Chapter 14
James quietly shut the door behind him as Kendall, Carlos, and he exited Logan's room. James couldn't shake off what had just happened. This wasn't right; Logan wasn't supposed to be so… evil, so cruel to others.
Kendall held on to his injured hand and stared at it. "Why would he do that?" He whispered, feeling as though something had broken inside of him. Logan wasn't alright, he was far from okay. There was a seriously amount of recovering Logan had to do, and Kendall was afraid Logan wouldn't be able to survive that long. Kendall tried not to think about Logan… dying, but he just couldn't shake it out of his mind.
Carlos looked back and forth between Kendall and James. He was so scared and so confused. He thought Logan was alright back there. He was sitting up, and talking normally. And then, all out of the blue, he just… attacked. He was like an animal now, and Carlos didn't know why.
"I don't know, Kendall." James replied, surprising himself and Kendall. James hadn't spoken to Kendall in a long while, and this was all it took for him to start conversing with Kendall again? Kendall knew James didn't forgive him yet; and he didn't forgive James yet, either. But at least they were working together now. They needed to stick together more than they ever had.
The three boys walked silently out the hospital, so scared and confused. More than they ever had been. Why was this happening to Logan? Logan was their best friend, but he seemed like he was drifting away ever since that bat had bit him. He seemed so far off, in his own different world.
When Kendall thought about it, he didn't even know the last time him and Logan had talked privately together. Sure, they had talked together, but Kendall had never bothered to ask Logan if he was feeling okay. Maybe then, he would've told his secret. Maybe then he could've been saved. He felt so guilty about that, and now he wished that he'd at least stopped to check on Logan once in a while. Maybe this wouldn't have happened.
James thought back to the argument he'd had with Kendall. He had blamed Logan for this. Now he could see that it wasn't right at all. It wasn't Logan's fault. He was just worried that they might worry too much about him. No one like being babied all that much, and Logan wasn't an exception. If anything, this was James's fault. He'd blamed Logan, and now this is what came back at him. Logan bit Kendall's hand. That wasn't an everyday normal thing. James had been so selfish, and still was. He wished he hadn't been so conceited and cared only about himself. Maybe this wouldn't have happened.
Carlos bit his lip and looked down at his shoes. Logan's horrible behavior was all his fault. Maybe if he hadn't dared Logan to go into that cave, he wouldn't have gotten bitten. This was his fault. If he hadn't been so stupid as to dare Logan to go inside that cave, Logan would still be alright. Carlos knew he was to blame for this… He had caused this. Why did he always mess up? He tried so hard not to, but he still got Logan into a hospital. Stupid, stupid him. If he was smarter, then everything would still be okay. Maybe this wouldn't have happened.
The three boys, each filled with guilt, got into their lonely looking car, and drove away from their biggest nightmare.
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Carlos looked out the window and saw things he normally saw. People walking around on sidewalks, talking and laughing with each other. Completely oblivious to the fact that someone so important was slowly dying under their eyes. He just hoped he got home soon, so he could just lie in his bed and cry himself to sleep. He hated crying in front of him friends, because they never cried in front of him. If they could be strong, he just had to stop being a baby and man up.
We're halfway there. Carlos thought to himself silently. He smiled as he thought of the song he'd always sang with his three best friends. If he was thinking correctly, Logan even sang that line once in a concert of something. Suddenly, Carlos thought of something important. Not as important as Logan, but something almost as important.
"Hey, guys?" He said, his voice coming out quieter than he'd expected.
Kendall stared at his younger friend. "Sup?" He said.
"What about out band? What about Gustavo and Kelly and all the fans and, and-"
"I'll call him right now." Kendall said, whipping out his phone and pressing the number 4. "G" for Gustavo, right? In a few ring, an angry Gustavo picked up.
"Dog! Where have you been? YOU HAVEN'T SHOWN UP IN DAYS!" He shouted angrily. Kendall didn't bother pointing out that Gustavo should've at least called, and reminded them to come. It wasn't like they were ditching him; it was for a very serious reason.
"Gustavo, Logan's in the hospital." Kendall said slowly, so Gustavo could fully understand in the midst of his anger.
"Then why- WHAT?" Gustavo shouted. It was so loud; Kendall winced when his ears started ringing. He heard something going on the other side of the line. Then, someone else answered.
"Hey, Kendall. It's Kelly. Gustavo's freaking out, and why is Logan at the hospital?" She asked, a concerned tone in her voice.
"He got bitten by a bat that time we went to Brazil. We thought he was fine, but he wasn't… Kelly, Logan has rabies. And it's bad. Horrible." Kendall explained, his voice shaking. Carlos reached over and put his head on Kendall's shoulder. Kendall took a deep breath, and kept on going. "I don't think the band can keep going on, Kelly." He said, admitting what he most didn't want to admit.
"I'll talk to Gustavo and Griffin about it, alright? Just don't worry, and don't stress out about all this, okay? I hope Logan gets better." Kelly said, her voice covered in shock. Kendall murmured something into the phone, and then hung up.
James froze. The band was ending? All his hard work… ending just like that? They could at least wait until Logan was better. They couldn't end Big Time Rush. Not yet, not so soon… James just stared out at the window, ignoring everything around him.
Suddenly, a huge semi-truck came towards their car. It was then that Kendall noticed that they were on the wrong side of the road. James was supposed to be driving, but he was just sitting there frozen.
"James! Watch out!" Kendall cried, taking his seatbelt off and trying to reach the steering wheel. He held it firmly and whipped it to the other side. Their car swerved onto the correct lane, missing the vehicle by inches. Kendall sat back down, breathing heavily. James quickly parked to the side, his face still with fear and shock. He'd almost killed them. If Kendall hadn't come, they would've all been killed.
"I'm… I'm sorry." James whispered. Kendall had saved them.
"Thank you so much, Kendall." He looked back at Kendall, smiling. Kendall had saved them.
"No problem, buddy. You kinda froze there for a second or two." He joked, trying to lighten up the mood. Kendall had been scared. Terrified. But all of them were okay, and that's all that mattered. They were all okay.
"You okay, bud?" Kendall asked, putting his arm around Carlos. He Latino boy looked a bit shaken, but was otherwise okay.
"Yeah. We almost died, Kendall. I was so scared." He admitted softly. They were about to die, and just leave Logan like that in his… condition. He sniffled, and blinked back his tears.
"It's alright, buddy. We're all fine, right?" James said softly. Carlos nodded.
"Well, I guess we'd better be heading back home, right? And this time, James, please don't try to crash into semi-trucks again." Kendall joked, trying to lighten up the mood yet again. James grinned and started the engine back up.
The three got home safely. Kendall and James were feeling happier than they'd had all week long. They'd survived the near death experience they'd just had. But most importantly, they had finally forgiven each other.
A/N- Wow… that' was intense! And you'll find out more about that Gustavo and the band thing in the next few chapters!
And do you guys notice anything funny about Logan's room number? 227? Cuz there is something kinda funny about it! ;)
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