Battle Scars (magcon)

Chapter 16

Cams pov

"Goodbye, Jack. I-I already miss you." I say to to the dead body lying next to me on the side of the road. Jack j looks over at me and points his finger,"You. This is all your fault! If you hadn't had gone crazy, maybe my brother would still be alive! But nooo, you just had to pull your little stunt to show that you were still alive and healthy, well that's not true! I'm sorry, but Jack is dead! H-he, he was my b-b-best f-fr-riend! It hurts to know that the guy who I put all my trust in, is dead..." He trails off. "Now I guess you know how I feel. It hurts huh? Losing the one you love the most." I say back, getting into the car. "Cam, why does it hurt so bad?" Hayes asks me. "Why does what hurt?"

"Pain. Sorrow. Why does it hurt so much?"

"Pain demands to be felt. And without it, we wouldn't be who we will be tomorrow." The rest of the ride is silent, except for the soft music of the radio. I remember when all if us would listen to the radio...The funniest thing ever!

Throwback!!

We all piled into the limo that would take us from the Airport to the hotel. "Yo, I love this song man!" Matt and Carter yell at the same time. All That Matters from Justin Bieber was playing. "Hey. Hay! Everyone! Hey you! Shhhh!!" Carter would yell. 'Youre all the matters to mee! Yeah yeah' they would belch out lyrics, in notes that no one has heard of, but soon enough, everyone was singing. "YOURE ALL THAT MATTERS TOO MEEEE!!!! YEAH YEAH!" We sang so loud as we got up tithe hotel, honestly, one of the best car rides I've ever been in.

Tears form in my eyes as I think about the past. "Hey guys, I know this sounds stupid, but remember when Matt walked into a glass door and Hayes was laughing at him so hard that he did the same thing?!" They look at me shocked at first, but they start smiling, which turns into laughter. I'm glad I can still make people laugh, even when I'm about to cry.

The rest of the ride home is full of laughter, until we get to the hospital. "Why is it that we always end up here after we actually have fun?" Taylor asks, "I-I don't know..." Jack trails off.

"Where is Shawn Mendes?"I ask, expecting an answer. "He's in room 737." "Thanks." We take off to his room.

"Is everyone okay? What happened to Shawn? Is he okay?" Hayes questions everyone in the room. "Ummm, actually," Mahogany starts off,"when he 'tripped' he sortof broke his ankle, split some muscle, and something else that I can't remember at this moment. But it's terrible.Doctor said that it wasn't just a trip, someone had to have pushed him, people don't just get this hurt tripping." She finishes. "Matthew" Taylor mutters to himself. "What did you say?" I ask. "Matthew. He was there when Shawn tripped! He pushed Shawn!" Taylor looks around frantically,"he's in here. I can feel it. Matthew is not done with us yet! He will drive us crazy until crazy isn't the word to use anymore. He's gonna leave 3 people only. He's not going down without a fight." Taylor looks at us with pure fear in his eyes and we all reflect that same thing. Fear. It controls in a way that you wouldn't think it could. That's what's gonna be the hard part. Getting through the fear of dying.

"Wait so we're all gonna die? No that can't be! I don't wanna die! I can't!" Hayes starts having another anxiety attack. "Please deal with him, someone. I can't right now..." I tell the guys and they get ahold of a doctor. I walk over to Shawn, and look straight ahead. He has a very nice window seat, great view... Wait, is that Carter on the roof across from us. I look closer to him and notice him making a movement. He points at me, then moves his finger across his neck. Oh my god, I'm gonna die...