EDITED.

HIUHHAHHIJJAJAJABHENE.

(think of this as an evil laugh)

Theres so much crying in this chapter istg.





BEEP.

BEEP.

BEEP.

"Did her heart rate just increase?" The doctor asked herself before turning around, and dropped whatever she was holding in her hand. Her eyes widened as she looked at the girl, whos half face was covered in black.. goo like liquid- and sharp teeths. A big, white eye rested on the 'infected' side of her face, and on the normal side it was closed.

BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP.

"D-DOCTOR!"

BEEP BEEP.

What's happening?

It's so cold here..

Where's Ashlyn..

W-where's the rest of the group..

Where.. Where am I?-

Her eyes opened wide as she sat up, clutching her stomach. Pain shot throught her body as she looked down, to see she was still-

No.

She wasn't there at the moment. Instead, she was in a hospital. A cold one, at that.

With eyes full of horror, she began taking ragged breaths, the mask on her face not helping at all. Her whole body trembled, along with the hand that rested on her stomach. The monitor went haywire, as the beeping sound began filling the girls ears. To add more to her panic, she couldn't see any familiar faces in the room. Breathing heavily, she felt tears forming in her eyes..

Where's my mom and dad..

Where's Ashlyn..

"..Tay, take a breath.. " Logan felt the anger of the girl. Everyone around her did. They knew how close she and Rylee got when spending time with eachother, but they never knew Tay felt like this.. So heartbroken and angry, because a girl she met months ago, not even a year, was laying in a hospital bed with no one by her side. And they were still questioning all the things they went through?! "We need to-"

GAAHHH!!

This sudden yelling made all of them whip their head around to where it came from. Taylor felt the tears in her eyes as she heard the gut-wrenching screaming of the girl. "Rylee.." Ben next to her stood with his eyes wide, high on allert. Aiden stood next to him, putting a hand on his shoulder to calm the panicking boy. Tyler was clenching his fist without even noticing. Logan was getting his phone out in an emergency if he needed to call Ashlyn and her dad. The lights flickered above them all, making the already scared little child, Lily, lean closer to her mother. "....What's happening-" Her poor little heart was aching for Rylee. She didnt know what was happening to her, and was scared that she wouldnt be alright. "Mom..?"

"-Oh my..."

GASP.

She hugged her child closer to herself as everyone backed away from the windows, where the phantoms stood. But this time.. they were different. Their black skin began peeling down from their bodies, revealing bits and pieces of human flesh under. Then they vanished.

"A-aiden, come here. We're leaving-"

"No! I-i'm not leaving without Rylee! Neither of us are-" The blonde felt the tears in the corner of his eyes as he yelled back to his mother. He wouldnt leave without atleast checking on the girl ONCE, and he knew the others will do the same, they couldnt just leave- "Taylor, stop! We.. Can't- Go back there.. Right now!" Logan yelled at the girl as he and Ben held her back from running to the room her bestfriend was in. She struggled against her hold, tears streaming down her face like a waterfall. The boy with the glasses tried to make Taylor listen to her, but she just kept tugging and tugging, trying to get herself out of their grip. "You need to let the doctors handle it! If we go back there, then we're going to get kicked out!"

"LET GO!"

"Someone call Ashlyn!!"

"I need to be there!- Let me fucking go!"

"RYLEE!"

"Hold the girl down!" The brunette struggled against the grips of the doctors. She began panicking a long time ago, but it was worse when she felt all the hands on her trying to keep her down. It was too much. Too much for a teenager. Too much for a teenager who just got stuck on a tr-

"GET... OFF!" She pushed one of the doctors hand away, tears begginining to fall from her eyes once again. But the doctors just wouldn't let go. She fought, kicking, scratching, pushing- Then she heard. The scream of her name. Was that Taylor?! Are they okay- I need..

ARE THEY HURT?

I need.. Get.. Out-



I need.. To see them.

"I SAID GET OFF OF- ME-" Her voice was raspy as she screamed at the doctors, and with one final push, she jumped off of the bed, almost falling in the process as she scrambled up from the floor, leaving the doctors in the dust behind her. And she ran. Well tried to anyways, before something tugged her back. Some kind of shit was stuck in her arm. She didnt have time to examine it, and just straight up yanked it out of her arm, a small amount of blood splattering out.

"HEY, STOP!!"

Her stomach was burning with every movement. It felt like someone set her on fire, letting her burn to death.. Was she still on- No, fuck, Rylee don't even think about that..

I need to find them.

"Alright, this shouldn't be found for a bit." The father sighed as he stood up from his crouching position, and looked at his older daughter. "You alright, kiddo?"

But no. Ashlyn wasn't alright. She had this.. Unsettling feeling deep down in her stomach. She felt like something was happening at the moment, other than the obvious. She sighed as she wiped away the last remains of her tears, and crossed her arms infront of her chest. "...I'm not sure."

". . ."

"...I'm going to call the others qui-"

RING.

RING.

RING-

She snatched her phone out of her backpocket, and her eyes widened. It was Logan, and if there is one thing you need to know about him; he doesn't call unless its an emergency.

"Logan what's ha-"

"It's Rylee!-"



Her heart dropped to her feet.

"I don't know- We think she is awake- we heard her yelling but.. Taylor please stop struggling! We need some help here."

"We're on our way!?"

"Who was it?"

"Its Logan.. It was about Rylee."

The brunette ran. And ran till she couldnt no more. Her feet were burning as it kept being snapped against the cold ground as she run. She pushed anything, or anyone who stood in her way; Maybe she even pushed a doctor away who tried standing infront of her.. Her legs kept getting weaker and weaker each passing moment, but..

Please work a little bit more legs.

Please don't pass out- Please don't pass out-

I'm almost-

there.

She made eye contact with the group.

Tylers eyes widened.

Taylor stopped struggling.

Logan lowered his phone.

Ben felt his tensed muscles start to relax.

And Aiden felt tears in his eyes.

The brunette haired girl stood at the other end of the hallway, watching as some of the group was trying to hold back Taylor, who just stopped struggling. Their eyes met, and Taylor yanked herself out of the others hold, sprinting towards the injured girl.

Seeing the brunette girl so weakened and vulnerable, Taylor couldnt help but let a fresh set of tears fall, capturing the girl in a strong hug. Rylee wrapped her arms around her, as she too, began sobbing louder. Taylors grip on her was tight, afraid if she would let go, the younger girl would dissapeared. As the two continued staying in each others embrace, they fell to the floor.

Rylee wanted to savour every minute of this feeling.. The feeling of hugging someone.. It wasnt what the girl and her sister really experienced while growing up. They didnt really have any friends, and didnt get to know how it feels.. But.. It feels good.. Her arms tightened around Taylor, holding the sobbing girl in her arms. And when the twin pulled back, the younger girl would wipe her tears away

After Taylor was finally able to calm down, even though she was still crying, she watched with a small smile, as the boy with glasses cried onto the wounded girls shoulder too. Sitting on the floor and in pain, Rylee caressed the boys back, and the back of his head too. The poor boy was trembling so much, Rylee thought he was going to faint. Wanting to calm him down somehow, she took his face in her hand, and wiped away his tears with her thumbs, and a pained smile on her face. "I'm okay Logan.."

Not knowing what to do next when Logan stood up, Aiden began taking big steps towards the girl. The brunette just watched him from the floor, the worried expression on her face replaced by her own teary one. She opened her arms out for the blonde.

Aiden slid down to the ground, wrapping his arms around the girl.The girl gripped his shirt as tigh as she could, not wanting to let go. Thinking if she did, she would wake up in that hell or another reality; which she surely would the later. But she just couldnt worry about that right now. Choked sobs left her throath as she burried her face in the blonde boys shoulder, who in response wrapped his arms around her. The girls whole body was trembling as the blonde put a hand on the back of her head then one on her back as he tried comforting her. She choked back another sob as she kept her head low. "W-where's my sister.."

"She's coming."

As Taylor took Logan away to sit him down on a bench and bring him some water, only three were left.. Ben, Tyler, and well Ashlyn who still wasnt there. The brunette tried standing up straight, but pain shot throught her body, and she had to lean on her knees. But as soon as she did, she felt someone place her arm around their shoulder to help her stand.

Ben.

The girl flashed him a small smile, but it soon faded as another wave of pain shot through her body. Having noticed this, Ben frowned. He wrapped his hands around the girl, and leaned his head down to her shoulder, where he rested it. The girl didnt know how many times she would cry again tonight, but everytime one of her friends hugged her, she just broke down. She wrapped her arms around his torso, and burried her face into his chest as she cried.

After a long 5 minutes, Ben got some tissues for the girl. She thanked him, watching as he retreated towards the still shaken up Taylor. Rylees eyes locked on the girl twin, making eye contact as she wore a weak smile on her lips-

PULL.

A small yelp left her lips as she felt arms wrapping around her, a face being burried in her shoulder. Tyler. She looked at the boy, but wasnt able to see his face as it was hidden. But she felt his body shake. The brunette felt his tears coat her hospital gown. Rylee felt how his grip tightened around her each passing second. She had never seen him in such state. Of course, she hasnt known him for that long, yet she though he didnt even have a side like this. But now that the two of them stood there in silence, with her arms slowly engulfing him a hug, a sob escaped her mouth, and a fresh set of tears rolled down her cheeks, wetting the boys clothes. Her arms tightened as much as they could around him, savouring the feeling.. The feeling of being in his arms. The brown eyed girl didnt know what this feeling was, but just this one hug felt better than all she had gotten in her life. She could get used to it.. The brunette felt his shoulders shake, but his sobs were silent. Like he was holding himself back. One of his hand rested on the small of her back, and the other slid up to the back of her head, holding her tightly to himself.

"I'm sorry- I'm so sorry.."

"It's okay.."

SLAM.

"Where- Where is she?!"

The brunette snapped her head up to look where the sound came from, and the tears came again. She let go off Tyler, and turned fully around to see her sister better as she clutched her stomach. Ashlyn let her arms fall down by her sides as she looked at her sister.

"Why do you never cry?"

The little six yeard old Rylee looked up at her older sister, who was standing with her arms crossed infront of her chest. Her question was reasonable; Never. I repeat, never in her six years of life she had seen her sister cry. Never. "I mean.. I-i have never seen you cry.." The red head only glanced down at her younger sister, before she crouched down infront of her, and flashed a small smile.

"Because there was never a reason to?"



But now there defenitely was one.

Tear fell after the other as she looked at her sister standing in a hospital gown.. More like hunched over, but still standing. She bit her lower lip to prevent herself from letting out a loud cry, as she took off into a sprint. Their father rushed through the door too, not too long after Ashlyn as he leaned down to catch his breath. The redhead felt herself getting closer and closer, as the younger began running too. Ashlyn caught the girl in her arms, as she sat down on the floor with her. She put a hand on her head and her back, just wanting to feel she was here, and to know this was real. She let the girls tears soak through her hoodie, as the brown eyed sister gripped onto her clothes, not wanting to let go.

"I'm sorry Ry."

"I'm so sorry."

The girl sat on her hospital bed as she munched on the snacks the others had secretly gotten her. She sat with her legs pushed out, while her sister sat on the edge of her bed. Aiden sat on the end of the bed, and Taylor was almost snuggled up to the girl on her other side. Ben was standing, the same with Tyler as Logan was sitting on a chair. Quietly munching on her food, she just listened to the others talk about what was coming next.. Then the door opened.

"Visiting time's over."

The brunette's eyes widened. No. She didn't want to be alone- No, please-

"Hey, Ry." Her eyes snapped over to Ashlyn, who leaned down infront of the girls face, and planted a small kiss on her forehead.

"We'll help you."

After that, everyone began saying their goodbyes. Taylor and Logan began crying again, Ben gave a hug to the girl, same with Aiden, who'se eyes were still red and puffy. As they all began walking out, only one person was left in the room along with Rylee.

"I'm sorry."

Tyler choked out. Rylee looked at him as he had his head down, and fist clenched by his side, standing near her bed. A wave of sadness washed over the girl. "But it wasn't your-"

"No. If I hadn't told you to sit where I was when i went to the trunk with Logan, none of this would of had happened! It's my fault and-" His eyes widened as he felt something warm touch his hand. It was Rylee's smaller, and so much softer hands. She interlocked their fingers.

"Stop. It wasn't your fault. You just wanted to protect your sister, right? I would of had done the same."

The boy broke down. He knelt down on the floor, and rested his forehead on her bed as he cried, again. Their hands stayed interlocked as he continued to sob, and the girl caressed his fingers with her thumb.

"It's okay.. I'm okay."