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The next day

I knocked on Ethan's door and waited for an answer. Not long after, a boy about the same age as him opened the door. He didn't look much different from Ethan; he had a sharp jaw, muscular figure, and his height towered over me. His hair was a lot more done up then Ethan's and he had some subtle blonde highlights to it at the tips.

It was his twin.

"Are you Ethan's nurse?" He asked me, looking at my dark blue scrubs.

"Yes I am," I smiled widely, "I'm Lauren."

"Nice to meet you!" he said returning the smile, "I'm Grayson."

I reached my hand out to shake his and I stepped into the room.

His whole family was there, looking at him with sad eyes.

"Hi," his mom stood up and walked my way, "I'm Lisa, will Ethan be okay?"

"I'm not sure, but I'm sure he will be," I said trying to stay positive, "I'm only his nurse, you have to ask his doctor for more details, I'm only here to take care of him."

"You look quite young to be his nurse," she looked at me puzzled.

"I'm volunteering here," I said, "I'm only 16 but I've taken a lot of classes and-"

"Nobody wants to listen to your bullshit," Ethan blurted.

"Ethan!" Lisa scolded, "Don't be so rude."

"Sorry," he murmured.

"Go on," Lisa said looking back at me.

"I'm not gonna blabber on about my life," I said lightly, "but I have taken a lot of classes to prepare me for this job so I know exactly what to do. He'll be fine don't worry."

"Thank you for doing this," she said relieved.

I smiled, "Of course."

"He's kind of hard to work with though, good luck," she whispered.

I laughed and looked back at him while the rest of his family left the room.

The door shut behind them and I sat down by his bed.

"I'm really sorry for everything you've been through," I said trying to make him feel better.

He stayed quiet and shut his eyes trying to block me out.

"You're Ethan Dolan," I said, "You were vine famous, youtube famous, and you were on tour meeting the people love you and support you the most."

"Why are you just stating facts about me? I think I know myself," he said keeping his eyes shut.

"Listen," I said, "I'll do anything to make you happy, I hate seeing you like this."

"Are you another crazy fangirl who wants to fuck me?" he laughed.

"Uh no," I laughed slightly, "I'm just someone who cares about you and wants everyone in the world to be happy."

"Lauren," he said smiling at my ridiculous comment, "not everything in the world is going to be perfect, you can't just fix everything like that."

"I know, but the world would be such a happy place," I said.

He looked at me, not breaking eye contact for the longest time.

A small smirk started to grow on his face as he continued to look into my eyes.

"What?" I said crossing my arms, "Why that face?"

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