"I`m not crazy, I shouldn`t be here" James kept muttering over and over.
"I`m not crazy…"
"I`M NOT CRAZY!" He yelled, thinking that somehow if his voice grew louder, Kendall and Logan would hear him, believe him, apologize for their mistake and they`ll go home.
"Geez James, lower your voice, would you?"
James didn`t even flinch at the sudden voice, he was used to Ana popping out of the blue at the most random times; looking up, his eyes met Ana`s and…Mia`s?
Now THAT was weird, Ana and Mia usually tortured him by separate, he`d never seen them together; he did his best to ignore them, lowering his voice, still muttering over and over.
His head snapped up when he heard annoying giggles coming from both girls, probably laughing at him, like every other time. He couldn`t help but feel curious though.
"What are you talking about?"
Ana`s expression remained stoic as she answered, yes she was surprised, James barely interacted with them, he would usually ignore them.
"Oh, you know, just making a little bet" she said casually.
James frowned in confusion. A bet?
"A bet? About what?"
"Which one of your friends will leave you first" Mia spoke for the first time, her voice filled with malignance. Her icy, cold blue eyes staring into his soul.
"What!?"
James was furious, how could they?
He could take their insults, their comments always filled with hatred, but he couldn`t help seeing red when they brought his friends up.
"They`d never leave me! We promised to always be there for each other!"
"But that`s where you`re wrong Jamie, they will leave you, eventually, when they get tired of dealing with a pathetic wreck like you!" Ana whispered in his ear angrily.
The pretty boy snapped his eyes shut, trying to block her voice.
"Haven`t you learned your lesson with Mommy and Daddy? They`re the living proof; everybody always leaves you in the end" Mia added.
He whimpered in denial.
"Even Shane left you" growled Ana.
"Shut up! Don`t you dare mention that bastard to me!" James finally snapped, his vision started to cloud, he could only see red.
Ana and Mia seemed unaffected by the boy`s anger though, grinning smugly.
"Aw, you really loved him, right? Too bad he left your sorry ass right after he finished fucking you!" Mia yelled into his ear.
"SHUT UP!"
A bloody scream brought Logan and Kendall out of their thoughts, they looked at each other with concern when Kendall took off running to the schizophrenic`s room.
He slammed the door open and found James, holding a razor to his neck.
"J-James, what are you doing?" the blonde shrieked, struggling to form each word. Eyes glued to the razor, the one that was dangerously grazing James`s throat.
Kendall knew all it would take was one swift move and James would be gone.
"I can`t anymore, Kenny. I can`t" the broken boy sobbed as he tightened his grip on the razor.
Kendall`s heart wrenched in pain as James addressed him with his childhood nicknames, one that soon died after James stopped having nightmare about his parents fighting and hitting each other.
James was scared, he was hurt, broken and Kendall could only stare helplessly as his best friend, his brother broke to pieces in front of his own eyes.
Flashbacks and flashes of their friendship, their bond passed before his eyes and suddenly a glint of determination set on his eyes, he wasn`t gonna let his best friend die, not on his watch.
Before Kendall even had time to do anything though, a loud slam was heard, bringing both boys back to reality as they stared at the door.
There, entering the room was Carlos Garcia.