We'll Brave This Storm (Sequel to You're Not Alone) [COMPLETED]
Chapter 8 (Should I Stay or Should I Go)
"Mel, wake up," Jinxx said, shaking me awake.
I opened my eyes and squinted at Jinxx. I was sitting in one of the cheap chairs in the waiting room. They didn't let me see Andy yesterday and I still didn't know how he was.
"Why'd you wake me up?"
"Diamond told me you had a shift in less than an hour."
"Fuck. Jinxx, could you give me a ride?" I asked.
"Yeah, come on," he said, taking his keys out of his pocket.
I got out of the seat and stretched my arms. I probably didn't look fantastic, but I didn't have time to freshen up. I followed Jinxx out of the hospital silently and slid into the passager seat once we reached his car. Jinxx got in as well and started up the car.
"Is Andy going to be okay?" I asked him.
"The doctors say he'll be fine, but he hasn't waken up yet," Jinxx sighed.
"Jinxx, if they're wrong...," I trailed off, my eyes tearing up.
"Andy has gone through a lot of crap, he'll make it," Jinxx reassured me.
"You're right. I just can't lose him, you know?"
"Melanie, I know you don't like being told what to do, but when Andy wakes up, you need to make a choice about what you're going to do. Not immediately, of course, but you need to tell him soon," JInxx said.
"Tell him what?"
"That you're either leaving him or getting back together with him."
"Jinxx! You know I can't!" I protested.
"Mel, I get it, you feel torn and you don't want to jump back into the relationship with Andy. But Mel, you're being selfish. You can't keep him at arms length because I know for a fact it's killing him, and it isn't fair to him either. When you left Andy was depressed for months, he only recently started getting better, and then we ran into you again. If you can't make a decision, I'm going to make it for you, because I can't stand to watch Andy fall apart again. I'm not doing this because I hate you Mel, you're like a little sister to me, but I need to do what is best for everyone involved."
How could he ask this of me? I knew I was being selfish. I just needed time to think.
We arrived at Starbucks and I got out of the car. I waved goodbye to Jinxx and headed inside where my nostrils were greeted with the smell of freshly roasted coffee. It was just my luck though that the morning rush had already started.
"Mellie, thank goodness you're here!" Pam called from behind the counter.
Pam was a sweet older lady who usually worked the morning shifts. She was curvy, but not overly plump. Her hair was a dark brown with greying streaks and was always put up in a messy bun. Her baby-blue eyes were constantly surrounded by dark circles, but she never seemed to care enough to cover them up with makeup.
I joined her behind the counter, and needless to say, the whole morning was a bore. By twelve o'clock, my feet and back were aching and I was starving.
"Honey, you look like you haven't eaten all day," Pam commented as I was leaned over the counter.
"I haven't had the chance to," I told her.
"Why not?"
"Let's just say my life has gotten even more complicated than it was before."
"Here, eat this. Just don't let the manager find out," Pam said. She handed me a large chocolate muffin.
"Thanks Pam, you're a life-saver," I said before scarfing down the muffin.
"You're welcome. Besides, you're going to need it if you're going to be working for the next five hours."
"Ugh, don't remind me," I groaned.
Pam laughed at my childishness and patted my cheek. She was more like a mother to me than my own was. I felt slightly guilty for not telling my parents about my baby, but I knew they would hate me for getting pregnant before marraige. Besides, they would've gone nuts if they found out Andy was the father. I could just imagine my parents attempting to beat the crap out of him while throwing degrading remarks at him and myself.
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"I can give you a ride home if you need one, honey," Pam told me as she took her apron off. The employees for the next shift arrived, meaning we were free to go home.
"Um, could you give me a ride to the hospital instead?"
Pam looked at me alarmed before asking, "Is there something wrong?"
"A friend of mine is there. I want to check up on him," I explained.
"Alright, come on," she said, leading me to her car. I hopped into the car and we began our silent drive to the hospital.
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"Thanks Pam," I said to her as I got out of the car.
"Anytime. I hope your friend is okay."
I gave her a small smile and entered the hospital. I found the waiting room and all the guys were still there along with two other people I wasn't expecting to see. Andy's parents.
"Is Andy awake yet?" I asked Jake as I sat down in the chair next to him.
"Not yet," Jake sighed.
"Are you Melanie?" Andy's dad asked me.
"Um, yes. It's nice to meet you, Mr. Biersack," I replied, shaking his hand.
"I didn't know you were pregnant," Amy said.
"Uh, yeah, I am," I mumbled.
JInxx got up from his seat and said, "Amy, Chris, can I talk to you two for a minute?"
They gave him concerned looks, but agreed and followed him out of the waiting room.
A few moments later I heard Amy yell, "ANDY GOT HER PREGNANT?!"
Oh crap. So Andy didn't tell them. He was going to get so much hell from his parents when he woke up.
Jinxx, Amy, and Chris all came back into the waiting room. I was half expecting Amy to yell at me for being as careless as I was, but instead she came up to me and gave me a hug.
"Welcome to the family sweetheart," Amy said into my ear.
"Thanks, but Andy and I aren't back together," I told her.
She pulled away and looked me dead in the eyes.
"Why?" she asked.
"It's just-," I was going to explain myself ot her, but then a doctor walked in.
"Are you the friends and family of Andrew Biersack?" the doctor asked, sliding his glasses further up his nose.
"Yes, we are," Chris said.
"Mr. Biersack has woken up and he wants to see you all. He will be fine, just don't let him do any strenuous activities for a week or so."
"Thank you so much," Amy said.
The doctor nodded and led us to Andy's room. He was laying in his bed and he looked paler than usual. He looked up at us when we entered and gave us all that confident grin of his.
Amy was just beaming, but in a blink of an eye she started yelling at Andy.
I opened my eyes and squinted at Jinxx. I was sitting in one of the cheap chairs in the waiting room. They didn't let me see Andy yesterday and I still didn't know how he was.
"Why'd you wake me up?"
"Diamond told me you had a shift in less than an hour."
"Fuck. Jinxx, could you give me a ride?" I asked.
"Yeah, come on," he said, taking his keys out of his pocket.
I got out of the seat and stretched my arms. I probably didn't look fantastic, but I didn't have time to freshen up. I followed Jinxx out of the hospital silently and slid into the passager seat once we reached his car. Jinxx got in as well and started up the car.
"Is Andy going to be okay?" I asked him.
"The doctors say he'll be fine, but he hasn't waken up yet," Jinxx sighed.
"Jinxx, if they're wrong...," I trailed off, my eyes tearing up.
"Andy has gone through a lot of crap, he'll make it," Jinxx reassured me.
"You're right. I just can't lose him, you know?"
"Melanie, I know you don't like being told what to do, but when Andy wakes up, you need to make a choice about what you're going to do. Not immediately, of course, but you need to tell him soon," JInxx said.
"Tell him what?"
"That you're either leaving him or getting back together with him."
"Jinxx! You know I can't!" I protested.
"Mel, I get it, you feel torn and you don't want to jump back into the relationship with Andy. But Mel, you're being selfish. You can't keep him at arms length because I know for a fact it's killing him, and it isn't fair to him either. When you left Andy was depressed for months, he only recently started getting better, and then we ran into you again. If you can't make a decision, I'm going to make it for you, because I can't stand to watch Andy fall apart again. I'm not doing this because I hate you Mel, you're like a little sister to me, but I need to do what is best for everyone involved."
How could he ask this of me? I knew I was being selfish. I just needed time to think.
We arrived at Starbucks and I got out of the car. I waved goodbye to Jinxx and headed inside where my nostrils were greeted with the smell of freshly roasted coffee. It was just my luck though that the morning rush had already started.
"Mellie, thank goodness you're here!" Pam called from behind the counter.
Pam was a sweet older lady who usually worked the morning shifts. She was curvy, but not overly plump. Her hair was a dark brown with greying streaks and was always put up in a messy bun. Her baby-blue eyes were constantly surrounded by dark circles, but she never seemed to care enough to cover them up with makeup.
I joined her behind the counter, and needless to say, the whole morning was a bore. By twelve o'clock, my feet and back were aching and I was starving.
"Honey, you look like you haven't eaten all day," Pam commented as I was leaned over the counter.
"I haven't had the chance to," I told her.
"Why not?"
"Let's just say my life has gotten even more complicated than it was before."
"Here, eat this. Just don't let the manager find out," Pam said. She handed me a large chocolate muffin.
"Thanks Pam, you're a life-saver," I said before scarfing down the muffin.
"You're welcome. Besides, you're going to need it if you're going to be working for the next five hours."
"Ugh, don't remind me," I groaned.
Pam laughed at my childishness and patted my cheek. She was more like a mother to me than my own was. I felt slightly guilty for not telling my parents about my baby, but I knew they would hate me for getting pregnant before marraige. Besides, they would've gone nuts if they found out Andy was the father. I could just imagine my parents attempting to beat the crap out of him while throwing degrading remarks at him and myself.
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"I can give you a ride home if you need one, honey," Pam told me as she took her apron off. The employees for the next shift arrived, meaning we were free to go home.
"Um, could you give me a ride to the hospital instead?"
Pam looked at me alarmed before asking, "Is there something wrong?"
"A friend of mine is there. I want to check up on him," I explained.
"Alright, come on," she said, leading me to her car. I hopped into the car and we began our silent drive to the hospital.
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"Thanks Pam," I said to her as I got out of the car.
"Anytime. I hope your friend is okay."
I gave her a small smile and entered the hospital. I found the waiting room and all the guys were still there along with two other people I wasn't expecting to see. Andy's parents.
"Is Andy awake yet?" I asked Jake as I sat down in the chair next to him.
"Not yet," Jake sighed.
"Are you Melanie?" Andy's dad asked me.
"Um, yes. It's nice to meet you, Mr. Biersack," I replied, shaking his hand.
"I didn't know you were pregnant," Amy said.
"Uh, yeah, I am," I mumbled.
JInxx got up from his seat and said, "Amy, Chris, can I talk to you two for a minute?"
They gave him concerned looks, but agreed and followed him out of the waiting room.
A few moments later I heard Amy yell, "ANDY GOT HER PREGNANT?!"
Oh crap. So Andy didn't tell them. He was going to get so much hell from his parents when he woke up.
Jinxx, Amy, and Chris all came back into the waiting room. I was half expecting Amy to yell at me for being as careless as I was, but instead she came up to me and gave me a hug.
"Welcome to the family sweetheart," Amy said into my ear.
"Thanks, but Andy and I aren't back together," I told her.
She pulled away and looked me dead in the eyes.
"Why?" she asked.
"It's just-," I was going to explain myself ot her, but then a doctor walked in.
"Are you the friends and family of Andrew Biersack?" the doctor asked, sliding his glasses further up his nose.
"Yes, we are," Chris said.
"Mr. Biersack has woken up and he wants to see you all. He will be fine, just don't let him do any strenuous activities for a week or so."
"Thank you so much," Amy said.
The doctor nodded and led us to Andy's room. He was laying in his bed and he looked paler than usual. He looked up at us when we entered and gave us all that confident grin of his.
Amy was just beaming, but in a blink of an eye she started yelling at Andy.
11/21/13