Hometown Heroes; National Nobodies (An All Time Low fanfic)

Chapter 9: Surprise Pickup

20 minutes later, I was sitting in my english class when I was called to get my things and go to the office. Oh god, what did Alex tell my dad! This could be either really fun or really bad considering my dad.

I walking into the front office, Black Veil Brides backpack slung across one shoulder, looking as weird and unapealing as usual. I was considering my suicide since art class and I was about to cry.

That's when I noticed Alex sitting in a chair. He saw me and sprang to his feet, he looked pretty sad too. I almost screamed, dropping my backpack and running into his waiting arms letting myself fall apart in his chest.

He kissed my head, not in a romantic way, but in an "Everything will be okay, don't worry." kind of way. Like how everything was between me, Jack and Alex. I felt kind of ashamed, considering Alex has never really liked me in his presence. He picked up my backpack and he held the doors as we walked out of the school and into his car.

It was a quiet drive minus the alternate rock station playing in the background.

"Why?" He asked.

"Why, what?" He pulled over and put the car in park.

"Why are you unhappy? Why do you want to end your life?" He stared worried and acceptingly into my eyes and I felt so ashamed, as if at that point, all my flaws burst through and smacked him in the face. I wanted to tell him it wasn't me, it was other people who are rude-as-fuck. I wanted to tell him so many things at once but I couldn't pick one thing out. And at the same time, I wanted him to never know, whatever it took.

"I'm not saying anything." I managed, "can you keep driving please? Where are we going anyway and why did you pick me up?"

"I couldn't go on through the day knowing you were going through this shit. Hope, I know it's hard. But everything will get better. Every problem is solvable, even if the solution is punching some bitch in the face. Hope, please, You have so much more to live for. You're in 8th grade. Will all your problems stay after graduation? Hope, I can't answer that but I know you can. Whatever the answer may be, promise me you won't. Promise me."

"But-

"Promise me, Hope!"

I was astounded by his speech. He was right, all my problems were solvable if not now, by graduation.

"Okay," I muttered. "I promise."

"Good." He unbuckled and leaned over to comfort me and I accepted it. "If you ever feel bad, come to my house. Me and Jack will find something fun to do." He continued driving as White Stripes came on.

"Where is Jack?" I asked "And where are we going?"

"We're picking Jack up from Rian and Zacks apartment and we're all going to a resturaunt."

"Wait, all five of us?" Either way I'd meet the other two members of All Time Low!

"Yep, any suggestions for resturaunts?"

"I don't care where we eat, I need mashed potatoes or steak or chocolate or something I can pathetically stuff my face with." I laughed at myself to show I wasn't as weak as I came off to be earlier.

"Appebees it is!"