Best Friends Brother (EGD)

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Alexis' POV
It's been 2 weeks since I broke up with Ethan, and if I'm being honest, I really miss his presence. I literally almost broke down crying when I walked past him in the halls.

I can tell he misses me too. He's been texting me that he's sorry but I'm trying my best to ignore them.

He broke my heart, but I still love him.

Yes I do love him, but I don't wanna say it first. Now, I can't.

I'm sitting on the gym floor, staring off into space.

I get snapped out of them when a ball rolls past me. I look up to see Ethan approaching me, he walks right past me and grabs the ball.

His back is faced towards me, but he stops and turns.

"I'm sorry." he mouths.

A single tear drop rolls down my face as I watch him walk away. I continue to see him walk to a teacher, ask him something, and then he leaves.

I move myself to the bleachers and I watch as everyone is having fun, while I'm crying my eyes out.

Whatever.

All of a sudden I hear over the loud speakers, "Lock down, lock down, this is not a drill. Get to the nearest classroom, now!"

I see everyone start to panic as two gunshots go off in our ears. Everyone in gym quickly hides in the equipment rooms and we all huddle next to each other.

I look around at all the worried faces around me when I come to realize, Ethan's not here.

I get up and push my way through the people, a teacher yells at me to come back but I ignore them.

I push open the doors and I run out of the gym to the hall.

I quickly jog around the school, making sure I keep my eyes open until my eyes lay on it.

It's Ethan, on the floor, covered in blood.

I sprint to him and slid on the floor, I grab his hand which was on his wound.

He looks up at me, squinting his eyes.

"Ethan stay with me, please stay."

I look around for anyone in the halls and I don't see a single soul.

"Help! Help please!"

I quickly grab my phone and call 911.

Caller: 911 what's your emergency?
Me: my boyfriend just got shot, twice I think.
Caller: where are you ma'am?
Me: I'm at- (I don't wanna come up with a high school name)
Caller: we will have our people on the way.
Me: thank you, please hurry though, he's losing a lot of blood.

I wait for a while till they finally came. They rushed over to me and Ethan, rolling a stretcher. They pick him up and put a oxygen mask over his mouth.

They roll him out of the school and I follow close behind. I hold his hand until they have to lift him up into the ambulance.

I look to the side to see the police with a fairly young looking guy in handcuffs. He had dark brown hair with bright green eyes.

—

I'm holding Ethan's hand as the doctors are rolling him to a room. They find the room and push Ethan in.

"Ma'am, please stay out here please."

"O-ok."

I sit down on a seat outside Ethan's room. I let a tear drop fall as I look up and see Grayson speed walking towards me.

"Where is he?"

I point to the door and he sits down next to me. I begin to sob even harder once Grayson pulls me into a hug.

He places his arms around my stomach, as my hands were on top of his. I cried into his shirt and he hugged me tighter.

"It's ok, he's strong. He will be fine."

"I really hope so." I say in between cries.

—

The Dolan's have arrived, Grayson called them all.

"Family may come in."

I look up to Grayson and he just mouths "Just stay."

I nod and I wait till my turn comes.

—

"Friends may come in now."

I watch Grayson and the Dolan's leave the room.

I enter to see Ethan laying in bed, his eyes closed, with a IV pole next to him.

I pull a chair next to his bed and I grab his hand.

"I'm so sorry Ethan. I'm sorry I didn't forgive you, I know you wouldn't do it on purpose. I was just mad and upset and I soo sorry. I-I love you, please be ok."

"You love me?" I hear him say weakly.

"Ethan!" I whisper shout.

I squeeze his hand harder and I lay my head on the side of the bed and let a few tears slip.

I hear the bed move and I feel a hand against my jaw. I look up and Ethan's staring at me.

He sees my tears and he wipes them away with his thumb.

"I love you too."

Those four words hit me hard, I didn't know he felt like that too.

I get up quickly and I kiss him, I missed this. I missed his touch.

He kisses back, I pull away and I stare at him.

He breaks the silence. "Can you be my girlfriend again?"

His eyes had hope in them as I watched him wait for my response.

"Of course."

"Thank you, I promise I will be yours, and yours only."

"Pinky promise?"

"Pinky promise."

I hear a knock on the door. "Come in."

I see Grayson poke his head in the room, soon followed by the rest of the Dolan's.

"He's awake?!"

"Yeah."

Mrs. Dolan walks over to him, I move out the way so she can reach him.

"Thank you so much Alexis, we really appreciate everything you did for him."

"It's really not that big of a deal, I'd do it any day."

"Aww that's very sweet honey."

She kisses me on the cheek and I leave the room.

I hear someone follow me, I turn around to see Cameron standing behind me.

"Hey."

"Hey. I heard about what happened between you two."

"It's ok, we're back together."

"Wow, you must be desperate."

"Hey, no I'm not. I just believe that you should forgive, give second chances."

"Yeah ok. Oh and by the way, I beat him up once Grayson told me so, your welcome."

"Thank you, he deserved it."

We both laugh and I walk out the hospital to my car. I start up the engine and I drive home. I can't believe all that happened so quickly.