Chapter Nine:So I wait 'til Kingdom Come. All the highs and lows have gone. A little bit longer and I'll be fine.~A Little Bit Longer by The Jonas Brothers

There was white everywhere. A blinding light and an emotion he hadn't felt in a while. It wasn't peace or joy or safe, more a mixture of all in one emotion. He was surprised. People who committed suicide were immediately sentenced to hell. And he knew if he was in hell there wouldn't be these surroundings. An echoing silence and a chorus of voices filled his ears at the same time.
Then it all went black again.

Nick's eyelids felt heavy as he tried to open them. He squinted against the harsh, bright lights. For a minute he thought he might be in heaven again. Especially since the walls were painted white. When he was more awake he turned his head and realized he was laying on a hospital bed again. He was in a singles room, the only other person in the room was Meredith, who was asleep on a chair pulled up next to his bed. Her legs were stretched out so that her feet were resting on the side of his bed.
He shifted and nudged her feet a couple of times to wake her up. She yawned and stretched her arms. She blinked, "Nick?"
"Mer? What's going on?" he asked, his voice hoarse and cracking a little. Tears sprang to her eyes. "Oh my God, you're awake. Listen, I'll be right back I'm just gonna go get your doctor." Nick stopped her. "First could you help me to the bathroom?" he croaked. Mer fidgeted,"Look, I don't know if I'm allowed to unhook you from those monitors Nick. Let me get the doctor." Nick whined but nodded, letting her run quickly.

A little bit later Mer came back with a woman in scrubs. "I could only find your nurse but she'll talk to you OK?" Nick nodded again. The nurse smiled.
"Nicholas, I have a lot to brief you over. You were found by your sibling after attempting suicide." Nick rolled his eyes. He decided not to correct her at that point because his mind was really focused on his bladder. "When you cut your hip deeply you ended up hitting a vein. With the depth of the cut you're lucky you only did the damage you did. Any deeper and you would have severed the vein and we would have had to amputate. But that didn't happen. Also you lost a lot of blood and flat lined once on the way over." That explained the view of heaven.
"We have you stitched up and you'll be a little sore in the hip from a little internal bleeding. We had to give you some transfusions too, to make up for the lost blood.

"Now, are you hungry? It's close to lunch and you can pick something off the menu next to your bed." Nick shook his head. "Right now I just need to go." The nurse smiled. "That's fine too. Just roll your IV stand in there with you. I'd advise you to leave the door cracked in case your sister has to help you at all." The nurse left the room and Nick waddled as fast as he could to the bathroom, trying to keep his bladder from exploding on the floor.
While Nick was relieving himself Mer pulled out his phone.

DMJ2-Guys, he's awake.
DJDanja-Let me finsh mah nilla milkshake reel quik :)
PKJ2- Nice grammar Joe. On my way there Mer!

Mer closed the phone and in seconds Kevin was there. He spotted the empty bed and his eyes widened. Meredith motioned toward the bathroom door and Kevin sighed with relief. Joe stepped in the room a few moments later, slurping on his shake. Mer frowned and pointed at him. "I thought you were going to finish that before you came?" Joe nodded, "I was, then Kevin insulted my grammar skills so I had to come insult his face." Kevin shook his head and laughed. "Oh very mature Joe."
Nick smiled as he walked back into the room. "Hey guys." he said, quietly.
"Hey Elmo." Joe said. Meredith rolled her eyes. "It's emo." Joe shook his head. "No," he argued. "Elmo. He was red and acting crazy."

Nick rolled the idea around in his mind. He shrugged,"That makes sense." Kevin placed a hand on Nick's forehead. Nick swiped at it, laughing. Meredith spoke up,"Um, Nick? You kinda forgot about the concert last night."
Nick slapped a hand to his forehead. "Oh crap. We had to cancel?" Kevin shook his head. "Don't even worry about it. Just go lay down and rest. You need it." Nick nodded and went. The other three went out into the hall.
"Mer he totally did not need to hear that." Kevin whispered.
"I'm sorry. I just was going to tell him about what went on while he was knocked out." she said just as quietly. Kevin rubbed at his eyes, "OK, did you tell him anything else?" Mer shook her head. "Nope, the nurse did." Kevin stared at her.
"She didn't tell him about how he-?" Mer nodded. "Oh my gosh, how'd he take it?"
"Surprisingly well." Joe spoke up, "Guys, why are we whispering?" Mer and Kevin looked at him. "What?" he said. "The doctors all know and stuff. I just want to know why we're being so secretive." Kevin shrugged, "Habit, I guess. OK, so Nick knows about that. But, let's please not tell him about how Disney's taking the news just yet. Give him time to adjust." The other two nodded and shook hands to seal the deal. They went back into their brother's room.

"Guys, can we talk?" Nick asked.

Author Note: Mwah hahahahaha! Another cliffie! And I wont update again until I recieve a review.