She Turns Her Tears to Diamonds For Her Crown

Summary: The image of the breathing tube was seared in her brain.

Sequel to God Save the Prom Queen, Just Another Dressed Up Heartbreak, and She'd Trade It All for A Heart That's Whole.

Twoshot. The second part will be about Carly and Joss discussing things.

Cam groaned as he was awakened by quiet whimpers. He turned in the bed to see Josslyn beside of him, Trina on the girl's other side. After they'd met up with her at the hospital that morning upon finding out about Oscar, they'd come back here with she and her mother. Josslyn had clung to both of their hands desperately and neither could bear to part with her. They'd managed to help Carly keep Josslyn's mind off of what was going on with Oscar as best as they could and when it came night time, they'd all went to Josslyn's.

Cam threw Trina a pained look and gently reached out to shake Josslyn awake. "Joss. Joss, come on. You're having a nightmare."

Josslyn shot up with a cry and he caught her by the shoulders. She wilted against him in exhaustion, tears spilling from lovely blue eyes.

Trina moved in closer so that she and Josslyn's shoulders touched. "Josslyn? Are you okay?"

The blonde calmed a bit, raising her knees up under her chin, she wrapped her arms around them. "I'm okay. Sorry for waking you guys." She told them apologetically, sounding a bit breathless.

The other girl shook her head negatively, dark eyes wide. "Don't apologize. Everyone has nightmares. There's no shame in that."

Josslyn nodded and swallowed hard. "I just keep seeing Oscar with the tubes in his throat. I don't think I'll ever be able to get that out of my mind. It hurts to know that he can't even breathe on his own, now."

"It must've been terrifying." Cam murmured. He'd peered through the window of Oscar's room and it had been hard to see him hooked up to all of those machines. He couldn't imagine being in Josslyn's position and seeing it happen. His heart also ached for Oscar who he's sure never wanted Josslyn to have to see him like that.

"It was. The evening was going so good, too. You asked why we were at the courthouse. It was because we were trying to get a marriage certificate." Josslyn laughed. It sounded brittle even to her own ears. "I mean, I know that it sounds stupid, but Oscar wanted to experience everything he's going to miss out on. We were turned down, told to come back when we were older. So we kind of had our own ceremony. We went to our bridge where we'd first kissed and he gave me his lock from his locker. I locked it on the bridge and everything like the bridge in Paris. And he gave me a digital watch, telling me when it went to 11:11, he'd be thinking of me. He had just started the song I sang at the Nurses' Ball and we were dancing when he suddenly collapsed in my arms. I was so scared and he wouldn't wake up." Her voice was frantic and her breathing was ragged, eyes blown wide.

Trina's arm rubbed her back gently. "You don't need to talk anymore." She whispered gently. "Just calm down a bit, okay?"

Josslyn buried her head in Trina's shoulder. "I'm scared to even close my eyes, though." Her voice was muffled against her friend's slim shoulder. "Every single time I close my eyes, I see him and I can't even help him."

"You're not alone though, Josslyn." Cam finally said. "Trina are both here and we'll wake you up if you start having nightmares again. Besides, you aren't doing any good for Oscar by not sleeping. He'd want you to get some rest." He knew it was a low blow to use Oscar this way but it was one way to ensure that Josslyn would actually go back to sleep.

The girl in question gulped, calming down a bit as she laid on the bed and Cam and Trina laid down as well. "Thank you two for being here for me." She whispered quietly, eyes fluttering shut.


The next morning while Josslyn was in the shower, Trina and Cam took a seat at the counter in the kitchen while Carly busied herself with getting them coffee and orange juice.

"So," The woman said casually, pouring herself some juice. "How did my daughter sleep last night?"

It was clear to both of the teens that she was fishing for information, clearly worried about Josslyn.

"She had a nightmare last night." Trina answered truthfully. "About Oscar on the breathing tube. Cam and I got her to calm down and she told us about how scary it was. We got her to go back to sleep, though."

"I figured." Carly mumbled with a nod. "I know the fact that he needs to be on that damn thing. Thanks for being there for her, you two. It makes me feel good to know that you both care about her so much."

"Of course, Mrs. Corinthos." Cam answered, feeling overcome with emotion.

The three of them didn't speak much after that as they waited for Josslyn to come downstairs so they could go to the hospital. They all just promised themselves that they'd be there for the girl.