The Way Our Demons Dance

Chapter 4

It was early in the morning...not really 8:30 to be exact. Fuck I'm late to school! Only reason I woke up is because my phones ringing.
"Hello?" I ask unsure
"Karen where are you? We've been trying to get a hold of you since yesterday. You need to come to the hospital right now!"
"What why? What's going on?"
"It's Oscar he was jumped and shot. The doctors don't think he'll make it through." I hang up throw my phone and start throwing some clothes on.
I throw on some grey joggers, a black hoodie and my Nike slides. I brush my teeth and throw my hair up into a messy bun. I bump into somebody as I run into somebody on my way out
"Where are you going?" X asks
"I'm going to the hospital." I say with a shaky voice
"I'm coming with you." He catches up with me getting in the car
I was going 50 at a 25mph zone I'm surprised we made it to the hospital without getting pulled over. I technically run into the hospital and when I see his family. My mind was telling me to be strong because they need me. But I saw Oscars mom and I just lost it I fell to my knees. It's rare to see me cry especially like this I'm punching the ground just crying. His mom is holding me trying to calm me down saying things like "It's okay. It'll be okay."
"You're about to lose a son!" I say sobbing
Just as the words slip out a doctor walks over to us. She stands and X helps me up taking me into a hug.
"I'm sorry we did everything to save him...he didn't make it."
I get out of X's grip. I freeze I stop crying and everybody's staring at me waiting for a reaction.
"He's dead." I whisper to myself.
His mom comes and hugs me as I start crying "I'm so sorry. You just lost your son he had a whole life ahead of him! And i shouldn't be crying I should be trying to comfort you! I'm sorry I'm not strong enough.. I never saw this coming."
"Yes you're right I just lost my son but you lost a brother, your bestfriend, maybe the only person you trusted. You need me more than i need you right now. You are strong enough! This is just such a big hit that nobody could predict. You should head home I'll stop by later to check up on you." She says as tears run down her cheeks
I start walking as I take everything in and try to process it. I wanted to scream and cry out why him? I felt so numb walking out of the hospital
"Come here." X says pulling me into a hug
I hugged him like I was hugging Oscar for the last time  and I started crying. Usually I hate people seeing me cry and choke on tears but with X it was different. Almost as if he understood. We started walking to the car. X was driving back home. We sat in silence for a few minutes.
"You okay?" He asks and all I could do was nod for the fear I'd start crying again
"I'm gonna take you somewhere. It's where I go when I need to breathe." He says starting the car
I didn't even try to argue. I called myself in so they wouldn't start tripping. X had already called himself in. I wonder where he's taking me...he looks like the toughest guy on earth. I stare at him for a minute and I realized he was human just like everybody else and that he probably had so many hidden feelings and things he was going through. Of course we wouldn't know because he never talked about how he felt and he seemed to bottle everything up.
"You're so deep into your thought." He says looking over at me
I look down realizing I was still staring at him.
"I have something to tell you." He says pulling into a park with lots of trees
I get out the car it's beautiful
'Oscar would love this' I think as tears start to well up again.
"No no no. Don't cry."  he whispers pulling me into a hug
"I'm sorry.." There was silence "I know how hard this is and I'm with you every step of the way. I'm going to be there when you need me. I'm gonna be there to pick up all the pieces when they fallout of place. You won't ever be alone." He says kissing my forehead
I cry silently in his arms completely ignoring the fact he has a girlfriend. This is probably the worst time but I think I'm falling in love with him.

Authors Note: Hey guys I'm back! Finally. But tell me what you guys think of this chapter I'll probably upload the next one tomorrow!