The Boys Next Door (o2l)

Chapter 7

(Connors pov)

I had to get out of the house. I just couldn't stand to be there. I lied about having stuff to do but I was just really angry. when I met Lexi the first day she came up to us I thought she was so hot but I was too shy to say anything. I was gonna like go talk to her when jc invited her over to the pool but jc made his move first. they sat there flirting and getting to know each other but I just watched in envy. damn she was so hot. she was muscular for a girl and today I learned that she's an athlete. but not only am I in love with her appearance, I'm in love with her bubbly personality. but no- I can't have her because of god damn jc. FUCK IM SO MAD.

As all of these thoughts were going through my mind I could feel myself pushing harder and harder on the gas pedal. I was close to 20 miles over the speed limit but the roads were practically empty since it was Sunday. I was so pissed that I wasn't even looking at the road; then suddenly out of no where a giant 18 wheeler crashes right into my side. I held on to the wheel as my car flipped on its side an slid off the road. I tried to get out but I blacked out.

(Alexis's pov)

"jc," I say in fear. his best friend could die. "I know where that is, my mom works there we can get inside easily." he just nods. we run downstairs. we wake up kian and get ricky from outside. we all pile into Ricky's car and I drive because none of the other boys were mentally well to sit behind the wheel.

on the short car ride there I called my mom and told her everything. she told me that she could get one person to go see Connor since he just came out of surgery. I asked the boys but none of them could talk because they were in so much shock. ricky was trying to hold back tears and kian wouldn't move. jc would mumble but he just say there wide-eyed.

once we got to the hospital I begged one of them to go see Connor.

"guys please he's your best friend go see him please!" I beg on the verge of crying. ricky and kian both were too teared up to even speak but jc finally agreed. honestly I don't even know why I was so sad. I barely even knew him.

(jc's pov)

I was so shocked when I heard the news about Connor. he was like our dad. he was always so mature and organized and we couldn't just let him go.

as I walked into Connors room I saw him laying on the hospital bed unconscious. it was so hard to see your best friend like that. his face was

covered with cuts and bruises. after trying to hold back the tears I realized I didn't even know what the surgery was for. I hope it was nothing serious but you never know. I called a doctor in.

"hi um I was wondering if you knew what surgery my friend had to undergo?" I ask with my voice shaking. then suddenly the memories start coming back. dammit not right now jc.

**flashback**

"bye babe, I gotta go home now," gracie says getting out of my bed. "but its raining can you stay one more night pleeeeaaassseee?" I beg her. she left anyway. once I said bye to her I saw that she had left her jacket. "aw I'll just give it to her the next time I see her," I thought. just as I put the jacket down, my phone rang. it was Gracie's mom and she was crying. Gracie had died in a car accident.

**end of flashback**

I really like Gracie. and even when I got out of highschool I still haven't like anyone as much. that was until I met alexis. she was like Gracie in so many ways but I knew I had to move on. she was gone.

I couldn't loose another person to a car crash. I just couldn't. just as I fell out of my trance of thought I saw the doctor come back with papers in his hand.

"I have the information on your friends surgery," he says. "mr. franta here had a small fracture in his skull. nothing that couldn't be fixed, but in the x- rays there was a small something, that's why they had to operate. they found a tumor. sorry to say this to you but your friend has terminal brain cancer." he finishes.