If only you could save me || Imagine Dragons Fanfic

Chapter 7

DAN

As I wake up again, my 'friends' aren't there. None of them. But a Doctor looks at me and says,

" You'll be able to get home in around three days, when you're feeling better. Until then, you can call your parents or guardians to tell them what happened. Sadly your mother wouldn't pick it up." I nod and take my phone from a desk. I log in and open messages. My mother and father sometimes write since they went away but rarely. Now, though, my dad wrote,

Your mom died :( I'm sick too I must stay with the Docs, hope I'll be back soon. Xx

I fear tears instantly welling up in my eyes. I liked my mother. And that means I'll have to stay with my uncle more. I miss mom. I quickly type a reply,

 Get better dad, R.I.P Mom :( DR Xx

Then I check what my uncle wrote. Hell, he wrote lots. 

Where are you stupid kid?!

😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡🤬🤬🤬😠

Answer! If you tell the cops anything...

HELL ITS BEEN THREE DAYS!

HOW DARE YOU I WILL GET YOU HOME.

Oh I spoke with school hope ya learned a lesson :D

If I can't teach you a lesson maybe they did.

But you'll still get a big big big beating at home.

I sigh and consider just putting the phone away but think the doctor would find it strange. I look at the doctor,

" Please can you uh, you know, er..." I pause. What if he'll beat me because I tell him I want privacy. He just nods and leaves, understanding. I press call and wait. He slowly picks it up and instantly yells,

" YOU ARE SO DEAD!"

" Um no actually-"

" YOU STUPID WHIMP ONLY I MAY BEAT YOU UP!"

"Um... thanks?"

" THANKS?! " I hear him laugh, " Well you won't thank me when you come home."

" No, I won't."

" Not when you wish you weren't even BORN!" 'Oh come on,' I think, ' I've though that lots of times and didn't say thanks, of course I won't now.' I realize I'm strangely calm over phone as I say,

" Well, you'll wish you were not born when I grow up and fight back, maybe even tell the FBI." I hear a door open and Wayne walks in, but my uncle starts yelling at the same time,

" HOW DARE YOU THINK YOU WILL EVER-" I think Wayne hears he's so loud so I turn volume down but he's still to loud,

" Shush." 

" SHUSH?! WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO-" I interrupt loudly,

"HEY WAYNE!" My uncle says quietly from the other side of the line,

" Oh the only screw-up fucking friend of yours came visiting?" I put the call down and then put the phone back on the desk. Wayne glares at me then says,

"Um, hi Dan, who was that?"

" Oh, just Uncle John." I say, trying to sound casual and confident. 

" Why was he shouting?" Wayne asks and I think of a good excuse. Soon I have an idea,

" My mom died. His sister. And my dad is sick, maybe d-dying. He's grieving." Wayne's eyes soften,

" Oh, I understand. I'm sorry for your loss." I don't know why, but this is when all of it comes crashing down on me. It's too much. What will happen when I return home, my dads sickness. Moms passing, it's just too much. I sob and cry and break down to tears. Wayne sits down next to me and I put my head on his shoulder, crying into his shirt. I don't stop when it's damp, I don't stop when it's soaked. Wayne puts an arm around me and rubs my back. It doesn't cause pain like usually. He suddenly kisses my tear-strained checks and says,

" You're going to be okay. Your dad is going to be okay. " I bite my tongue to keep back the biggest sob yet and just silently cry into him. I cry until I feel like there are no tears left to cry. Then, I pull my head away from Wayne and just look at him. He was always there for me. He's all I need. If anyone, it's always who who keeps my hope. Ben and Platz consider themselves as my friends, but I don't. They don't care. That's what I think, anyway. Wayne cares. He cares. Just the thought of someone caring gives me a tiny piece of shattered hope. I've got something to live for, and that's my friend.

PLATZ (For the first time!)

Ben and I are walking towards the hospital, just out of mother's car. Ben is walking a bit behind me and suddenly asks me,

" Are you sure we should go there right after Wayne, I mean, they seem to trust each other more than Dan trusts us..." 

" Well, maybe let's let them talk for a few minutes before... "

" Okay, exactly my thoughts." He says and I smile. We watch Wayne walk in and wait. We hear them talking but can only make out a few words. Wayne says something with shouting and Dan says something about his mother passing away. Then I hear sobbing. I glance at Ben. If we didn't enter the room before, it's not the best idea to go now. I hear Wayne comforting Dan and slowly the sobs stop. I wait a bit and only decide he's not that sad anymore when I can hear Dan chuckle. Chuckle? Dan? Oh my gosh this is a rare moment, I always saw him as a serious guy. We decide to enter now and I open the door, walking in. Dan looks at us and says cheerfully,

" Hi!" At the same time as Wayne. This makes him giggle again and oh my his giggle is so beautiful. Wayne seems happy too, a lot happy knowing that he was crying a few hours ago when Dan didn't wake up at all yesterday after 20:00. I don't really get it, but I guess he just really cares for Dan. He always sleeps in the hospital. Now, Dan will soon be able to go home, and then we can have some fun! I look at Dan and ask,

" Can you sing that song again?" Dan seems surprised but then he nods, and starts singing the same song as before. I am once again amazed by how brilliant he sounds. Wayne smiles even more and then starts playing the guitar he bought with him. It's even better with Wayne playing too, and I think what he plays fits perfectly. Dan seems to think so too as he sings with more force after that. Then a Doctor enters and looks at Dan,

"I see you finished phoning. You sound brilliant, Young'un. What's this song?" Dan stops and blushes then he says quietly,

" I call it on top of the world..."

" Did you write it?" Dan nods and he says, " That's brilliant songwriting then! Congrats!" Dan blushes even more and the Doctor walks off. When he's gone Dan continues, a bit quieter.

DAN

Days pass by and soon, it's time to go home. I grew closer with Ben and Platz in these few days, and Wayne and then came visiting every day. Now, I'm walking out of the hospital and see daylight for the first time in many days. Wayne is with me, but my other two friends had to go get lunch. I still don't really trust them as much as Wayne, though. Luckily the hospital is close to my home so I know which way to go.

" You can go, I'll be fine." I tell Wayne and he asks,

" You sure?" I nod and walk off. Wayne watches me then, since his home is in the opposite direction, walks off to. When I look back I see him looking back too. I smile and head home, completely forgetting about my uncle's threat.

WAYNE

Damn, why do I have to always mix up directions? I wish I would've told my mum that yes, I do want her to drive me home. Now I'm running the opposite direction I've been going before. Turns out I should've gone in the direction Dan went, that's the real direction of my home. Fuck me. I run, hoping to at least catch up with Dan then. I suddenly see Dan on the other side of the street, opening a house's door. Cool, I finally know where he lived. I am about to put the Adress in my phone when I see a man walking up to Dan's house. Dan just closes the door and he opens it with his own keys, seeming very angry. I see into the room through the open door and see the man - Who I figured must be Dan's uncle - smash Dan against a wall, punching his head. I walk over on the street not even looking around for cars. I can't think straight as I see Dans uncle beat up my friend. When he is turned, I make a break for it and run into the house.