A nurse with a sad look that I didn't recognize walked into my room as I finished eating my terrible hospital dinner.

"Are you Colby Brock?"

She asked, soft blue eyes looking at me and the others.

"Yeah, what is it? Is it Sam?"

A smile appeared on her lips as she walked over and sat in the chair beside me.

"Well, he asked to make sure you were okay and to say that he was."

Suddenly, an invisible weight lifted from my shoulders.

"Oh, thank you. How's everyone else? They went to go find him."

A frown overtook her smile.

"Not necessarily. Your friend Devyn got shot by an anonymous shooter and we don't who it was and if she is okay. They found a black spot in her brain when they did an MRI."

Everything suddenly changed at that moment.

"Wait, what? Do they know what it is?"

Tara asked, tears in her eyes.

"Yes, but no. They know there's... A tumor, but they don't know if it is cancerous or not."

I looked at everyone as they started to cry too.

Especially Tara, Cassie, and Xepher.

They were all so close and have been since grade school.

I think it hurt them more than anyone.

Besides Corey.

"What do we do if it's cancerous?"

"If it doesn't spread, we have a higher chance of getting it out, but if not, then we can get it out, but it will be in other places. Then, all you can do is love her and make sure she's happy."

Tears rolled down my cheeks as she finished.

I looked over at all of the guys crying and the girls full on sobbing.

Everyone loved Devyn.

No matter what.

She's one of those people who gets along with everyone, even if they had nothing in common and are just complete opposites.

So everyone loved her.

But not as much as us.

It hurt me to hear what's happened and to see everyone all sad.

"Do you know when I can stand up again? I want to go see my boyfriend and friends."

I randomly asked, not even realizing until after.

"I don't know, but if you feel okay, you can go. You'll just have to have someone monitor you."

The nurse answered, standing up.

"Hold on. I'll be right back."

She said as she walked out of the room.

"Can someone come help me up?"

I ask, Reggie and Aaron answering by walking over.

Right as I pulled my blanket off of me, the nurse came back in with a wheelchair.

"You might want to use this just in case."

She rolled it over to the bed as the guys lifted me up.

I took one or two steps, instantly regretting it as I almost fell from being in the bed for too long.

"Are you okay??"

Aaron asked, looking at me.

"Yeah. Just haven't walked in a while."

I chuckled as they relaxed a little bit.

"Okay, you ready to go see Sam?"

The nurse asked.

I nodded rapidly, almost getting whiplash in the process.

"Don't hurt yourself."

Reggie chuckled, wheeling me out of the room, everyone following close behind.

"What's his room number?"

Griffin asked, holding Jake close to him.

I cooed at them and got a glare in response.

"Room 127."

The nurse answered, moving in front of us and turning down a hallway.

We followed her all the way down the hall until she stopped.

Room 127

Huh.

That was a quicker trip than I thought.

I looked into the room, seeing Sam and Corey sleeping.

Corey had his head on Sam's bed and Sam was, you know, in the bed.

"Do you want me to wake them up?"

Xepher asked, walking towards them.

"No. Just let them sleep. They probably haven't got much of it. How long have we been out anyway?"

I asked, remembering that I didn't ask sooner.

"3 weeks."

Cassie answered.

My eyes went wide.

3 weeks?

At that moment, Sam moved, opening his eyes.

"Colby!"

He jumped up a little, trying to get out of bed.

I think he scared Corey because he soon jumped awake too.

"Oh my god."

He laughed as he stood up and walked over, hugging us all.

"How are you feeling?"

I chuckled.

"Better. Have you heard anything about Devyn? The nurse told us earlier."

He frowned, looking at the floor.

"No."

Nodding, I reached up and hugged him again before pushing the wheelchair over to the bed.

"You woke up."

Sam said, tears falling onto his smile.

I smiled back.

"Hey, Corey. Can you come help me?"

I asked right as he walked over.

"Yeah. What do you need?"

I pointed to Sam as he looked at me confused.

Corey smiled and lifted me up onto the bed.

"I've missed you."

I said, pulling Sam towards me and kissing his forehead.

"I've missed you too."

He snuggled into my chest as we got awes.

His breathing shallowed and I looked down at him.

He fell asleep again.

I smiled until the doctor walked in a second later.

Setting down his clipboard, he sat down in the free chair.

"So, the labs have come back."

Everyone paused all of their conversations as they watched the doctor.

He let out a heavy sigh as he folded his hands.

I moved my hand a little, nudging Sam.

He woke up instantly, sitting up as he saw the doctor.

"It's malignant. I am so sorry, guys."

That's when my heart completely shattered.

Corey and the girls almost immediately started sobbing as everyone one else and I were left in shock.

"Oh god."

I could tell Sam was crying as the sniffling started.

"What kind?"

I asked, looking down at Sam.

He was on the verge of tears as he squeezed my body tighter.

"Well, it's in her brain, so it's brain cancer."

That's when Sam let the tears fall.

It broke my heart seeing him like this.

"Will we be able to see her soon?"

Kat asked, leaning on Shea.

"You can see her now, but she's still unconscious."

She nodded before snuggling her face into Shea's shoulder and cried.

"Okay. I'll show you guys the way to the room."

The doctor said, standing up.

I nodded before motioning someone to come to me.

Corey, Aaron, and Reggie walked over and helped Sam and I up.

This time I tried and somehow succeeded to walk normal so Sam could use the wheelchair since he's been in his bed for a while too.

I did have to lean on Aaron and Reggie while Corey pushed Sam, but we managed.

When we walked in, everyone just stopped and stood there.

Devyn didn't even look like Devyn.

She was pale and frail as she lay limp on the bed.

That's when everyone had fallen apart.

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Oop- well, y'all got your chapter. I'm so sorry for this. I thought I needed a plot twist and now I'm sad. Either way, I hope you guys don't hate me. Adios. 😔✌️

-JC