put them in my mouth. 

A couple seconds passed before my vision went black. 

*ASHTON'S POV*

Me and Bryan were in the back lounge laughing and talking when I heard a thud. It was kind of loud. 

"Did you hear that?" I asked Bryan. 

"That thud? Yeah it sounded bad." He said.

"Should we go see what it was?" 

"Yeah." 

Bryan followed me out of the room and I started walking down the hallway toward the light that was coming from under the bathroom door. No one else was on the bus besides us and Echo, so it had to be her. 

I knocked softly on the door. 

"Echo?" 

No answer. 

I knocked harder this time. 

"Echo?" 

Still, no answer. 

I was pounding on the door by now, my heart racing.

"ECHO?!" 

Silence. 

I turned to Bryan and yelled. 

"Why isn't she answering?!" I shouted. 

"I don't know!" Bryan shouted back. "My dad has a key in this drawer, so we can unlock it." 

It took him a minute, but he finally found the key. 

He handed it to me, and I unlocked the door as fast as I could before I swung open the door. 

The sight was horrifying, to see my sister lying unconscious on the floor, next to a bottle of pills. 

"Oh my god." Bryan mumbled. 

I started crying immediately and tossed Bryan my phone. 

"Call Dad!" I shouted.

He turned my phone on and started scrolling through my contacts before he finally started calling. Josh was the one to answer. 

(B: Bryan    J: Josh) 

J: Hello?

B: DAD! You've got to get Chris and Ricky here!

J: Bryan, we're in the middle of a show. Can't it wait?

B: Dad, no! It's an emergency!

J: I highly doubt that. What happened though? 

B: Echo is lying unconscious on the floor next to a bottle of pills!

J: Oh my god...

B: Well?!

J: They'll be right there. 

*JOSH'S POV*

I've never had to do this before. 

I walked out onstage and tapped Chris's shoulder, and took the mic. Then, I motioned for the guys to stop playing. They all gave me a confused look. Ignoring them, I started speaking into the mic. 

"Sorry to end this, but a "family emergency" just came up. We'll make it up to you later." I said. 

I told the guys to get to the bus immediately and put the mic back on the stand. Then, I followed after them. 

The rest of the guys were already headed toward the bus, but Ricky stayed behind. 

"Why did you make us stay behind?" Ricky asked.

"You'll see.."