White ceiling tiles came into view as Ellis slowly opened his heavy eyelids. His arms felt heavy and there was perspiration building around his lips as he breathed into an oxygen mask. He moved his head a bit to look around and saw Rochelle's hand reach out to removed the mask.
"Ellis…?" She asked cautiously.
"W-what happened?" He asked, his eyes still feeling heavy.
"You were shot sweetie…Do you remember?"
He sat up a bit feeling a sharp pain in his chest.
"Hnn…The last thing I remember was…" He winced and then looked up.
Standing around his bed he saw all his closest friends. Coach, Rochelle, Zoe; Even Fracis and Luis. It wasn't until his eyes landed on Nick that his memory began to return.
"W-what the hell is he doing here?" He asked, a lump in his throat.
Nick looked immediately stunned. It was at that unfortunate moment that Abby walked through the door.
"GET THEM OUT OF HERE!" Ellis shouted.
He lashed out his arm in anger but immediately regretted it holding his wound in pain.
"W-who shot me?! Was it Nick or Abby!"
"Neither! Ellis, don't you remember what I said to you before you passed out?" Nick pleaded.
"I remember you and Abby making out on my bed! I know I had told you to move in there with her, but I thought you'd be at least a little conflicted!" His lip trembled uncontrollably. "You're a liar…" He whispered. "You made me think you cared about me, but as long as you have someone to screw it doesn't matter does it?"
"Zephyr shot you! Before you passed out you told me you…You made it seem like…" Nick began to realize that the last thing Ellis had actually said to him was that he didn't want to see him.
"I don't remember that." Ellis shook his head. "And it doesn't matter. I'm tired, and I've come back to you for the last time. I don't want to see you anymore."
"El-"
"Nick, I'm sorry but he needs to rest. Can you comeback later once he has calmed down?" Rochelle said softly.
"Don't bother." Ellis lay back down on his pillow with his arm draped over his eyes. "I-I can't breath…I can't take this anymore."
Nick turned and walked out of the room.
"Can every one just leave me alone for a while?" Ellis asked. "Just for a while…"
Without a word his friends left the room. He found himself in silence with nothing but a bullet wound to the chest and a broken heart.