If only you could save me || Imagine Dragons Fanfic

Chapter 20

WAYNE

Days pass by and my eyes, they dry. I haven't seen Dan since he passed out and Fred took him away, since the day I was Threatened with a knife. I decided that I'm going to be nice to him., I don't care what a stupid bully says. So when I finally see him enter class weeks later, I stand up and walk to him even though he's late and we're in the middle of learning,

" Dan! I'm so happy to have you back!" He looks at me and I can see a little distrust in his eyes,

" Then why didn't you write?" Well the truth is that Fred deleted his number from our phones and stole the paper and I'm about to say that when our teacher commands,

" Sit." We do and I hear Dan growl,

" So you only wanted to get me in trouble for standing, I knew it." I frown. What did Fred say to him that made Dan distrust me? Is it just what Platz said that day? I don't know. Maybe Fred hurt him and he thought we weren't his true friends? Dan suddenly stands up again, " Toiletroom." He says to the teacher and he walks off. Um, toiletroom? I guess he means the bathroom but I never, like ever, heard it called toiletroom... But we'll he's right there IS a toilet in the bathroom. Actually, there's no bathtub in the school's bathroom. So I guess Dan is really smart. But I have to tell him that I'm his friend. I say,

" Toiletroom." Too and I walk away after Dan. I soon see the Toiletroom and I try to open the door but it's locked. I knock and I hear Dan say,

" No entry." 

" Da-"

" Get gone Wayne Sermon!" I flinch as he shouts at me and then say even more gently and quiet than last time,

" Dan... Please... I don't know what Fred said, but You can trust me..." I stay silent and I hear heavy breathing from the other site of the door and then Dan says,

"I want to trust you. But I can't." Suddenly I feel a cold knife press against my neck and see Fred walking up to me. Ugh, I just so don't have time for him. I'm about to yell out when he suddenly makes a wound on himself with another knife and yelps,

" Hey! What was that for?" 

" Uh what was what for?" I ask, totally confused. He whispers to me,

" Don't tell anyone it was me or I'm going to kill both Dan and you, and keep. Bullying. Him." Then says,

" Don't act like you hadn't hurt me,  you, you, you monster!" I hear footsteps and Fred suddenly places the knife's handle in my hand and then takes the sharp edge of it and presses it against his own throat, making it seem as if I was about to hurt him. Then Principle Hannah walks up to us and asks,

" What's this supposed to mean, Daniel?" It takes me a split second I'm also called Dan because no one has called me plainly 'Daniel' in a long time, and that's enough for Fred to start speaking,

" I was about to talk to Dan and he appeared with this knife and pressed it against my throat and-"

" Dan? Dans not here, you fool!" Ms Hannah says and Fred says,

" He's in the bathroom, and then Wayne said I had to bully Dan with him and his friends or he was going to kill me and Dan!" That little-

" He's lying! I was here and HE did that!" I shout. Fred says,

" Don't worry about it Miss Hannah, it's okay, I guess he's just sick and lost his mind, it's not his fault." What? Now he's protecting me? Well it'll do nothing good for me... I look at Miss Hannah and she sighs and says,

" Two Hours of detention, today and tomorrow, Wayne Sermon. And I'll make sure you get lots of homework. Give me the knife." I slowly hand the knife to her and then suddenly all of us nearly jump when the bathroom door opens and Dan walks out, wiping a tear from his face. He then freezes as everyone is looking at him and then he starts breathing heavily. His hands shake though he's trying to hide it and I know that he's having a panic attack. He closes his eyes and then when the shaking eases a bit he opens them and says,

" Erm, can you, uhhh.... Let me... P-ass-s?" Every instinct tells me to hug and comfort Dan but I don't want to make him seem weak or make us seem gay, so I hesitate. Fred lost his big knife so he can't hurt me, not if Ben and Platz help, even if I am nice to Dan though. I guess I shouldn't listen to what they may say if I do hug him and- Before I could do anything Ms Hannah asks,

" Dan, Daniel Wayne Sermon tried to force Poor Fred." I almost snort, " To bully you alongside himself and his two other bully friends. Right?" She looks at Fred but I'm just so angry at Fred I snap,

" No! Not true! Lie!" Ms Hannah rolls her eyes,

" Who can vouch for you? I saw you hold the knife against his throat myself." I feel myself fire up with anger and it only grows as I see Dan's pale face. I guess hugging him wouldn't do anything good because now he's afraid of me because he was manipulated into believing I'm bad. Scary. That he can't trust me. I find myself shouting at the top of my lungs,

" HOW CAN YOU BELIEVE HIM?!" I take a deep breath, trying to calm myself. I have the right to be angry, but shouting won't do any good. I say in a calmer voice " Please, believe me when I say, that I didn't do that. In fact, he did it with me, and then he put the knife in my hand and pressed it against his own throat. Please. I'm begging you to believe me, and more than that, to believe the truth." Ms Hannah continues talking to Dan,

" Well yes that did happen, so how do you think Wayne should be punished? Should he be expelled?" I see the last of colour go from Dan's face and he stammers,

" I-I-I don't k-know. N-no, I d-don't r-really t-think he s-should b-be k-killed, t-that m-May be a bit o-of m-mercy." Then suddenly he starts really shaking and collapses. I instantly kneel down next to him. He's conscious, so that's good. Or maybe bad, if he's in much pain. At least I know he's alive, he's breathing. But he's breathing very hard and fast and,

" AMBULANCE!" I cry as my tears start spilling. Some people come out of their classes to see what's going on and I don't care, I don't care, I don't care. I DON'T CARE! I just care about my friends, and I just care about Dan, DAN, DAN! Okay, calm down, I tell myself, but I just keep crying. I don't know what's wrong with him. Why he collapsed. Why he's so pale. But I love him. I turn him onto his back, putting a hand on his chest. I feel his heart beat like crazy and I have to bite my tongue to keep me from sobbing too hard to breathe. Dan puts a hand beneath himself and tries to lift himself up but he falls back. He starts tearing up too. Fred drops down to him and slowly pats his head as if caring. Then he says,

" Get away from him! I know you just want to bully him!" Then Ms Hannah goes off because she can't find her phone and Fred has me in the head with his fist very hard. He hits me again and everything goes dark as I fall right onto Dan.