Mitch's P.O.V

White seared into my mind as I felt my arms stinging with pain. My whole body tensing as soon as I felt something soft and warm

grab my hand I opened my eyes. Jerome's face staring straight back at me, our eyes locking for a second.

Both of us speechless, a smile started it's way onto Jerome's lips as tears threatened to fall from his eyes.

Sadness clouding over me as I saw the heartbroken Jerome he lunged on top of me.

 His arms wrapping around my waist he started to cry. "Jerome?" I questioned my voice soft and raspy after not talking for a while.

His whole body being raked by tears he let out a cry that made me feel even worse.

"I THOUGHT YOU DIED!!!!" Jerome whimpered tear stains started to form on the hospital blankets I sighed.

Reaching my less pained arm I placed it on his back. Rubbing my hand up and down his spine he slowly started to calm down.

 "I'm sorry for scaring you..." I spoke up causing his body to tense, Jerome's attention went straight to my eyes.

Locking eye contact he stared at me, his eyes red and puffy as the dreaded words slipped out of his mouth.

 "Why did you do it Mitch? Why did you try doing that?" Jerome questioned his voice soft making it sound like he was about to snap.

 My eyes wide as soon as the words slipped into my ear I broke eye contact, my gaze went to the heart monitor as I watched it beep steadily.

I'm alive....And Jerome wants to know why I tried not to be alive.....How do I tell him?

"I.....I.....I couldn't handle it anymore Jerome.....It's not fair, first Preston's death, now this! Nobody even talks about Preston anymore!

 I DON'T WANT TO BE IN A WORLD WHERE MY FRIEND DIED AND HE WAS FORGOTTEN ABOUT THE NEXT DAY!!!

DO YOU NOT UNDERSTAND?!?!?!?" I yelled Jerome's eyes going wide and hurt filled his face as soon as I yelled.

Pity swelled my heart I sighed, resting my head back onto the uncomfortable, hard, hospital pillow Jerome stared at me.

"At least I understand more than you know Mitch, because guess what? Everyone has already been there except Rob.

You were the fifth to fall of the Pack Mitch." Jerome spoke up causing confusion to swirl around me.

Everybody else fell down!?!? Why wasn't I told?!?

"Who's the fourth?" I questioned causing Jerome to shift his gaze away from me.

"Vikk" Jerome replied coldly, his voice having no emotions as he answered giving me an advantage to ask without him being unstable.

"Third?" I asked and Jerome replied once more.

"Me" Sadness clouded around my head as I looked at him, no tears threatening to fall, no forced smile, no amazing laugh.

It was almost like he was dead right now. Like Jerome was asleep but his body was still alive.

"Second?" I wondered dreading to find out who was the first. Jerome hesitated before

responding a little less harsh and sounded more desperate. Jerome was going to break down...

"Lachlan" Jerome whispered now on the verge of tears my eyes widened realizing who was the first.

"Preston was first?" I asked my eyes wide as I shook my head. No......He was the happiest of the bunch,

He always laughed he always had something funny to say! How is that even possible?!?

"Yeah, he wasn't happy Mitch. It was all an act. Preston had so many secrets and still has them.

Remember when we went to Rob's house that one time? And Preston had the orange box?" Jerome questioned causing curiosity to spark in my

mind. Butterflies leaping around my stomach as my heart fluttered around anxious to connect all the dots.

"Yeah? What about it?" I wondered needing to know why that was important.

"There were all his secrets in them. Every single little thing about Preston. Told them in letters, he assigned a few to each and everyone of us.

 Never told me where he hid it though." Jerome confessed causing my breath to catch in my throat.

Preston had secrets?

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Hey Gummy Bears, MisfortunateMC here or also known as Darcy May Sumsion and I need to make a little warning.

I will not be here later on in the day. So if I don't message you or, post anything else it's because I'm trying to update a few things hurriedly

Before I have to go to this big event. I am competing in a competition with bands, school bands. There will be judges and everything.

And I am only coming back at like, one in the morning so don't be worried that I did anything I am just at a big event.

And I might be able to squeeze in one more update. Hopefully...

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