My Happy Little Pill

Chapter 5

Nicks POV

I was in a dark alleyway, it was silent, I looked at my watch midnight, how did I get here? I heard a boyish scream and I knew who it was, Brandon. I started running towards the scream, hoping for a second he'll scream again but when I rounded the the corner he was there, four guys circling him, each having a different kind of weapon in hand.

One had a gun and he pointed it to the bloody Brandonon the ground, crying and begging for them to stop and leave him alone. My heart fell t the bottom of my stomach, "No!" I yelled, attacking the one with a gun but not quick enough, he already pulled the trigger, shooting Brandon in the arm. I grabbed the gun out of the guys hand and pointed it to his head and pulled the trigger, then I pointed it at the other guys and they dropped their weapons, putting their hands up and running off into the night.

I dropped the gun and ran to Brandon's side, he was still alive but was bleeding a lot. I've never seen so much blood in my life. I sat down in the pool of blood and put his head in my lap, not knowing what else to do. I yelled for help while running my fingers through his hair,trying to keep him calm and telling him everything was going to be fine. I hope it would be.

"Nick..." Brandon started to say.

"Shhh, don't talk. Everything will be ok"

"I want you to know something if I di-"

"Don't even say that, no one is dying," that's when tears started coming down my cheeks.

"But if I do...I want you to know that I... I..."

"You what?"

"I love you," he said with a small smile. I was shocked , did he really just say that? I saw the sad look in his eyes and realized I haven't responded.

"I... I love you too Brandon," I meant it,, I really do love this boy for some reason. I yelled for help once more before loosing hope. I looked down at him, and he was looking up at the sky, with a slight smile on his face.

"I can see a light..."

"No, Brandon. There isn't a light there. Please stay with me," I could barely end the sentence without sobbing.

"That's my grandpa..." He said with a big smile on his face and then his face went blank.

I hugged him tight, sobbing, when I heard footsteps behind me , and a gunshot.

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I sat straight up in the hospital bed,hot tear running down my face. I looked over and I was alone in the bed, more tears came running down my face. I put my face into the palms of my hands, choking on my tears, when I heard the toilet flush and I looked up, seeing Brandon comm out of the bathrooms slowly. "Why good morning sleepy head, it's noon already," he said smiling.

I looked at his shoulder and there was red stuff on his shirt, "What's that?" I said.

He looked down and put a finger in it and put his finger in his mouth, "hot sauce, I had an omelet for breakfast"

I let out a huge sigh, hot sauce, not blood, "how are you feeling?"

"Better I guess, I still have a sharp pain but I'm okay"

"That's good," I said, and that was when I first realized how I feel about him.

I Nick Horton loved Brandon Szczupaj.