The Triangle

❥Warning:
Includes strong language.

-Y/N's POV-
I woke up to a monitor beeping. I could barely open my eyes but I tried with all my strength. After a few moments, my eyes slowly fluttered open. My vision was blurry so I blinked several times to get it back to normal.

Once it was normal, I saw her, standing above me. My sister, the same one they pronounced dead. My eyes widened as I gasped, shifting back, immediately regretting it since I had wounds.

NICOLE:
"It's okay, Y/N. You're safe now." She tried speaking softly.

I pinched myself several times on my right arm.

Y/N:
"This isn't a dream...oh my god—I'm dead!"

NICOLE:
"No, no, you're not." She tried reassuring.

Y/N:
"Well you are—" I hissed in pain while slightly holding my throat, feeling the bandage around my neck.

NICOLE:
"Stop talking, you have a neck injury." She sighed in annoyance.

I rolled my eyes.

NICOLE:
"Look..." her lips curled down, "I didn't die...okay?"

Y/N:
"No shit." I whispered, making her raise her eyebrows because I cursed.

NICOLE:
"Look...Jo and Austin had me but...when Austin stabbed me a bunch, he didn't kill me. I just made him think he did. So...when he dropped me in the river...the police found me. They took me to the hospital to see if I was still alive. When the nurse saw I was...I told her my situation and made her promise to keep it a secret. So...she took me to her house, healed me in private and helped me with a plan."

My eyes widened in disbelief, I was speechless.

NICOLE:
"I faked my death, Y/N. That was the only way I could make sure they'd leave me alone. And...while I was hiding the next town away...I planned on ambushing them but then I saw you there and..." she sighed while looking down with a frown, "I knew I needed to save you...so you didn't end up like me or worse..."

My eyes fell to my left arm, where Mr. Jay injected me with the needle. I frowned at the spot while clenching my jaw.

Then my thoughts trailed back to everything I felt when I thought she was dead. I nodded slowly.

Y/N:
"I blamed myself for what happened to you...Mom and Dad hate me and...I told my friends I hated them..." I spoke lowly, which made her eyes widen, "I hated myself..."

NICOLE:
"Mom and Dad could never hate you. You're Ms. Perfect. The favorite child." She rolled her eyes.

I shot my eyes to her while glaring at her.

Y/N:
"Do you realize how much they cried...?? How much I cried—you..." I sighed while shaking my head at her, "I ran away because I thought it was my fault I couldn't be there for you..."

Nicole's eyes slightly widened as she gulped nervously at me.

Y/N:
"I read your diary...from the very beginning..."

Her eyes widened even more as her jaw dropped, glaring at me.

NICOLE:
"That's private!"

Y/N:
"Then why's it all about me??" I bit back, making her go silent, "I never wanted to make you feel that way on purpose...if you would've come to me and told me how you felt then maybe things would've been different..."

I nodded slowly while narrowing my eyes at her.

Y/N:
"But...thanks to you...?" Tears formed in my eyes, "My parents hate me...my friends hate me and...I almost died today because of you...!"

Nicole frowned as her eyes fell to the floor.

Y/N:
"I'm happy you're alive...and I'm glad you saved me...but now that this is all over...you're gonna take us home and explain to Mom and Dad what you did...and then I'll get my life back...!"

She clenched her jaw while keeping her frown, looking at the wall.

Y/N:
"The life that you ignored me in...the life where my parents loved me...and the one that doesn't revolve around you..." I snapped, "Because after today...I don't want anything to do with you...you weren't worth the tears and hatred I had for myself nor my friends...so go you can go to hell."

Nicole's eyes filled with tears as she swallowed hard. Then she turned around and left, slamming the door behind her.

Once she left, my lip quivered as my eyelids fell heavier. I let myself break down after all the stress this past week.

-CLAY's POV-
When we almost made it to the hotel, George tapped my shoulder.

GEORGE:
"She's not at the hotel anymore." He looked at his phone.

CLAY:
"Where is she then?"

His eyes slowly began to widen as he shot his head up to me and Nick.

GEORGE:
"The hospital..."

•••••

I sped the 3 of us to the hospital, not caring if I got a ticket then we made it after 30 minutes. When we walked through the front doors, we froze as our eyes widened at who we saw across from us.

Nicole.

Once her gaze met ours, she sighed with a frown.

NICOLE:
"Surprise..." she raised her eyebrows.

She explained the whole situation to us. After she did, Nick asked about what room Y/N was in, she told us which one and we sped down there while she was left alone in the waiting room, holding herself.

-Y/N's POV-
After about 30 minutes passed of me staring at the wall with no expression, I heard the door open. Expecting Nicole, I slowly turned my head to the right to see my 3 best friends.

They froze while looking at my black eye and wrap around my neck.

I swallowed hard as my lip quivered at them. More tears formed in my eyes. They all immediately came to me.

Clay laid down next to me in the bed as he wrapped his arm around me, George stood to the left of me and held my head to under his neck while Nick sat at the edge of the bed and held his hand on my leg.

Once I felt the 3 of their touches, I bursted out crying again while setting my head down. The weight on my chest slightly faded by knowing they were here with me, even though I said I hated them, they were still here for me.

CLAY:
"You're here with us, Y/N...you're safe here..."

GEORGE:
"Yeah, we're here..."

NICK:
"We aren't going anywhere..."

My lip quivered more as I looked between the 3 of them.

Y/N:
"I—I'm sorry...I'm so—so sorry..." I cried.

CLAY:
"We love you Y/N...it's okay." He rubbed my arm.

GEORGE:
"He's right. Nothing could make us leave you..." he frowned.

NICK:
"You're safe here with us..." he reassured.

I shut my eyes as more tears collapsed to the sheets.

I should've known my best friends would be there for me and come after me. That's what made them so special and lovable. They've always been so forgiving for everything.

And I'd do the same for them, anyday. If it meant I could be with them forever.

❥Posted hella early today because why not🌝

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