A Little Bit Longer and We'll Be Fine
Disclaimer: You guys should know this by now. I sadly don't own anything except for the song on my ipod. I wish, like every other girl in America(throughout the world!) that I knew and owned a Jonas Brother(change that…how about all 3!). Hehe. Um…I do own Niki and the guitar I used in the story. Reviews are appreciated. Love ya! :)
Dedication: This story is dedicated to my best friend, co-author, and partner-in-crime Niki. She's written me like 4 stories, and I think I owe her one. I love you, Niki! :)
Chapter 1
It was the beginning of the school day at Horace Mantis Academy. My 4 morning classes were canceled due to the state test requirement for the underclassmen. I sat in the atrium…slightly depressed from the doctor's news. I hadn't been feeling that great over the past month, and I was constantly thirsty and drastically losing weight. Both my friends and family were worried, so my mom made me a doctor's appointment the first chance she got. Yesterday the doctor got the results back from my recent test. He told me that I have Type 1 Diabetes. Great. *How could this have happened?* I kept thinking to myself when I got the news. I needed to vent my frustrations. I pulled out my guitar and started singing.
Got
the news today
Doctors said i had to stay
A little bit
longer and I'll be fine
When i thought it'd all be done
When
I thought it'd all been said
A little bit longer and I'll be
fine.
I tried to fight the tears, but I lost. As I regained my composure, I started singing again.
Got
the news today All this time goes by
Doctors said i had to stay
A little bit
longer and I'll be fine
When i thought it'd all be done
When
I thought it'd all been said
A little bit longer and I'll be
fine.
But you don't know what you got 'til it's gone
And
you don't know what it's like to feel so low
And everytime you
smile you laugh you glow
You don't even know, know, know.
You
don't even know
Still no reason
why
A little bit longer and I'll be fine.
Waitin' on a cure
But none of them are sure
A little bit longer
and I'll be fine
But you don't know what you got 'til
it's gone
You don't know what its like to feel so low.
As I started singing, I heard a voice behind me harmonizing. I looked up and stopped singing.
As I looked up through the tears, I saw Nick Lucas looking at me in wonder. I also saw that he had tears in his eyes. Nick Lucas…the boy from the band Jonas. He was in my English Literature class, but we've never really had the chance to talk much until this year. He came over and sat next to me. "Hi, Niki. What's up?" he asked, fighting the tears from falling. As he walked over to sit next to me, I tried to wipe the tears away. "Hey, Nick. I'm okay. Been a lot better. How are you?" I asked, through the fresh tears that threatened to fall. "I'm okay. Little bit bored with classes being canceled. My brothers stayed in the cafeteria, but I wanted to sing for a while. Came here, and I found you." he said, the tears still there. I saw that he was trying to be brave. "Awesome. If you want me to leave for a while so that you can play, then I will." I said. I didn't want to get in the way of this boy genius from writing a song. "Why were you playing that song?" he asked, the tears almost fallen now. As I responded, I noticed that he was pulling out his guitar. "This song is so perfect to describe my feelings right now." Fresh tears had just begun to fall over where the dry tears now lie. "Wow. May I ask why?" he asked as he put guitar back down into the case and wiped my tears away. "I just found out yesterday that I'm diabetic. It really sucks!" I said. I was amazed at how easy he was to talk with. I heard stories around the HMA campus that the Lucas brothers were stuck up and difficult to talk with. Well, I just found out that the rumor was false. "Aww! I'm so sorry." he whispered as he pulled me into his arms, "It does suck. I found out I'm type 1 about a year ago, and I wrote the song to help me cope." "Yeah. I'm so sorry for singing it. I should…" I was interrupted by Nick. "No. It sounded wonderful. Mind if I sing with you?" I responded. *Why was he being so nice to me?* I wondered. We picked up our guitars and started singing.
Got
the news today All this time goes by
Doctors said i had to stay
A little bit
longer and I'll be fine
When i thought it'd all be done
When
I thought it'd all been said
A little bit longer and I'll be
fine.
But you don't know what you got 'til it's gone
And
you don't know what it's like to feel so low
And every time you
smile you laugh you glow
You don't even know, know, know.
You
don't even know
Still no reason
why
A little bit longer and I'll be fine.
Waitin' on a cure
But none of them are sure
A little bit longer
and I'll be fine
But you don't know what you got 'til
it's gone
You don't know what its like to feel so low.
As we played, Nick noticed that I was playing a chord wrong. He grinned and took my hand. As he positions it on the right strings, he quickly pulls his hand away. *Wonder if he felt that spark or if I'm just daydreaming?* I ask myself. As if at the same time, I blush and look away. As I look out of the corner of my eye, I saw a blush on Nick's cheeks as well. As I look back, I see him smiling at me. *I wonder if she felt that spark, or am I just daydreaming?* he thought to himself.
And every time you smile you
laugh you glow And you don't know what you got 'til
it's gone.
You don't even know, know, know.
You don't even know, know, know.
You don't
even know, no
Don't know what it's like to feel so low,
yeah!
I stopped suddenly, and slouched over my guitar. As the tears started falling uncontrollably, Nick stopped. He quickly grabbed our guitars, put them on a case, and pulled me into his arms. He let me stay and cry in his arms for as long as I wanted without complaining. I don't know if he felt it, but I could tell that I definitely felt something more than friendship. Maybe I was just dreaming, or the emo-depressive girl was hallucinating. As I dried my tears, I looked up at Nick. *Was he always that cute?* I thought to myself. As I looked into his eyes, he kept hugging me. After a few more minutes, I felt ready to sing again. *Wow…I just had a 20minute hug from him. Maybe I do like him more than I thought!* I thought before I responded. "Okay, Nick. I think I'm finally ready to sing." "O-okay. Are you sure?" he asked, concerned that the song might depress me more. "Yes, I think I'm sure." I was trying to reassure him, but it wasn't working too well. "Okay. Then, here you are." he said as he handed me back my guitar. "Thanks!" I smiled. As we started singing, I caught him looking at me and smiling.
As the bell rang for lunch, we packed up our guitars. We had spent the morning talking, singing, and well, me crying. I also noticed that Nick kept looking at me and smiling. He also looked a little shocked when the spark happened. At the beginning of the day, I knew Nick Lucas just from English Literature, but by the end of the morning, I knew that I had found a best friend in Nick Lucas. I was wondering if that spark was trying to signal something more than friendship. I was hoping it did. Did he? I guess that only time would tell.
