Hair Dye & Emotion

Chapter 4

"Luke! Take my phone!" I screamed at the blonde who was whimpering in the seat beside me.

"Why?" He almost whispered, his powder white complexion seeming paler than usual.

"Call Alicia. Now! I need her!" I wailed. Alicia was my bestest friend. She always had been. And right now I needed her more than anything. The guys had only met her a couple of times, Ash more than the other 3. Michael had yet to meet her. Luke picked up the device, his fingers dancing across the screen before he placed it to his ear.

"Alicia? It's Luke" he said in a monotone voice.

"Put it on loud speaker" I commanded trying to keep my voice even. He obeyed me and placed the phone on the cup holder between us. "Alicia, I need you. Meet me at the hospital".

"Lucy, what's happened?! Are you hurt? Who's butt am I kicking!" She screamed down the phone.

"It's not me. It's Ash." I cried, no longer able to keep my voice under control. Silence fell over the car as I sped down the highway to the hospital.

"Don't worry. I'm leaving now. I'll meet you there" she hung up after that. Luke began to sob quietly beside me again. This caused Calum to entwine their fingers from the backseat. We arrived at the hospital not long after that. Finding a parking spot as quickly as I could, I hopped out of my car and sprinted to the double doors of the ominous building. In the waiting room I found Alicia consoling a snivelling Michael. The moment she saw me, she removed herself from Michael's grip and ran over to me. She must have recognised Michael from the photos of us all in mine and Ash's house and introduced herself to him before we arrived. She pulled me into one of her famous bear hugs. As soon as her arms engulfed me, I broke down. I glanced over at Michael. Meeting his eyes. They were broken and full of regret.

"Why would you do that!" I screamed at him, not caring who was witnessing my outburst.

"It was an accident! He came round to see me and I was making tacos! I forgot I had the knife in my hand! He ran towards me to hug me after we talked! He ran straight into me. Into the knife!" Michael was crying uncontrollably by this point. "Oh no! I may have killed my best friend!" He screamed, burying his head in his hands as his shoulders shook with his violent sobs. My knees were beginning to give way and I grabbed onto Alicia before sliding onto the hospital floor. My cries shook through my whole body. Alicia instantly sat beside me, wrapping her arms around me. I placed my head in the crook of her neck and broke down for a second time. Glancing over at Luke and Calum, I saw that they mimicked the position that me and Alicia were in. Luke's head rested in the crook of Calum neck with Calum's arms wrapped protectively around Luke's seemingly fragile body. He hadn't said a word since telling me Ashton had been stabbed. It was a worrying sight as we usually couldn't shut him up.

"Calum? Are you holding up okay?" I whispered, my voice hoarse from my screaming and crying. He jumped when he heard me speak, proving he had been deep in thought.

"Yeah, I-um... I need some air" his voice was flat and the solemn expression was yet to leave his features. Untangling himself from Luke, Calum rose up from his seat and headed back out towards the entrance.

A/N
So here's another update for you guys. I'll be using a lot of song references in this book. See if you can point them out and comment. I'm not sure when I'll next update because I'm busy these next couple of days. But ily all. Comment, vote and all that jazz ily my little sweet potatoes!