Everyone Deserves A Happy Ending **In Editing**

Chapter 11

*3 days later*

My life had gotten worse and worse. Andy texted me and said Ashley went back to his player ways, and all the guys said so, except Ashley. I haven't heard from him at all. I cried all night and most of the day. I cried myself to sleep, I woke up crying, then cried myself back to sleep. It was a constant cycle and finally I couldn't take it. I got up and smashed my mirror. I picked up a decent sized shard and then heard a knocking on the door. It was the counselor asking what that noise was. I said nothing and she walked away. I picked up my paper and pencil and sat on the edge of my bed and started writing.

"I can't take this pain anymore. Everyone is saying my boyfriend went back to his player ways. My parents are dead. My grandparents are dead. I have nothing and I live in this hell. I haven't heard from Ashley in 3 days. I heard from him every night before I heard about him going back to his player ways. I haven't stopped crying. I'm done. When whoever reads this, I'm dead. I love you Ashley. I still do and always have. Andy, CC, Jinxx and Jake, I've thought of you guys as the older brothers I never wanted. We don't get along all the time(Andy) but I love you guys anyway. If you flip through this pad, you'll find my drawings and lyrics. I'm sorry. But I can't take it anymore.

-Raylee Marie Payne"

I read over the note and placed it on my pillow with the pencil and picked up the shard. I quietly unlocked my door quietly. I walked to the middle of my floor. I sat down and whispered "I'm sorry." and stabbed the shard into my wrist. I screamed and fell to the floor. I could feel the pain shooting up through my body. I closed my eyes and smiled as my door flew open. I heard multiple footsteps and felt someone pick me up, then I felt nothing. Heard nothing. Saw nothing....Missed nothing. Regretted nothing. I was at peace.

*5 days later*

*Beep....Beep....Beep....Beep....Beep....Beep* I heard the continuous beeping. It was a heart monitor. I felt pain throughout out my body, worst in my wrist though. White light shined through my eyelids, which I slowly opened. I looked around. I saw Andy, CC, Jinxx and Jake, sitting, a worried look on their faces. I stared at them for a minute...Something was off. Oh yea, Ashley wasn't here. They looked still as statues. White and pale. They weren't moving, at all. Maybe this was my imagination. I blinked a few more times and spoke.

"Andy." My voice was hoarse, barely above a whisper. He looked up and shot up out of his seat, making the others jump. He was by my bed side in an instant. He had my hand in his. His hands were warm. He looked at me with worry in his eyes.

"Y-You're alive. Oh my God." His voice was weak and choked up.

"How long has it been?" I asked.

"5, almost 6 days. But you're alive. Time doesn't matter. How does your wrist feel?"

I hesitated a second and said "It hurts...Really bad." Then I asked something I knew I would regret. "Where's Ashley?" He was the reason I did this. He was my breaking point.

Andy hesitated a moment, looking down, then to me again. "Uhm...Well he didn't come...At all. He hasn't visited you once, or even driven by the hospital....He kind of....Doesn't care anymore...Like the rest of the guys and I have said, he has gone back to his player ways..."

I laid in my bed, fighting tears. I knew I would regret asking that. I knew it wasn't true. Why would it be? I died a little inside. Andy hugged me and it was long silence in the room. Eventually, Jake, Jinxx and CC had to go get ready for dates with their fiancées/wives/girlfriends. It was just Andy and I. The nurses still didn't know I was awake. After a minute, I couldn't hold in the tears. I started crying. Andy got in the bed and just laid next to me with his arm around me. I had my head on his chest and just let it out. After a while, I fell asleep to his steady heartbeat.

When I woke up, I heard something. I opened my eyes and looked around. Somebody was in the doorway. That somebody was Ashley. He looked hurt. I glared at him and laid my head back down on Andy's chest. He left after a second and I closed my eyes again, but I couldn't fall back asleep. I couldn't stop thinking about the hurt look on his face. Was Andy lying? No. He wouldn't do that to me.

Just as I was about to fall asleep again, a nurse walked in and started unhooking me from the machine, pulling needles out of my arm and throwing them away. It took her about 10 minutes.

Before she left, she looked at me and said "You can leave whenever you like." I nodded as she silently walked out. I woke up Andy and told him we could leave whenever we wanted. He nodded and texted someone, probably one of the guys, then put his phone back down on the table. I got up and got dressed, then laid back down in the bed next to him and he pulled me closer to him. I laid my head back down on his chest.

A little while later I heard "Awwww." I didn't want to open my eyes, so I pretended I was asleep. Andy gently got up and picked me up. He carried me out and Jinxx whispered something.

"Ashley's waiting in the car, just fyi."

"Well oh well. He can give me all the dirty looks he wants. He cheated on Rie."

"I know that, but he was drunk Andy."

"I know he was, but he should have had more sense than that. And he's been going out, knowing him, he's been going to strip clubs and bars....So he has technically gone back to his player ways, so its the partial truth."

"I know....I just feel bad for Rie, he was the reason she did this. She did love him, a lot. And earlier, he did come to the hospital. Jake went with him because Ella had to cancel the date. He said that Ashley spent about a minute in the doorway, then turned and walked away mumbling something under his breath and when he asked, he said Ashley said that Rie was sleeping on your chest and you had your arm around her. I believe it, but I don't think it was right."

"I know...I feel bad about it, but still....Again, Ashley did cheat on her." Andy said that as I heard the door open and felt a rush of cold air. I shivered and Andy held me tighter. I heard the car door open and Andy got in. I felt my feet hit someone, probably Ashley. I was on Andy's lap and my feet were on Ashley's lap. When Ashley spoke after a minute, his voice was harsh and barely below a whisper.

"Dude, can you let it go? I know I cheated on her...More than once, but you don't have to rub in my face that she is mad at me, and so are you. I know you guys are. I feel bad about it, but seriously."

"If you feel bad about it, then why don't you tell her you're sorry instead of ignoring her? And I'm not rubbing it in your face, she was sleeping and I didn't want to wake to her up. So I carried her out. Is that ok. And I knew you cheated on her more than once. So you did go back  to your player ways?"

"Yes...Ok, yes. I did. Honestly, please don't tell her this, any of you. Especially you CC, I know how you are at keeping secrets. But, after a week or so, I didn't want her anymore. I feel bad about it, and I thought it was true, but I knew it wouldn't be. I didn't want to hurt her. I held on for as long as I did for her...I do care, but I just don't want that type of relationship. I'm not the kind to settle down. You guys should have known that."

After that, it was silent in the car. No one said anything. It was silence except for the rumble of the engine and the radio on softly, playing classical music. Then my phone started vibrating, then it rang really loud, making me jump. I opened my eyes and waited a second, looking around, then pulled my phone out of my pocket. I answered it.

"Hello?"

"Is this Miss Payne?"

"Umm. Yes. Who's asking?"

"This is North Brooke Schools. We understand that you were supposed to be enrolled in our school system, and school started a week ago. We haven't seen you since. Will you be coming to school?"

"No, I will not."

"Ok, thank you."

I hung up and laid my head back down on Andy's chest. No one asked what my call was about and when we pulled into the parking lot of the hotel they were staying at, I had to get out first, then Andy. We followed the other guys inside and I followed Andy up to his room. I took a shower immediately and he had brought my bag up to his room. I put on short shorts and a tank top and flopped down on one of the 2 beds. He laid down beside me and turned on the TV. It was NCIS, but because of the medication, I was exhausted, so I fell asleep.