We'll Never Fall Apart - (Joey Graceffa)

Chapter 7

Charlotte's POV

I'm still in the hospital and I can be released in 10 minutes. They gave me another EpiPen, just in case. I sit cross-legged on the bed and have a huge smile on my now, less swollen face. Mel enters the room and sits in the plastic chair near the door. She looks at me intently and says, "Why are you so happy?"

My smile disappears, "Oh it's nothing."

"C'mon tell me!"

"Okay, fine. When Joey came in here to say something to me, as he left....he said..." I get all smiley again,"you look beautiful!"

"OMG! Good for you! Now because of what just happened today, I'll let you have him, only on one condition..."

"And what is this condition?"

"I can be the maid of honor at your guys' wedding!"

"Yeah, okay, sure. I don't even know if he would want to date me. I mean, look at me." I stand up and slump over.

"Well now, you don't look your best, but according to him, you look beautiful!"

"I know! But I just don't get, why would he say that to-TO ME!?"

"I guess you're just that lucky girl."

I start getting all jumpy and squeal a little. Just then, a door flies open and a nurse enters look scared, "Is everything all right?!"

"Yeah, yeah, sorry. I was just getting excited, that's all."

"Oh, okay, I'll be out then." she leaves and it's now us again.

I sit back down and get out my phone, 1:27. I can leave in 5 minutes. I go into the bathroom to get changed back into my clothes. I get my purse and sunglasses and leave the room, looking for a doctor. I come across one and ask him, "Is it okay that I can leave now?"

"Okay, and what is your room number?"

"Uh," I turn around to check the golden numbers on my door, "135."

"Charlotte Simmons? Okay, you are allowed to leave now, I hope you feel better."

"Thanks so much." I leave with Mel by my side and we enter the parking lot.

"Crap, how are we going to get back to the hotel?"

"Don't worry, I'll call an Uber." She pulls out her phone and holds it up to her ear, "Hey, I would like a driver to pick up me and my friend at the Anaheim Hospital, please. All right, thank you. They'll be here in 15 minutes.

"Ugh!" I groan, "Now what are we supposed to do for 15 minutes?"

"Ummm, OH! I know! You can call the convention center and ask for the spot tomorrow!"

"Good thinking Mel." I grab my phone that I put in my purse earlier and dial their number, "Hey there, it's Charlotte Simmons and I was calling because I was supposed to do a meet up today, but something came in the way," I look at Mel because what I just said, she laughed, "and I would like to know, if I can squeeze in a meet and greet for tomorrow... Uh huh... Okay.... Great! Thank you so much!... 2pm? Sure thing... bye!" I hang up and shake Mel, "I have my second chance!!" My eyes fill with tears of joy and astonishment of what just happened in theses interesting 4 hours.

"Hey, Charlie, are you okay?"

"Yeah, I'm spectacular in fact!"

"I have something to tell you," Mel tells me looking serious.

"Umm, hit me!"

"Well when you were having your little meet and greet with the youtubers, the doctor pulled me aside and told me something quite relieving, but also scary."

"Tell me already! I'm getting nervous!"

"They told me if that you weren't treated any sooner, you would've..."

"Oh..." I trail off seeming terrified.

"I just thought if you actually went out there and did the meet up, you could've died in front of your fans."

"But if I were to die, I would like it there in front of the people who made my dream come true, but that would be weird and scary, wouldn't it?"

"Yeah, kind of." We both laugh even though this topic was serious as crap.

"But, I'm glad you passed out since you couldn't stop yourself from going to the hospital."

"Yeah, thank GOD!" I say sarcastically.

Around the corner, a dark car pulls up to the curb where we were standing like lost tourists, which we kind of are. I open up the back door and slide in along with Mel.

We get dropped off at the hotel and pay the driver. We walk into the lobby and head to the elevator. I press the button and step in. While waiting, I decide to get on twitter for a second. I turned off my notifications here at Vidcon, so I wouldn't get distracted. When the app pulled up, there was a huge number on the bell, meaning notifications, obviously. Everyone was tweeting me saying, ARE YOU OK? WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU!? I WAITED HERE FOR HOURS AND YOU DIDN'T EVEN SHOW UP! I chose to give my followers a little update of what just occurred. I put, 'Just a little disclaimer for the people who wanted to meet me, something serious happened and I am perfectly fine, don't worry! And I will do another meet up tomorrow, same place at 2pm! So, you didn't miss out on anything! (Smiley face emoji).' I hit send and it is now public. I get tweets instantly saying, tell us what happened, we want to know! I ignore those and turn off my phone. I enter my room and notice a lot of balloons and notes on my bed. I cover my mouth in shock. I run over to the pile of goodies and start reading the notes. They are from my viewers and some youtubers. They all say stuff like, get better and we missed you!

"Mel, why is this such a big deal, it's not like I got cancer?"

"Well, it's probably because it was a severe reaction and you could've died on this trip! And tomorrow is your 22nd birthday, for Christ's sake!"

"Oh yeah!" I burst into laughter, with all of this going on I forgot that I'll turn 22 tomorrow. I get to meet my fans on my birthday! Best. Present. Ever!

I continue to read the notes when one stands out, a green papered message. I scan over a couple of times to make sure I'm reading the note right. 'Hey Charlotte, it's Joey and I would like to know if you are busy on the 25th? :)' What. The. Hell?

"MEL, MEL, COME HERE!"

"What, what?!"

"Read this!" she looks over the paper and gives me a hug.

"Oh my God, Charlie, Joey likes yooouuuu!"

"Okay, yeah sure, what if he only wants to collab or only wants to be friends?"

"Well in that case, he can be mine again, right?"

"In that case, yes, but we'll see..." I turn around acting like I'm fabulous, "Wait, when do we leave?"

"Umm, the 25th, I think..."

"Shit, do you know what time?"

"6pm"

"Okay, I have a little time to talk to Joey, then again, he lives in L.A., right?"

"Yup, so you can see him there, too!"

"This is the best!"

"But, the real question here is that do you really like him- I mean if he turns out actually liking you back?"

"Oh haven't really thought about that..." Do I really like Joey? I mean he's freaking attractive, but what if he turns out different from the videos I've seen? What if he's a total douche? No, he wouldn't be. I've gotta think this through.

Look, I wrote another chapter within a day! Impressive. I might start doing Joey's pov soon, we'll see. Sorry this one was short. I just had to have a transition from the hospital. Let me know what you think and thanks for reading! - Lilah xx