Before the car crash, Alex was charismatic, friendly, witty, the whole lot. Now? He can barely stand on two feet. But thanks to a certain Jack Barakat, he's not giving up any time soon.

Cover by: @AshEETee It's a quick process. Ten of us are called from the Black List, ten of us are lined up side by side, ten brown sacks placed over each of our heads, ten ropes used to bind our hands together behind our backs. Then all ten of us are shot dead, one by one. * Set in the future, Earth faces a critical problem of overpopulation. The solution? The Black List. Each day in every village, ten names are called from the Black List, ten of them shot one by one. But when Amelia Wicker gets called, and and old childhood friend who disappeared shows up again, Amelia finds herself questioning the way of things. But time is short for Amelia, and as she looks back on her past, her future is ticking away. Tick tock. Tick tock. Who will save her in her final moments? Or will she even be saved at all?

"do you wanna hear a secret?" alex leans forward, hands on his knees. jack nods, curious. "i've never kissed anyone." jack looks down. "neither have i. hey, maybe we should... um, you know, to know what it's like..." "i mean, i'm down. as friends, right?" alex is blushing violently. "as friends."

"Sometimes people just can't be helped, some of us are meant to die, drop it" Jack spat at me, I flinched at his words but my determination was stronger. I can and I will help him, without help he will never get out of here.. *** After Alex Gaskarth was hospitalized for his third suicide attempt this year his parents decided that it would be best for him to spend some time in the Teen Psychiatric ward of Valley Springs Hospital. There he has to share a room with Jack Barakat, who was possibly the worst person to room with due to his attitude, but when Alex discovers more about Jack and why he was there he begins to feel different towards the boy he was told to stay away from. Will Jack accept Alex's help and encouragement? Or will he shut himself away from Alex and refuse anything to do with him? Is what Alex feels towards Jack more than just the need to help him? (Trigger Warnings will be listed on the first chapter)

Valentine Coleman had a hard childhood and is still suffering from it. Her only friends are her bandmates Ian, Steve, Jerry and Bob. She expresses her feelings in her lyrics, it's like her therapy. After the first band years they have the chance to to tour with All Time Low in America as their supporting act. But the tour changes everything. (my @ name used to be DarkRumor, that's why it's still like that in the cover)

Her life changed once she met Jack Barakat, who was also her brother's best friend. ABANDONED: I deeply apologize after so many years that this story has been published, but I decided to abandon this story for good. I tried rewriting it [Which now, looking back, was not a good idea for me.] I am possibly thinking of a new, fresh story for this but for now I am just going to leave it as is and hope the old readers remember this story and remember the good times! Thank you for the reads, the views, and the lovely comments I've had for this story. :) -Hannah