The Key To My Heart

Chapter Thirteen

                    Collins POV
                         For the last two weeks, Devan and the doctors had been working so that he could go home this afternoon, and he would be able to be at Leah's final performance tonight. She was one of the finalists, so if she did well enough tonight, she'd win. I got back to the hospital with something Devan had asked to pick up. As I got into his room, I handed the small box to him.

       "Hey, this is, bro?" He opened the box, and grinned.
      "Yeah. This is exactly what I was describing. When we get home, I'm gonna do it. Can you film it?" I grinned.
      "Duh! Of course I can! Now......you ready? There's 20 minutes until it starts, so we gotta go. Ready?" He stood up slowly, and we got the papers done, and headed out. We got there, and Nick grinned at us.

       "There he is! Dean's back!!" We both shushed him, and he nodded.
       "Oh, right. Sorry. Collins, your stuff's set up in the back, right where ya asked, man." I nodded, smiling.
       "Thanks. You're the best."

            Devan's POV
                        I followed my brother into a back room, where there was an iPad set up with some kind of video. It was an AGT audition, and I looked at him, confused.

      "What is this?" He smiled slightly, playing the video. It was Leah's audition. I sat there, stunned and trying not to cry as I watched her perform.

     "She......She did this for me? She did this because I told her she could?" Collins nodded, and I felt a lump in my throat. It meant that much to her? We went through each of her performances, and when I watched the last one, with her doing Fight Song, by Rachel Platten, I almost started crying. Collins turned the last one off, smiling at me. He'd told me she had auditioned for AGT, and that the last performance was tonight, but that was it.

      "She's one of the finalists. Tonight is her last performance. You ready for this?" I nodded, and we snuck out, doing everything we could to not be seen by Leah. She went up, and I slipped to where I could see and hear her, but she couldn't.

      "Leah Jones. How are things with your boyfriend?" She smiled weakly.
     "He's been going downhill. So....we'll see." Howie nodded, and then Heidi smiled kindly.
      "I'm sorry. What song are you doing tonight?" She had her guitar, and she adjusted it.
      "Amnesia, by 5 Seconds Of Summer." She nodded, and Leah started strumming. (A/N- Ik the video up top is Anthem Lights, but it's the same song, but their cover. Enjoy!)

I drove by all the places
We would spend the time we wasted
I thought about our last kiss
How it felt, the way you tasted
And even though your friends tell me you're doing fine
Are you somewhere feeling lonely
Even though he's right beside you
When he says those words that hurt you
Do you read the ones I wrote you
Sometimes I start to wonder was it just a lie
If what we had was real, how could you be fine?
Cause I'm not fine at all.

I remember the day you told me you were leaving
I remember the makeup running down your face
 And the dreams you left behind, you didn't need them
Like every single wish we ever made
Oh, I wish that I could wake up with amnesia
And forget about the stupid little things
Like the way it felt to fall asleep next to you
And the memories I never can escape
Cause I'm not fine at all

The pictures that you send me
They're still living in my phone
 I'll admit I like to see them, I'll admit I feel alone
And all my friends keep asking why I'm not around
It hurts to know you're happy
It hurts that you moved on
It's hard to hear your name
But I haven't seen you in so long
It's like we never happened, was it just a lie
If what we had was real, how could you be fine
Cause I'm not fine at all