Promise Me...

Promise me.. Ch 35

~Noel's P.O.V.~

It's been a few days now. And the boys and I leave LA in 3 days. Then I'm home for a week (or possibly more) while they go off to someplace else. And then! We go to New York! Gosh I'm so excited!

My arm and head are doing much better. And I spoke with Elliot.. Everything is perfectly fine now. We're much better. My parents haven't called about anything so I suppose that means they haven't seen the news.

Right now I'm with Liam. We're alone on the couch because the boys went out to eat. I'm cuddled up beside him, under his arm. He sings to me softly as I sometimes do the same with him.

"Truly, madly, deeply I am.. Foolishly completely falling.." He quietly sang in my ear
"And somehow you kicked all my walls in.." I continue
"So baby say you'll always keep me.."
"Truly, madly, crazy, deeply in love.." I grin
"With you.." He smiled down at me

We rubbed noses a couple of times as the two of us giggled constantly. It's quiet for a while as we stay close together. Suddenly I had been getting a phone call..

"Who's that..?" He wonders as we stare down at the number
"I don't know.. Let's see.." I say as I tap the green 'accept' button

"Hello?"
"Hi is this Noel Strider?" A man spoke while I put the phone on speaker so now Liam can hear also
"Yes. This is her.." I sit up a little better and feel Liam's eyes on me
"Hi, this is the Los Angeles Zoo"
"Oh hello. What's up?" I ask
"Noel.. we're very sorry.." I could feel the man frowning
"Sorry? Sorry for what? Is everything alright?" I furrow my eyebrow
"Noel.. Joshua is.. Joshua is dead.." She quietly spoke

As he said the words, my heart dropped and shattered into a billion pieces inside of me. The phone slipped out of my hand as tears began to flood my eyes. I cover my mouth as Liam picks up my device.

"W-what do you mean..? What happened to h-him..?" I stutter trying to keep in my tears but it fails
"He got too sick.. He wasn't healthy.." He softly says but I push away the phone.

I quickly stand from my spot on the couch and dart into the bedroom and shut the door behind me. I fall into the bed and burry my head in the pillows. I scream and cry terribly.

How could this happen?? Why?? Joshua did nothing to deserve to be dead! I know I've known him for what seems like a short time but still! That golden creature has given me a friendship I could only dream of! And now it's gone!

All of the thoughts he consisted in, stained my mind. And when I think of the first time he got sick, I remember it to be after I left in October.. That was my fault. And ever since then.. Joshua has been getting worse.

Joshua's death.. Is practically my fault! I couldn't bare to think of this any longer though! I can't believe it! I curse myself for the things I did to him.. He didn't deserve that. No he didn't.

I cry and let out all of my rage into the pillows. My rage towards everything. Suddenly I hear a soft knock at the door and a turn at the knob. Then the door closes..

"Baby.. Noel are you okay love?" He asks, coming down into the bed next to me
"No! He's dead! Liam, Joshua is dead!" I keep my head right where it is
"I know.. I know. But.. Now he isn't suffering. Isn't that good?" He leans down closer to my head.

I gently nod but I'm too heart broken to say it. Liam's hand comes down onto my back before gripping around my waist. He pulls me close to his body and wraps me in a deadly tight hug.

My arms chain around him as I cry. And I tell him exactly how I feel at this moment. He listens to every word I have to say and gives me soothing words back.