How did we end up here?//ON HOLD//

Too Young To Die

*Two months later*

[Laura's p.o.v.]

I woke up around 9:00. Ashley is picking me up in an hour to leave. I put on a simple black dress with long sleeves and lace around the edges with a skirt that goes to my knees. I put on little makeup.  Mascara and dark lipstick. I look in the mirror. I realize that I'm crying. I can't believe this is happening. Ashley walks into the room. We look at each other and I burst into tears. Ashley walks over and hugs me close.

"Shhh. It's okay." She says.

"No.....no...... it's not!" I sob.

"Shhh. It's okay we're here."

I look behind her and see my other best friend Aniya. I run over to her and hug her. Ashley comes up behind me and hugs me. We all stand there crying. We hear some one clear their throat.

We look over to see the 5sos boys. Ashton still has scars from the crash. His leg is in a cast and he has crutches. Micheal looks like he hasn't slept well. I wouldn't either if I flew out of a windshield and broke my legs and dislocated my shoulder. His suit is messed up and he looks uncomfortable in the wheelchair. Luke is behind Micheal pushing the wheelchair. Calum is behind all of them, wearing sunglasses. Him and Micheal were hit the hardest. Being Kiley's boyfriends and all. Actually I think someone was hit harder.

"Hi guys." Gage says coming in. His suit is messed up. His shirt is miss buttoned and his jacket is inside out. He looks like he hasn't slept ever. His hair hasn't been brushed in ages. There's a weird smell coming off him. It smells like... no... oh my god. It is!

"Gage can I talk to you?" I ask.

He nods his head and follows me out of the room. I leave my room and go to the living room.

"Were you drinking?" I ask as soon as we enter the room.

He looks at the ground. "No"

"Are you sure?" I ask again.

"Yes I'm sure"

"Okay. Don't ever lie to me again. Got it?" I practically yell.

He jumps and nods his head.

"Listen," I continue. "it's been hard for a lot of us but you don't need to drink it away"

"I don't drink." He interrupts. "If you knew me at all, you would know that I will never drink. You have Kiley to thank for that."

"But I can smell......"

"What you smell is my dad coming home late at night drunk, and trying to beat me up." He says staring at me angrily.

"Oh."

"We better get going. They're going to pull the plug at noon."

We go back to my room and get everybody so we can leave. I sit in the back of Ashley's car with Ashley and Aniya up front. As we drive, I close my eyes and remember what happened two months ago.

**************************************[Laura's memory]*********************************************

When me, Ashley, and the boys get there, the first thing we see is Ashton's car wrapped around a tree. the front windshield is shattered like someone flew though it. I hope it was Gage. "And that was a rental" Luke says. The police inform us of the condition of the people in the car.

"The one female has a concussion, with a gunshot wound to the shoulder."

"Wait a minute." I say silencing Calum who was about to scream about something "Gunshot wound?"