guardian angel || the outsiders fanfic♡

thirteen.

***Bailey's POV***

I wake up in a soft white bed. I roll my head over to either side and see Victoria in an identical bed next to mine, still asleep. I could easily identify this place as a hospital from the frequent visits I've made here in the last few weeks. I face the ceiling and try to remember why I'm here this time.

Oh, wait. Johnny's dead.

I sit up and ignore the blaring headache I have. I swing my legs over the bed and place my bare feet on the hardwood floor.

Eventually, the pain gets numbed out and all I feel is my feet on the ground. I can hear my breaths, but that's about it.

There's a large, open window on one of the walls near my bed. The white curtains sway slightly with the wind. I look down the long lines of thousands of bricks that lead to the ground.

I'm two stories up.

I lean against the window sill. I could end it all right here. I could be with Johnny again.

But, I've attempted this before, and it didn't work. 

This time I'm not coming back. I'm going to leave for good.

I push myself away from the window and close my eyes as I fall.

Except this time, I don't black out before I hit the ground.

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***Victoria's POV***

My sleep is interrupted by a gust of wind flowing into a room I'm unfamiliar with. I turn my head and see Bailey push herself out of the window.

I quickly get up and rush over, seeing her just as she hit the ground. Her body spasms and I almost puke it's so gruesome.

I take a step back and regain some composure so I can tell someone what just happened.

I race down the hallways and yell for nurses. I finally get the attention of 2 boys, one who I recognize as one of the guys who helped kids up at the church. The other one looks like him, just slightly older.

"Excuse me, do you know Bailey Cade?" I ask, completely out of breath.

They snap around and look at me as if I have 2 heads.

"Yes..." The taller one says uncertainly.

"Please, you have to help me, she just threw herself out a window.."

Now they look at me as if I have 4 heads.

"No... Johnny being dead was just too much for her..." The shorter one says.

"Two-Bit, we have to get Two-Bit, they had a special connection, didn't they?" The taller one asks.

The other one nods and they run to the nearest phone. In the meantime, I get a person at the front desk to gurney her into a new room. I then change out of my hospital gown and into my clothes I had before. I need to shower, I'm covered in ash.

I slowly walk into Bailey's room. Her mangled body is hooked up to every possible machine. I sit next to her and hold her bruised hand. Her heart monitor beats slowly, and it's surprisingly comforting.

"Hey girl," I say soothingly. I say nothing and give her silence.

Then it finally clicks that Johnny and Bryce are dead.

And I scream.