It's Not Cool | Jonas Brothers

Chapter 24

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Joe's P.O.V.
Mom and dad are on a love seat. Pippa is cuddled up with me while Frankie sits by himself.

It's very depressing here. No one speaks, all deep in thoughts about what happened. All with sad expressions on their faces.

We wait for Kevin or Nick to come down, we have no idea what happened to him. Did he snap? Did he want to end the night by killing himself? Did he plan on killing himself?

The wait is way too long. It feels like we've been waiting for hours. Maybe we might have. Who knows?

Kevin sadly trudges down the stairs. I try to sit up while Pippa still uses me as a pillow.

He takes a seat on the lonely chair before he finally speaks.

"He's knocked out." He says. His usual soft voice cracks. He's been crying. Probably started after leaving Nick's room.

"Did he say anything? Anything as to why he might have done this?" Dad asks Kevin.

Kevin shakes his head. "He didn't say. He was too upset to say anything."

"We have to wait for him to wake up. If he even wants to talk." Kevin rubs his face.

"What do you think? It's Nick. If anyone can get anything out of him it is Pippa but knowing him, he isn't going to talk about this." I tell him.

"Is he going to die?" Frankie asks us. His voice small and laced with fear.

"No Tank. He isn't going to die." Kevin says. "Come here." Frankie stands up with his head down and walks over to Kevin.

Frankie snuggles up to Kevin like Pippa is doing with me. It's cute to watch.

Sometimes I forget how young he still is.

He's so grown up handling every situation correctly and taking care of Pippa when we don't.

I hug Pippa closer to me. She'd been staring into nothingness. Letting her thoughts overwhelm her. The events of today and tonight wore her out more then she let on about.

"I called Danielle before I came down. I'm staying here tonight. She asked her friends to stay over." Kevin tells us.

"You didn't have to do that, sweetheart." Mom says, but Kevin starts shaking his head.

"No, mom. I had to do that. I have to stay here tonight. I can't leave him like this. I can't leave you like this." Kevin adds.

Mom keeps quiet, knowing she can't force him to go home. Not that I want him to go home. I could use his support. I'm not mature enough to take lead. I'd forget things, get confused, but not Kevin. He's the eldest, he knows exactly how to handle all of us.

"I'm going to make us some tea." Mom says standing up to walk into the kitchen. Dad let her go, knowing she needs a minute alone to cry to pick herself up again.

"Could someone please bring my cup up? I don't want to leave him alone for too long. I'll move a mattress into his room to sleep on." Kevin asks us. He doesn't wait for an actual response, already making his way towards the stairs.

"I'll be back down soon. Going to put her in her bed." Dad nods and I take Pippa up. She had looked like she wanted to go to sleep to forget about all of it. It also gave me an excuse to go see Nick.

I put her in bed quickly, taking off her shoes.

I quietly walk into Nick's room. He's on his side facing the door. Kevin is looking at him intently while gently playing with Nick's curls.

"He looks so young, doesn't he?" Kevin doesn't even have to guess it's me. "I know. Seems like only yesterday mom and dad took him home as a little baby from the hospital." I laugh quietly.

"I want to know what happened to him." Kevin says. "I do too." I tell him.

"If this doesn't scream 'I need help', then I don't know what will." I tell Kevin. He agrees with me.

"Why though? What were his plans?" I ask Kevin after a minute of silence. "I don't know, Joe." I can hear in his voice that he wants to know just as bad as me.

"Do you think he is going to try and kill himself if he's got the chance?" I ask Kevin.

Kevin turns to look at me. I know he wants to reassure me that Nick won't, but he doesn't even believe it himself. It sends me straight into crying.

"I don't know what to do anymore Kevin. I can't help him. I've tried, but I only seem to fail him." Kevin stands up to hug me.

"We all failed him, Joe. We all failed him." I hide my face in his shoulder. Not much later I feel someone trying to join the hug. I let go of Kevin to see Frankie.

"We should go back downstairs. Mom has got the tea ready." Frankie looks at us sadly before pointing behind him towards the staircase.

Kevin takes lead and walks us downstairs where our parents are already sipping some tea.

"How is he?" Mom immediately asks us.

"Still knocked out. I think he's going to be asleep for a while. I'm going to sleep in there." Kevin informs mom. She seems to be happy about that. At least Nick won't be alone all night that way.

After we finish our tea, Kevin and I are going upstairs to move some stuff into Nick's room so he can sleep there.

I freeze upon walking into the room to find Nick awake. He's staring up at me with his big, brown, teary eyes.

I walk over and sit on the side of his bed.

He reaches for my hand and I let him reach out to me.

"I'm so scared." He let out a sob. "I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to do it."

"But you did." I say and gently turn over his wrist to see a few cuts, sending Nick into another sob.

"What happened, Nick?" I look him in the eyes and I can tell he's not ready to share. Will he ever be ready to share? Right now, I don't believe that.

Our moment is interrupted by Kevin entering the room with a mattress. Nick looks at us with thankful eyes. He isn't going to be alone tonight.

I'm about to go to my own room, but I feel someone grab me by my sleeve, making me stop in my tracks. "Please stay." Nick looks at me with his big, brown, begging eyes.