Divided- In Real Life/ Boy Band ABC AU

Chapter 44

Amelia's POV

     It's been two days since Brady's woken up, and nothing else has happened since then. Drew and Michael are still unconscious. I've visited Brady a couple of times with Courtney, and every single time we go in there, he asks how Michael is. I always have to respond with the same thing,"he's not awake, but he's still alive."

      I've visited Michael a lot in the past two days. It hurts to see him like that. The left side of his face is completely scratched up, thin, long scabs starting to form. The whole left side of his body is hurt, his left arm and leg in a cast. He also has a neck brace, and I'm guessing that he has several broken ribs, most likely on his left side. From what I can predict, I think he got hit from his left side.

     I'm at the hospital now with Courtney, Chance, and Sergio. School just ended, and it was horrible, to say the least. Sergio and I were split up in science because 1/2 of our lab group weren't there. I was kicked out of our group for breaking up with Miles and "being too voluntarily involved with the other side." Courtney was also kicked out for dating one of them. Miles did it when Chance wasn't around.

     "See you guys when visiting hours are over," I say to the other three. Sergio rotates through seeing everyone, but usually sticks to Brady. Same with Chance, but he usually stays in Drew's room. Sergio and Courtney turn left to go down the hall to see Brady, and Chance and I turn the other way to see Michael and Drew.

     "I really do wonder what happened to Bella," Chance admits, breaking the silence.

     "So do I. I mean, I saw her a couple of days ago. Her mom's car was parked outside their house this morning," I tell him. We reach Drew's room first. I salute him and continue down the hall. My fingers wrap around the door knob as soon as I reach the room Michael is in. I pull the door open and see Michael with his eyes closed, just like they've been. It saddens me to see him in this condition.

      "Please open your eyes Michael," I beg, even though it's improbable he can hear me. "So many people want you to wake up. You're family's been torn apart. Chance has been worried sick, even though he's not in here much. Brady's been asking about you too. All your fans have been completely devastated. Bella, wherever the hell she is, is probably wishing you'd wake up, so she could stop worrying. I need you to wake up. There's so much I need to tell you," my eyes get watery as I look at him and his beat up self.

     "You know what," I start, pulling my hair back behind my shoulders. "I need to get all the off my chest. I'll just repeat it later." The announcement is mostly to myself since I'm the only one listening, but oh well.

     "I've liked you for the longest time Michael, I swear. I was always too scared to embarrass myself around you or say something stupid that usually when you tried to talk to me, so I said nothing and ran away. It was stupid, but I was what, thirteen or fourteen? That's at least semi normal.

     It was weird. I always had to keep my feelings about you concealed. At first, I had to because the only person I would tell was your best friend. I know you two were best friends, and she was my best friend too. I wasn't her's though since you were. I was her best female friend, and I was good with that. Anyways, I was afraid she'd tell you since you two were so close.

      Then, she started liking you, and it closed down the option in all. That would cause conflict that wasn't needed. She didn't want you to know, and if I told her, it would start this little competition that she would win for sure. You were 'her Conor' after all. I did laugh though, when you set her up with Mikey. Her reaction was priceless," my eyes start to get watery thinking about her, so I try to get my mind back on track.

      "It might have seemed like I hated you, but I didn't. Every time you tried to talk to me, I loved it. It made my day every time. Then, Miles asked me out. I really didn't like Miles that much, I never did. I just wanted to make you jealous. It obviously didn't work though. You went to homecoming with your best friend and asked her out there. Even though I really liked you, I was fine. I mean, everyone wanted you to date her. Hell, even part of me wanted you two to date. It was the cliche childhood best friends turned lovers story everyone needs a dose of.