And just like I promised here is chapter 4, but here is a little warning for you, this chapter does include so serious stuff, so please if you are a kid reading this, I am strongly advising that you don't.
While Nosedive was in his room sleeping, Wildwing was telling everyone about what happened earlier.
"So he just walked in, apologized to Canard, asked him to be his friend, then walked into his room to do his homework?"
"Yeah Duke, that's what happened."
"I am sensing that the aura around my little friend is cloudy. He doesn't seem himself at all."
"I don't know, I mean it was weird, and Dive did seem a little off, but I don't want to jump to conclusions until I have too, the last thing I want him to think is that I being overprotective again."
While they were talking, Nosedive staggered into the kitchen, leaning onto Phil's arm.
"Hey look who I found?"
The team turned and just started at their youngest member, who looked like he had the energy of an old man.
Wildwing jumped from the table and led his brother to the nearest chair
"Nosedive what happened, you looked fine an hour ago, why do you look so pale, and why are you sweating?''
"Bro once the room stops spinning, I will answer all your questions."
Canard was about to ask some more questions, when Tanya walked into the kitchen, holding the phone.
"Wildwing, you are wanted on the phone."
"Tanya, can you take a message, I'm busy with Dive."
"Its Bobby's brother, Jeremy, he said its really important. Take the call into the living room and we'll watch him."
Taking a deep breath, Wildwing looked over at his baby brother, who was now sleeping on the table, grabbed the phone, and left the room.
"Hello"
"Wildwing, hey its Jeremy.
"Hi Jeremy, what's up?"
"There is no easy way to say this, so I am just going to say it…Bobby passed away. I came home from work and there he was on the floor not breathing, and by the time he got to the hospital, he was pronounced dead."
"Jeremy, I am so sorry, do they know what caused it?"
"Yeah…it was a drug and alcohol overdose. I knew he was starting to have a problem, I recognized the signs, but I didn't do anything, because we always used to fight about how I wasn't a parent."
Wildwing closed his eyes, and thought back to all the times, him and Nosedive would fight because he was acting like a parent.
"Jeremy if there is anything I can do, please tell me."
"Yeah actually can you tell Nosedive, I know they were close."
" I will."
" Thanks and Wildwing, another thing you can do, is just every chance you get hold your baby brother and tell him how much he means to you."
With tears in his eyes, Wildwing hung up the phone and just sat on the couch and silently cried.
After a few minutes, Phil walked in and spotted his captain crying.
"Wildwing what's wrong?"
Taking deep breaths and drying his eyes, Wildwing looked at Phil
"I need you to bring Nosedive in here please."
Phil nodded and a few seconds later, Nosedive walked in.
"Bro, what's going on, why did Jeremy call you?"
Taking more deep breaths, Wildwing looked up and noticed Dive looking better than before.
"I need you to sit down because I have to ask you some questions and its important that you tell me the truth, is that clear?"
Sitting down and nodding his head, Wildwing continued
"First off, did you know Bobby was using?"
"Yes, he came into the comic book store last night, stoned and drunk, so I gave him a ride home."
"Ok, the reason I asked, was because Jeremy came home and found Bobby on the floor covered in blood. He was pronounced dead by the time he got to the hospital. It was drug and alcohol poison, the stuff he was taking ate a way his insides."
The rest of the team came into the room, just as Wildwing finished telling Nosedive.
"Kid I am so sorry is there anything you want to talk about, because we are all hear for you."
"I know Duke, and thanks but if that's ok, I think ill just go into my room, and make some calls."
Wildwing got up and pulled his baby brother into a hug and refused to let go until Dive started crying.
"Why did he do that bro? He saw what his brother went through, why didn't he talk to anyone?"
"Aww baby bro, I don't know why he didn't talk to anyone. Sshh its ok, I'm right here."
"Don't let go of me, please Wildwing, don't let me go."
"I wont baby bro, Ill hold you until you tell me not too."
With tears in their eyes, the rest of the team joined in on the hug, and showed Nosedive, that he wasn't going through this alone.
After finally falling asleep, in his brother's arms, Wildwing picked him up and carried him into his room, with the promise that if he needed anything, he would be there in a heartbeat. When he closed the door and Dive made sure that no one would interrupt him, he quietly got out of bed, took out the bottle of sleeping pills and instead of taking the usual 1, he took 3 then climbed back into bed and went to dreamless sleep.