Mistakes [Second Book]

thirteen

Daniel's POV

I caved, deciding to call Joey. We need to discuss what just happened, immediately. I pull my car over, parking and grabbing my phone. As I click on his name, my heart hurts. Oh god I wish I didn't love this boy.

He answers after the second ring, sounding confused.

"Hello?" he says into the phone.

"Joey I–" I begin saying, but I'm cut off by a loud crashing noise.

"Joey?!" I yell frantically.

Silence.

I scream his name over and over again, still getting no response. This can't be happening. I can't lose him. He's the love of my life, no matter how much I hate him right now.

I hang up the phone, looking around frantically. Where the hell could he be? That's when it hits me. He had to of just left the frat house. Meaning he'd still be on highway 219. I put my phone down, turning my car around and heading back the way I came from.

As I drive around, I begin to feel hopeless. Where is he? Why haven't I found him yet? My questions are soon answered as I see flashing lights up ahead. An ambulance is there, along with a couple cop cars. There's caution tape surrounding the area, and that's when I see it. A dark vehicle, completely wrecked. It's shattered, definitely not fixable.

But what I see next breaks me the most. There, getting carried and pushed on a gurney, is the love of my life. He has an oxygen mask on, his body covered in blood and his eyes screwed shut. Tears sting my eyes as I stop my vehicle right in the street, running over.

"Sir, you can be in here!" A cop yells at me, but I ignore them, ducking under the tape and heading straight for him.

"Please," I begin begging, "take me with you."

The EMS driver looks at me, squinting his eyes.

"What significance do you have to Mr. Graceffa?" he asks.

I swallow loudly, standing tall. If I say I'm not even his boyfriend, they definitely won't let me go. I know I have to decide what to say quickly, and once I do, I know it was the right choice.

"I'm his b-boyfriend," I say, only stuttering slightly. He nods at me.

"Then go on, be with the one you love." he says, motioning towards the ambulance before I run in, sitting next to Joey's body.

I grab ahold of his hand, whispering in his ear.

"I'll always be here."

(a/n: fuck me in the ass 'cause I love jesuuuuuuus)