You Only Live Once

Chapter 15: Take a look , it's on display for you

"John!!!" I scream so loud that my throat hurts.

I run towards him and kneel . I take his wrist to check his pulse.

I can't feel a pulse . I try checking it near his neck. Two bumps.

"Thank god, now we just have to wake him up." I sigh thankfully.

Anthony stares at me with a blank expression.

I know he doesn't want to lose him. He already lost a best friend of his in the past due to the same thing: drugs.

I give him a reassuring nod.

I slap John lightly first, but he doesn't respond. Then, I slap him harder.

Still, no response. "Guys, get me a bucket with some ice and water." Chad and Flea nod .

They give me the bucket , and I splash him .

He still doesn't respond! What the hell do I have to do for him to be responsive?

"It's not working, I only have one more option."

"What is it?" Anthony responds.

"CPR."

I lean towards John and place my hands on his chest area to do the CPR.

As I pump his chest, I start to feel movement.

I gasp. I place my lips and give him air. That's when I felt him molding his lips with mine.

I back away to see that John Frusciante, is smiling.

"Oh my god! John you're alive!" I yell , ignoring the fact that he kissed me on purpose.

Everyone kneels down next to John, hugging. I look at Anthony whose extremely grateful.

I speak up. "John , why the hell would you do that. Trying to overdose on heroin?"

"I'm dealing with depression, and I dunno how to, so I look to drugs ," he says in a groggy voice.

I give Anthony a death glare. He was supposed to tell me what was going on with him.

Chad notices and begins to talk, "We're just happy you're alive, but man, don't do this again. We can't risk another band mate dying."

"Yeah, John. Take care of yourself, not only for you but for the band too," Flea joins in.

"I understand . You guys are my family and I don't want to let you down." He picks up the syringe from the floor, and tosses it in the garbage.

I turn to Anthony. "Me and you ,Kiedis, have a lot of talking to do," I say with seriousness.

He didn't argue, "I know."

**A few hours later**

"Guys ,  can I have some time alone with Anthony ? And no , we're not gonna have sex."

They all say "aww" and leave the bus.

"Anthony, sit on this bean bag," I say pointing to a zebra stripped bean bag.

He sits and I sit on mine.

I begin to talk.

"Anthony, what did I tell you this morning?"

"To tell you what's wrong with John, yes I know," he responds sarcastically.

"Yeah, and I don't think you've told me everything."

He stays silent.

I roll my eyes. "Anthony, what's really up with John? I know he's more of your friend than mine but I still care for him like a sister. So please, love of my life, tell me what the hell is going on?"

"Okay, fine. Ever since I met you , he's been acting weird. For example, when you met them for the first time and he said something. What was it again?"

Hmm. I try to remember:

John pushes Flea aside and shakes my hand. " Well , hi there beautiful. I can see why he likes you. He also said you
play the electric guitar , is that right?"

"I remember him saying beautiful and if I played guitar."

"Yeah, that's another thing. He sorta developed feelings for you throughout the time we've been hanging out."

"Wait. Let me get this straight: So John likes me and because I'm with you , he knows I can't be with him , so he tries to kill himself?" I say in disbelief.

"Yeah, but I told him you were off limits. There's also something else."

"What is it now?"

"He once had a girlfriend. She was the most kindest person you would've ever met. Something tragic happened and she died. He just couldn't get over it. And you reminded him of her. This isn't the first time he's tried to commit suicide. But hopefully he won't do it again."

I tear up. "That's just terrible. He must be going through a lot of shit. I need to help him get over it. I have to be a sister to him, to guide him."

"That's really good. Maybe that would help ease the pain in a healthy way."

I stand to kiss him because I can't stand being mad at this adorable human being of mine . The door swings open.

"And to think, you guys said you weren't gonna have sex?" Flea says goofily.

We detached our lips to look at him.

"We weren't. We actually finished discussing something."

"Alrighty. Guys you can come in now!" He yells.

Chad and John come in and sit. I give John a thank -god -you're -alive smile.

He returns it and pushes his hair out of his face.

He actually looks kind of handsome, now that I can see his face. No, don't think of him that way. You love Anthony and he loves you.

I stare at Anthony , who apparently walked away to go to sleep.

"What do you guys wanna do for the rest of the night?" I ask.

Everyone looks at each other, then Chad puts a devious smile.

"Truth or Dare."

"Interesting choice of game, I must say. Anyone else has more ideas?"

Everyone nods.

"Great. Truth or Dare it is."