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Brendon is still not home. And it's nine o'clock at night. What if he just left me. I here a knock on my bedroom door. "Brendon?" The door opens and Knox comes in. "Can I sleep with you?" He asks. "Yeah. Come here buddy," I sniff. Knox climbs into the bed with me. "Are you crying dad?" "No. I just have allergies," I lie. I don't want to make Knox worried. I grab my phone and go to message Brendon one last time before I go to sleep and right as I'm about to message him my phone rings.

It's an unknown number but it could be Brendon for all I know. I answer the phone, "Hello?" "Hey Dallon it's Kala," the person on the other line says. "Is Brendon over by you and Zack?!" I ask. "I'm actually at work right now," she says. "Then why are you calling me?" I ask worriedly. "Brendon was in an accident." "What do you mean?! What kind of accident was he in?!" I ask. "Is daddy okay?" Knox asks. His lips are pouty and he looks like he's gonna cry. I wrap my arm around him. "It's gonna be okay," I whisper to him. "He was in a car accident," Kala says. "Is he okay?" I ask. "You should probably come see him for yourself," she tells me. I'm nervous as to what I'm going to see when I get there. "Okay thank you."

I hang up the phone. "Hey bud do you wanna go see daddy?" I ask. Knox nods his head. "Just so you know daddy got hurt so he might not look okay." "Is he gonna die?" "No. He's gonna be okay. He just got hurt." Oh god I hope he doesn't die. It wasn't that bad was it? "Come on Knox let's go." I need to stop overthinking. If I overthink I won't be able to drive to the hospital because I'll be having a panic attack. Me and Knox put on our jackets and shoes then get in the car.

We have a thirty minute drive to the hospital. I let Knox watch Netflix on my phone to keep him distracted until we get there. I on the other hand am struggling trying not to worry about how badly Brendon is injured. The question Knox asked earlier is making me scared. Brendon better not be dying. I pull into the hospital parking lot. Me and Knox get out of the car and walk into the emergency room. I see Kala at the front desk. We walk up to her. "Hi Kala," Knox says waving to her. "Hi Knox. Did you come here to see your daddy?" Kala asks. Knox nods his head. "Which room is he in?" I ask. "He's in the ICU. Room five," Kala answers. "Thanks."

Me and Knox take the elevator up to the ICU. I tell the lady at the desk who we're here to see. She says a nurse will be right with us. We sit in the waiting room and wait for someone to call our name. "Weekes," calls a nurse standing in the doorway. We get up and walk over to the nurse. "Hi my name is Alex. I'm Brendon's nurse tonight. He says as he's leading us to room five. We stop outside Brendon's door.

"Just so you know Brendon is in a coma," Alex says. Okay don't cry. Don't cry. I have to stay strong for Knox. "His ribs are broken and he has one collapsed lung. His left leg is broken as is his left arm. He has a fractured skull. He's badly bruised up and has tons of cut from shattered glass." Just keep blinking the tears will go away. "We think that his body put itself into a coma so that it can heal itself. We don't think it's permanent. He should be awake in a few weeks."

"How did this happen?" I ask. "He was driving through a stoplight when a truck driver fell asleep, drove through the red light and crashed into Brendon," Alex replies. I nod my head. Inside I'm cursing at the son of a bitch that fell asleep at the wheel. Alex opens the door and those tears that I was trying so hard to hold back come flooding out. "Is daddy dead?" Knox asks. "N-No h-he's just s-s-sleeping," I cry out. "Are you okay dad?" "Y-Yeah I'm fine," I sniff. We walk over to Brendon. He really does look dead. He has all these machines keeping him alive. I should've never invited him to come drink with me and Breezy today. This is all my fault.

Knox falls asleep in my lap while I stare at Brendon. I'm sorry this happened to you. Please wake up soon. I can't do this without you. Suddenly there's a knock on the door that startles me. "Come in," I say. It's Alex. He tells me that visiting hours are over and that I have to go. I pick up Knox so that he can continue sleeping. I walk over to Brendon and give him a kiss on the forehead. Then we leave. I set Knox in the backseat of the car and buckle him up. Then I get in the drivers seat. I pound on the steering wheel and scream in my head. Tears are streaming down my face. I wipe my tears then start the car and pull out of the parking.

Once we get home I pick up Knox and carry him to his bed. Then I turn on my phone and message everyone. Breezy, Ryan, Zack, Spencer, Pete, and Josh. I tell them that Brendon got into a car crash and is in a coma. Breezy gets back to me first.

BreezyDouglas: omg I'm so sorry. I'll help you how ever I can.

Then Zack.

ZackHall: if you need help with Knox me and Kala are always gonna be here for you. Stay strong Dallon.

Then Spencer.

SpencerSmith: what hospital is he at?!

Lastly Ryan.

RyanSeaman: I'm sorry. If you need anything I'm always here for you.

I go to sleep before I get anymore messages. I just want to stop thinking. Sleep is my escape from all the bad thoughts and I need that more than anything right now.