𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐊 / scott reed ✓

𝟔𝟓. i know the end

ˏˋ°•*⁀➷ 𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐊
65 / I KNOW THE END
↳ season four, episode ten: graduation
act two / monty was framed

𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐊.

It had been one week since the world as Nessa knew it seemed to blur and fade around her.

It had been one week that Justin Foley had been in the Intensive Care Unit at the hospital, and she had barely left his side. She went home at nights, curling up next to Scott as she silently cried herself to sleep, worried for what lay in the future for her best friend, but once the sun had risen, she was opening the doors to the hospital, and she stayed there until visiting hours ended.

Nessa was no stranger to hospitals.

Scott came every day to drop her off and pick her up, but he had only managed the courage to come in and visit Justin once, and he wasn't awake for it.

Today, Nessa sat at Justin's bedside, Jessica right next to her. This was the usual routine for the girls, and it was almost reminiscent of the time they spent in the hospital with Alex a little over a year ago. Jessica gave Nessa comfort, which was hard to find these days.

"Hey." Clay greeted the three of them, and Nessa looked up to see him standing in the doorway.

"Hey." Justin replied weakly.

"How is it today?" Clay asked, and Justin managed a light laugh.

"Uh, it's like yesterday. Just a little worse."

Nessa watched Justin intently, scared to take her eyes off of him for even a second. Even in such trying times, Justin still had a smile on his face, and his smile made her smile, even in the darkest of times.

Clay nodded, his nerves obvious as he fiddled with his hands, not exactly able to meet anyone's eyes. "Uh, so, there's like a lineup of people who'd like to see you, but I understand if you don't wanna see them."

Nessa and Jessica shared a look with each other, and then one with Justin, trying to get him excited for visitors.

"And I've organized a list and given time limits, and–"

All three of them couldn't help but laugh, because that was so Clay.

"Of course you have." Justin said as Clay laughed awkwardly. "But yeah, sure. Bring it on."

"We will go grab the first appointment!" Jessica said excitedly, grabbing Nessa's hand and pulling her into the hallway where they, of course, found Alex and Charlie. Extremely fitting of them to be the first one in line. The three of them walked into Justin's room, Alex holding a huge panda bear while Charlie stayed back.

"I'm sorry, Charlie made me." Alex announced as he showed Justin the stuffed animal, which amused him quite a bit.

"Charlie can come in too." Justin croaked, and Charlie smiled as he entered the room, his bright aura lightening the room at once.

"See, I told you he wouldn't mind both of us at once." Charlie told his boyfriend, who rolled his eyes. Alex propped the stuffed bear onto the chair as Nessa and Jessica stood behind them, trying to allow the boys time that they had been getting all week.