Forever.

•Chapter 62•

*Emily's POV*
"He's what?" I nearly yelled. "He's in the hospital!" Matt finally choked out. "We need to see him!" I said. Cameron and Matt's mom offered to drive. We all got to the hospital and Matt led us to the room James was in. We got to the room and James' mom was outside the door hysterically crying. The nurse told us to make the visit quick. She said that James had overdosed on narcotics. He tried to commit suicide? I knew things were tough for him, but I didn't think he would take it this far. Once I saw him I started balling my eyes out. He was on the hospital bead with IV's in his arms. He was sweating and desperately gasping for air. I ran over to his side and hugged him. "Emily." He barely said with a smile. "Oh James." I cried as I wiped the sweat from his forehead. Then Matt and Amanda came in. James looked kind of confused when he saw Amanda. Matt started to cry harder than he was before. Matt's head was in James' arm and he was crying harder and harder. By now Amanda started to cry too. I stepped out of the way so Amanda could talk to James. "I know that I did this to you..." She cried, "and I'm so so sorry." She said as she cried harder. "I don't really have time for holding grudges." Laughed James. "Friends?" Asked Amanda holding out her hand. "Friends." He said reaching to meet her hand. Then something happened. The monitor drew a long line. The sound was deafening. A sound I would never forget. The last sound I heard, as my best friend, James, died. "No!" I yelled. All I remember is everything going in immediate slow motion. I started crying harder and harder screaming his name. "James!" I yelled. "James..." I cried desperately. Then the nurses and doctors rushed in. They brought out the defibrillator and started to put it to James' chest. "Clear!" The doctor yelled. The nurses dragged Matt and I out of the room. "I didn't say goodbye!" I yelled as I pushed against the nurse. "I didn't say goodbye!" I yelled louder. "You need to calm down!" Yelled the nurse pushing me out of the room. "You can't be gone!" Cried Matt. "You just can't be!" Then the nurses escorted us to the waiting room. We all sat there. I started bouncing my legs. Matt chewed his nails. Amanda just cried. The boys just sat there in silence. Then I got the flashbacks. "Aye new kid!" I heard echoing in my head. "Hey guys, this is Emily, she's new." I smiled at that thought. "When everything was ok" I thought to myself. I felt a basketball hit my arm and the sound of James laughing. Then a nurse walked in. Matt and I stood up immediately. The nurse made her way over to James' mom. She said something that wasn't clear. But then James' mom started to cry harder and harder. Then it was clear. The confirmation of James' death. Then one last memory popped into my head, "Friends."