I'll hold on till' May

Chapter 4

Kellins POV:

I heard the door to my hospital room open and turned to see the hispanic brunette standing at the doorway. "Kellin?" he started off.
I studied him carefully. Even though I can't really remember parts of what happened, I do remember this young man and how he saved me. However, I don't remember or know why I let him.
His name, if I'm not mistaking, is Vic. I heard him say it while introducing himself the day before yesterday on the rooftop.
He looked at me with a warmed expression and I realized that I hadn't yet responded to his presence.
I stared at him for about a minute longer then looked down at my hands.
"Kellin, the doctor said you are free to go now, and I have agreed to drive you to your home." said Vic. No.. Not home. That is the last place I want to go. There is too many memories.. bad memories, that I don't want to be reminded of. I slowly shook my head at Vic. "I don't want to go home." I said softly. He looked at me thoughtfully. After about a minute he finally responded, "Well, we don't have to go straight there.. why don't you go get ready, while I go confirm your checkout with the doctor?" he said with a warm smile.
I didn't really feel like getting up, but I also didn't want to stop his smile so I nodded and shifted into a upright sitting position. His smile grew as he opened and walked out the door. I waited to hear the thud of the closing door, then slowly got off the bed. I looked on the table to my right and grabbed a bag of clothes and toiletries I'm guessing Vic had bought me.
I opened the bag and dug out a toothbrush, and toothpaste, then headed to the bathroom. I brushed my teeth, and swished some mouthwash. Before washing my face, I stared at my reflection in the mirror. My black hair was all over the place and I had bags under my eyes from lack of sleep. I kept on studying myself for a while before continuing to wash my face.
I dried up then went back towards the bed to get some clean clothes out of the bag. I opened the door and checked to see if anyone was in the hall. Since there was no one, I shut the door and quickly changed, then hopped back into the bed.
A few moments later Vic gave two quick knocks before entering. "You ready to go Kellin?" He asked. I got up and nodded, then grabbed the bag and walked towards him. He moved from the door to let me go first, and then gently closed it behind us. He then grabbed the bag from me and started down the hall. I followed him to the elevators and watched as he pressed the down arrow and patiently waited for it to come.
When the doors opened, he flashed me a smile and followed me into the elevator. After we reached the garage floor, we walked silently to Vic's car. He opened his trunk and threw the bag in it while I got into the passenger seat. Once he got settled in the drivers seat he put the keys in the ignition and bought the car to life. He exited the parking lot then entered a CD into the built in player by the dashboard. My eyes darted to Vic once the first song on the CD came on: All I want, by A Day To Remember. He looked at me then back to the road. "I hope you don't mind..." he said and then smiled, "I love listening to my music while driving.. Even though most don't enjoy it because of the genres."
"I don't mind." I said, and turned to look out the window. The car ride wasn't as awkward as I thought it would be, but I guess that's because I was mentally singing along to every song on Vic's playlist.
After about the seventh song, we pulled into the driveway of a coffee shop. I looked at him with a confused expression as we got out of the car. "What are we doing here?" I asked.
"What do you think? Were getting coffee." he laughed, "I said I would get to know you." I silently followed him into the café and took a seat at a two person table. After we ordered our coffee, he wasted no time in making conversation.
"So, how are you feeling?" he asked. "I'm okay.." I answered. We continued small talk until our coffee arrived. After Vic took the first sip of his cappuccino, he put his cup down, sat up straight then looked me in the eyes. Suddenly, I felt nervous and very tense. "So.. Umm... I'm just going to be straight up with this.. Um. Kellin, what led you to that rooftop the other day?" he asked cautiously. I felt a knot form in the pit of my stomach and my heart began to race, I was trying to avoid eye contact with Vic so I looked down at my feet.
"Well I umm.. I.." I stuttered.
I felt very uncomfortable, but I continued, because for some reason, I really trusted this guy.
"I just um. Some stuff was going on.. Um, at my school.. and with my parents and I uh, I don't know things got out of control." I explained, still avoiding Vic's eyes. "What school do you go to?" I heard him ask.
"UCSD (University Of California, San Diego)" I said. "REALLY?!" He yelled. I looked around to see if anyone was staring at us, but no one was. I nodded my head slowly at him.
"I go there too.. Im going to graduate with my bachelor's this May." he said excitedly.
"Me too, I mean I'm planning too.. If everything works out." I mumbled.
I stared out the window to my right and started to think about what I was actually doing here. In this place, when I should have been dead. But this guy saved me for no apparent reason. I figured it's my turn for some questions.
I took a sip of my coffee, then finally looked him in the eyes. "So. Why did you save me?" I asked, maybe even a little rudely. His face became serious and the tense mood from before returned. "What do you mean?" he replied.
"I mean, I went on that roof to die. I wanted to die. I didn't want to be in this place anymore and you... you just came and stopped me, and I want to know why." I demanded.
This time he was the one to look down. "I um... I just didn't think you deserved to die.. I mean.. No one should feel like that's the only option.. I think uhh I think you were just confused and hurt and um.. And.. " His voice trailed off and I could of sworn he was going to cry.
It was silent for a while and I felt very uncomfortable.
Uncomfortable that I was sitting here with practically a stranger. Uncomfortable that I actually wanted to trust him, but at the same time didn't, and most of all, uncomfortable because he seemed very emotional to the thought of me commiting suicide, or maybe it was deeper than that. Maybe he had his own past that had to do with someone else's suicide or something. Either way, I felt very uneasy about the entire situation. I was pulled out of my thoughts when I looked up and his eyes immediately met mine.
"Let's make a deal" He said.
A deal? About what? What was he even talking about?
"A deal?" I asked.

"Yes.. A deal. You have to make a promise, and not break it, on any circumstances." he said, still staring into my eyes.
"What's the deal.." I demanded.
"Ok. Here it goes: If I promise to stay by your side, and help you with whatever.. You have to promise me to not give up on life, or anything else for that matter, until graduation. You have to promise me, to hold on til' May." He said.
I looked at him, into his eyes.. was he serious? Did he actually care this much..? I studied him and his hopeful expression for a while. I didn't even know if I could trust this guy.. But apparently my heart did or something because I didn't even notice that I nodded my head until I saw the smile spread across Vic's face.

A/N
Hey guys!!!! How are yall doing?! I hope everyone is having a great day. Ok well it's Anita (writer) /co-writer/ and well I'm not as good as Cittlaly when it comes to interacting with you guys but yea I shall try lol. Well yes hopefully you guys have been liking our story so far, any requests or comments would be super helpful so yess you should give us some in-sight on what you think!! We would love that. Ok well I hope you like this chapter we love you so much and we'll see you next Saturday BYEEE!!! <3