I sped down the freeway in the pitch black night, the moon shining on my face as the tears cascaded their way down my cheeks. My best friend Shaun was in the back seat, dead, or dying at least. I don't even know what happened, I heard a bang and I ran outside to find him there, dying.
I parked at the hospital and quickly got out and grabbed Shaun out, he was so heavy, but I managed to hold him in my arms. I raced into the emergency ward.
"HELP!" I called for the nurse, I started to cry again as I began.
"M-My friend Shaun Diviney, I-I don't know what happened. I just found him like this" I held back my sobs as much as I could.
"oh dear. MARIE, GEORGE, HELP!" a doctor and another nurse came running over, taking him from my arms.
"Go stay in the waiting room, we'll tell you when we're done" the nurse said, I just nodded and walked into the waiting room, sitting there, resting my face in my palms. I sniffed as more tears started to fall. He's my best friend and I was losing him, I've lost him enough as it is already, we hadn't spoken in months. He pushed me out, I pushed him out. Why did this have to happen to me? Sure, I'm all happy and stuff when I'm with my friends, but if I lost Shaun for good. I'd be miserable even around my friends. I'd miss him so much, that smile, that laugh, just him as a person.
"Excuse me, does Mr. Diviney have any family members or a significant other? If so you should call them, it'd be best" the nurse said, I looked up at her. Shit, Brooke.
"Y-Yeah, he does, I'll call them" I pulled my phone out as she nodded and walked away, I dialled Shaun's home phone and held the phone to my ear. No answer. I sighed, where the fuck is Brooke. I dialled Shaun's mums place and held my phone to my ear again.
"Hello?" his brother, Luke, answered.
"Hey Luke, i-is uh" I sniffed. "is your mum there?"
"yeah, what happened Andy?" he started to sound worried.
"nothing, just pass the phone to your mum"
"alright" he said in an annoyed tone. "MUM!" he yelled, I heard them talking when suddenly.
"Andy? What happened? You okay?"
"Y-Yeah, it's Shaun…that's not" I said softly.
"w-why? What happened to my baby boy?"
"I-I heard a bang, I ran outside and I found him, d-…dying" I sniffed as a few tears escaped my eyes again.
"O-Oh no, Shaun, is he-is he okay?"
"No idea, I think I'll find out sooner or later"
"I-I'll come down there I should be there in under 5 minutes"
"Okay…a-and do you know where Brooke is?"
"she's here with the dog and she's in the lounge, here, I'll give the phone to h-"
"no, no, can you tell her? I'll see you soon, alright?"
"alright, see you soon, bye"
"bye" I hung up the phone and sighed. What happened to you Shaun?
Shaun's mum came running in a few minutes later, Shaun's brothers and Brooke behind. I stood up, Shaun's mum hugged me tight, I smiled and hugged her back, I pulled away and looked at her, she looked so worried.
"It'll be okay" I comforted her, she smiled at me and walked up to the front counter, probably asking about Shaun, Brooke ran up to me, she looked like a mess.
"WHAT THE FUCK DID YOU DO TO MY BABY!? I LOVE HIM, WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS TO HIM YOU JERK!" She yelled, slapping my cheek, ow, ok.
"E-Excuse me? I did nothing to him! I found him, dying Brooke and you know I wouldn't DARE touch him"
"kay" she sat down in the waiting room, I sat next to her and sighed.
"Brooke, I don't know what I did to make you hate me so much, but whatever it is, I'm sorry"
"whatever Andy, you shouldn't even be relevant" she grabbed a magazine from the table next to her, flipping through it. I didn't want to reply to that. Why was she such a bitch? I looked over at Shaun's brothers, they were just playing on their iPhones, I looked up at the TV, not even watching it, my mind was worrying about Shaun, this wasn't fair, what so ever.
The doctor walked in, his face was blank, oh no. I stood up, my heart was in a knot, waiting for him to speak.
"He's okay, just resting, you can go in and see him soon, he hit his head so that's why he was so out when you found him, the shot wound isn't bad at all"
"thank fuck" I sighed in relief, my heart beating normally again.
"thank god, my baby" Brooke said, slightly more happy.
"my boys okay!" Shaun's mum said in delight, I half smiled, my best friends alive.
We all walked into Shaun's hospital room.
"BABY!" Brooke yelled, running to him and hugging him.
"ow...h-hey baby" he kissed her cheek softly.
"who did this to you?" Liam asked.
"I-…Just some dude, I think he was some drug addicted bastard or something" Shaun said, patting Brooke's hair slowly. I felt so out of place here.
"all that matters in that you're good now" his mum said, I looked around awkwardly, I felt kind of claustrophobic. I made my way out the door.
"Andy! wait" Shaun began, I bit my lip and turned around.
"come on, let's give these two some alone time" Shaun's mum said, they all walked out, Brooke gave me a bitch stare, why is she always a bitch to me but nice to everyone else? I walked back in slowly and closed the door.
"Andy…thank you"
"you're welcome" I said softly, walking to his bed side, he grabbed my hand, I looked at our hands.
"no seriously, I could be dead right now, thank you Andy" he said, I looked into his eyes quickly then looked down again.
"grab a chair…" he said, I grabbed the chair in the room and sat in it, our hands still held together.
"I want to apologise for pushing you away the way I did and I hope you can come over in a couple days and you know, catch up?"
"sure…as long as Brooke's not there, since she hates my guts"
"yeah, Brooke's a funny bunny" he laughed and bit his lip.
"I guess so" I laughed, we heard a knock on the door, Brooke poked her head in seconds later, Shaun let go of my hand and itched his head.
"H-Hey baby" he smiled
"Hey" she smiled then looked at me flatly, I got off the chair and she sat down on it, grabbing Shaun's hand.
"I'm so happy you're alive" she started.
"yeah…so am I…" he said, I don't wanna be here, I started to walk out the door.
"Andy wait!"
"I'll see you in a couple days Shaun! Bye!" I walked out and back to my car, making my way back home.