Fear Itself [ A Shoey Fanfic ]

|| Joey's P.O.V ||

i needed to see him. run into his room and sit next to him and talk to him. i needed to know what really happened to him that day.

i finally got enough courage to go up to the elevator and get in. i pressed the button to go up to the 18th floor.

i dont know how many times i paced by his door, pondering what to say, how to act, what questions to ask.

it took a good 30 minutes of sitting next to his room for a nurse to approach me.

"sir, do you need something?" she asked, smiling, her hand on my shoulder.

my sleep deprived eyes looked her up and down before shaking my head, standing up and shakily grasping the doorknob. time for the big reveal.

i open the door to a scared shane, his face stamped with a look of pure paranoia and fear.

"DONT COME NEAR ME." he screamed, stumbling to the edge of the hospital bed.

"Shane, Shane. it's me, its Joey." i said quietly, trying to calm him. but to no avail, as he pressed the button for nurse assistance.

the same nurse that had talked to me in the hallway came storming in, holding a bag full of tools and walkie talkie.

"what's wrong sir?" she asked, fixing the sheets on his bed and getting him back in the middle of the mattress.

"h-hes here." he said, shakily pointing towards me. did he not remember me? had his dad told him false information?

the nurse gave me a stern look and a firm push out the door.

"you are not to be in random patients room sir!" she growled, beginning to walk off.

"maam! he's my best friend! i dont understand why he's acting like this!" i cried out, trying to understand what's going on.

what happened.