You're Not Alone (Andy Biersack Love Story)

Chapter 21 (Second Chance)

"Miss, you've got to let go of the body," the paramedic told Melanie.

Melanie reluctantly let go of Skylar and let the paramedics take her on the ambulance. They drove away with the sirens blaring. Melanie walked back onto the bus and sat herself down outside the bathroom. She stared at the pool of blood and went into some sort of trance.

"Mel? What are you- Oh my god...," Andy gasped from the front of the bus.

Melanie didn't move or say anything. She felt numb, empty, dead.

"Mel, what happened? Why is there blood on the floor?" Andy asked, worry evident in his voice.

Melanie tried to answer, but only choked noises came out of her mouth. Then finally everything hit her like an on-coming  bus. She curled up into a little ball, not caring if she got blood on her clothes. She was probably drenched in blood already anyway.

Andy fell to his knees and took Melanie into his arms. Her face was pressed up against his bare chest and her tears were quickly ruining his war paint. She needed the comfort, but she couldn't bring herself to stay in his arms, so she gently pushed him away.

"Mel, what happened?" Andy repeated.

"Skylar sh-she sl-slit her wr-wrists a-and she d-died r-right in f-front of m-me. T-they t-took her t-to the hos-hospital, b-but sh-she's d-dead," she cried.

"Wh-what?"

"She's d-dead."

"Hey, have you guys seen Sky- why are you guys covered in blood?" Ashley asked.

Melanie broke down in tears again. She couldn't tell him. He'd be so broken.

"Skylar was sent to the hospital," Andy said sadly.

"Why?"

"She tried to commit suicide," Andy responded.

"Oh my God! Where's the hospital?" Ashley asked frantically.

"I'll drive. Get the guys. We're cancelling the show."

Ashley ran out of the bus in search of the guys and brought them back to the bus five minutes later, along with a very pissed off Jon.

"Why the hell are you cancelling the show? It's the last one, so why now?!" he yelled.

"Skylar's in teh hospital. We need to see... if she's okay," Melanie answered for Andy. She couldn't bear to tell Ashley that Skylar was dead.

"God... alright you guys go. I'll get everything here sorted out," he said and walked off the bus.

Andy took the drivers seat and drove everyone to the hospital in complete silence.

I should've been there for her. Why didn't I save her? I watched my best friend die, and I'm pregnant. How could everything go so wrong in one day? Melanie thought.

They reached the hospital and they all ran to the front desk.

"Do you know what room a Skylar is in? She has black and blue hair? Not hard to miss," Ashley asked the old woman at the front desk.

She nodded slowly and said, "She's in room 216."

They all raced to Skylar's room without giving the woman a 'thank you.' They made it to room 216 and saw a doctor in there covering someone with a sheet.

Ashley barged into the room and screamed, "What the hell are you doing?!"

"I'm sorry sir, but the patient is deceased," the doctor told him.