The jerk stole my first kiss

5

---jude---
After the locker incident john avoided me like a plague. It's been three weeks since he last talked with me..its not that am sad about it...but he was the only one I make conversations with... I had no one to talk...the whole school was excited about the party he is gonna throw on his birthday...I wanted to wish him on his birthday but I couldn't.... I went home and slumped on the couch listening to some songs...it was mid night night and I decided to take a nap but I heard my phone ringing...

An unknown number..."ude...ud.."

It's Andy ...Johnny's brother...why is he calling me in the middle of the night...

I immediately rushed to his house...luckily the door was ajar..and the place was a whole bloody mess...beer cans,cakes ,papers ,confetti even vomit eww..

My nose wrinkled in displeasure....the place was deserted ...may be everyone left...I saw johnny slumped in his bed....I carefully walked towards Andy's room soon ,where I heard choking noises...he was choking on his own birthday cake ..I was shivering with fear ..I fan towards him and jabbed his back to get that cake out of his throat ..luckily he vomited everything.. But he slumped on the chair like a rag doll...I screamed for Johnny's attention but he was in his whole world...I carried andy to the hospital.. I lied that I was his brother...they started the treatment ...there was still a piece stuck to his windpipe and made him stop breathing...

His very own birthday cake...how cruel is that. .and his brother took up something..alcohol or drugs , dreaming in his own world...I felt so much anger toward john that I want to kill him so much...I dialled his number with literally my hand shaking with anger..

" hello.who's this " he said in a raspy morning hungover voice.
" its Jude ,can you please come to the hospital right now.."

"Who you tried to kill this time Jude"

"It's not funny anymore... By the way do you remember you have a brother..his name is Andy..ring a bell?"

"Jude...what happened to Andy is he okay..where is he?.."

"Come to the hospital now john.."

I sat on the chair..feeling tired without having sleep.I hope Andy will be fine...he is too young to leave this world.and I saw a figure running towards.me..

what I saw is not the perfect Johnny, the one who runs the school.. His hair is all over the place...his eyes welling with ocean of tears.. His dress wrinkled like a old women's skin..his face is red and puffy ..
He looks fragile and broken
"Johnny you effin came don't you..well belated happy birthday... That's a sweet birthday gift you got for your brother ..you were so into your own world that you don't notice your younger brother choking on his cake..
Can you imagine how he would've suffered without any one..I understand you want to be a stereotypical teenager and enjoy your life blah blah blah...but you should take care of things you have in your life...you won't get it back if its gone..alright... He could've died john....we dont have a positive word from the doctor yet...he have only you and you left him to suffer ..alone john you are better than this ..."

What happened next is not what I've thought would happen.. I thought he would yell at me...throw some cuss words.. But he hugged me...with his head buried in my chest...he cried ...he just cried

"Jude...am so sorry...I don't want him to die...am a bad person...am the worst brother in the world...too selfish..he will be ok right? ..I don't want him to... God..it's killing me Jude..I can't forgive myself If something happens to him..."
He hiccupped...

we stayed there until he relaxed ..both of us slumped on the chair waiting for the doctor....hope Andy will make it... And stop his brother's endless tears

. It's been 6 hours and finally the doctor delivered the good news... He is stable but unconscious because his brain was without oxygen for a while...he will come around in an hour... John had a fresh set of tears staining his cheeks..

" how did you know about Andy.."

" I put my number in his emergency caller list just in case "

"Just in case he can't contact his shitty brother"

"Don't be so harsh on yourself Johnny boy"

"Am sorry Jude"

"For what"

"For assuming things, for accusing you,for judging you"

"Don't be sorry ...am not a good person and people just assume things if you were a murderer"

"It's just a rumor right... You didn't kill anyone"

"Johnny I killed my own father ...am not a good person whom you give credits for "

Afternoons minutes of silence

"Wait!! what? you killed your own father..???Jude wait answer me..Jude juudeee"

I walked away with memories swirling my mind...