Best Friends Forever

Lucie’s P.O.V.

I was so happy Iris was finally doing better again. For as far as I knew, she stopped using drugs and she was totally focused on school again. The last three weeks were going smoothly and I hoped it would continue like this. Last night we went out with the five of us, which was actually pretty stupid because today was Monday and we had to go to school again. We came home around 4am, so we only had like three hours to sleep. I felt like I was about to fall asleep any moment. When it was time to go, I grabbed my schoolbag and walked to Iris’ house. I rang the doorbell several times, but there was no answer. I knew Iris’ parents were away for the weekend and they would come home later today, so Iris was probably still asleep. That lazy ass. Luckily I had a key of their front door, so I opened it and went up to her room. “Iris!”, I said, trying to wake her up. No reaction. We would come too late for school if she didn’t wake up right now. Actually we already were. “Iris!”, I shouted now. Still no reaction. “Iris!”, I shouted again. But yet she didn’t move. I looked at her nightstand. My breath stuck and I shocked. I started to panic and the sweat broke me out. I shouted her name once again and then I ran downstairs. I felt the tears coming up. I ran to the telephone and called the emergency number. They told me to stay with her, so I waited beside Iris’ bed for the ambulance. Iris was motionless laying on her bed. Her skin was so pale it almost seemed blue. I held her hand in mine and I was softly crying. “It will be alright”, I said trying to convince myself, but I had a hard time believing me. In the distance I heard the wailing siren.

I had convinced the ambulance staff to let me drive with them. I had to be with Iris. In the ambulance I grabbed my phone and called Iris’ mom. I was lucky I had saved her number once. “Hey Lucie!”, her mom answered brightly. Oh god, how in hell was I going to tell her this. I heard she asked me something about school, if we had a break or something, but I didn’t really listen. I decided to tell her straight away. “I’m in the ambulance with Iris. She took an overdose and she’s unconscious right now. We’re on our way to the hospital”, I said in one gasp. I heard her mom shocking and crying out “What!”. It was heart breaking to hear and it caused me to cry again. “I’m sorry to tell you this...”, I whispered. “Don’t worry about me. I’m coming straight to the hospital with her dad. Stay strong girl”, she said and we hung up. I held my phone in my hand while looking at Iris. She was as motionless as before. I picked up my phone again and scrolled through my contact list. When I found the right person I dialled the number. “Harry here”, I heard a happy British voice saying. “Hey, it’s Lucie”, I said softly. “Oh, is Niall not picking up his phone again?”, he asked laughing. “No, it’s something different”, I said slowly, “It’s about Iris...” “What’s wrong?”, he asked seriously now. “I know you’re not together anymore, but I had to tell you this...”, I swallowed and continued, “She took an overdose and we’re in the ambulance on our way to the hospital right now...” I heard Harry shocking as well and in the following moment I heard a loud blow which caused me to shock. “Harry, are you okay?”, I exclaimed worried. “No, just broke a vase. Niall and I are on our way”, he responded. “You don’t have to, I don’t wanna obligate you”, I tried to say. “No, I have to see her!”, he shouted, half crying. “Okay, I have to go now, we’re at the hospital. See you”, I said and hung up. “Harry is on his way”, I whispered while looking at Iris, even though I knew she wouldn't hear me. For myself, I wanted to see Niall so badly. I had missed him so much.

“Lucie!”, I heard a voice shouting. I looked in the direction the voice came from. I saw Iris’ mom and dad running over to me. Her mom and dad enclosed me in their arms as soon as they reached me. “Where is she?”, her dad asked. “I don’t know. They told me to wait here”, I responded uncertain. At that moment a physician walked over to us. “It doesn’t look good at all...”, he said in all seriousness, “Iris has taken way too much pills. She had a respiratory arrest and her heart isn’t working properly. She’s in coma. Right now they’re trying to pump out her stomach. I’m really sorry”, he continued and walked off. At that moment we burst into tears. “Please stay alive”, I whispered. The next hours seemed like forever. We didn’t know more about Iris’ situation since that doctor came over to us earlier. It was killing us. “I have to eat something against the stress. Someone else something?”, I asked. Iris’ mom and dad shook their heads. I stood up and walked over to the cafeteria in the hospital. I bought a Bounty and when I walked back to the waiting room I saw Niall and Harry coming through the doors of the hospital. “Niall! Harry!”, I shouted. They turned their heads towards me and I ran over to them. “Niall!”, I shouted once again and I kissed him. “I’ve missed you”, I said with some tears while hugging him. Then I turned to Harry and hugged him as well. I saw Harry had red puffy eyes. “How is she?”, he asked with a broken voice. “Not good...”, I responded softly. I told them what the doctor had said to us. “How does it come she got an overdose? I mean, how did she get those drugs?”, Harry asked worried. “When we got home from the USA, she was devastated about what had happened. She loved you so much - she still does - but she knew it was over. I encouraged her to forget about you and start hanging out with Justin, her school crush. Later this turned out to be my worst idea ever, because Justin was the one who gave her the drugs. She thought it was a good idea and it turned out that Justin liked her as well. Well, that’s what she thought. They dated for a few weeks and he completely controlled and changed her and when Justin wanted to have sex with her and Iris said she wasn’t ready, he dumped her. She was sad for a while, but she actually started doing better again. Now, in the last three weeks she changed back to her old self. She was living again and we really had fun, but apparently she isn’t completely healed yet. She promised me to stop using drugs, but I guess she had some leftovers and took these last night. I really didn’t see it coming…”, I explained crying. “I should have never let her go...”, Harry whispered. I saw tears rolling down his cheek. “Don’t say that. It’s not your fault. You had no choice”, I said while hugging him again. Niall, Harry and I walked to the waiting room where Iris’ parents were. “Oh hello Harry”, Iris’ mom said. “I’m so sorry about leaving your daughter and now this has happened”, Harry said softly. “Don’t worry. Lucie told me everything. We’re not mad at you. Justin is the one who needs to be punished. A lot”, she said to Harry and hugged him. Her dad gave him a friendly pat, “It’s okay”, he said. Harry showed a little smile. I looked at Niall and he squeezed my hand. “It will be okay”, he said trying to convince me. I smiled thankfully and hugged him. When we pulled apart I saw the same physician as before walking over to us. “And?”, I asked immediately. “Her situation is still unstable. She’s still in coma. You can visit her right now, but not too long”, he said. The physician walked in front of us to her room. When we got in her room I shocked. There were hanging strings and tubes all around her and I heard a beep every 10 seconds from the device that kept her alive. She couldn’t breathe herself, so she had a tube in her nose. It didn’t really hit me until now that her situation was god damn serious. I looked at Harry who was looking shocked too and I squeezed his hand. We all sat around her bed now. “Please stay strong girl. For us”, I whispered, “With who am I supposed to fangirl, talk to about my problems, share my crazy stories, have giggles right in front of class, tell my secrets, go on shopping sprees and have Friday movie nights, but most of all what am I going to do without such a crazy, kind, sweet, amazing and incredible person as you”, I continued while tears were rolling down my cheek. “Excuse me”, I whispered while walking out of the room.

Harry’s P.O.V.

“Excuse me”, Lucie whispered with a broken voice while walking out of the room. Niall followed her. I just sat beside her bed, crying in my hands. I heard Iris’ parents saying things to her, but I didn't listen. This was all my fault. I should have never left her. I shouldn’t have obeyed Simon. Our farewell was the hardest thing I had ever done in my life. I loved her so much, but that didn’t matter. All what mattered was me staying single for the fans. We weren’t officially together, but if Simon didn’t order me to stay single, it wouldn’t have taken too long before we were. The day Simon called us to the office was in my memory like it was yesterday. I was so furious. We all were. We had become such a close family together. We just couldn’t do anything about what Simon said. We had to obey him. I seriously wanted to wring his neck. I was happy for Liam and Jennifer and Niall and Lucie, but also jealous. Why not me and Iris, but yet the others. Niall and Liam are as much as popular as I am.
If Iris would ever wake up... I swallowed. If she would wake up, I was going to ask her if she would be my girlfriend. I didn’t care about Simon anymore. I’m not going to let the person I love taken away from me. “We’re going outside. You can stay here for a bit if you want”, Iris’ dad said and he and Iris’ mom walked out of the room. I looked at Iris’ beautiful face. “Please stay here babe. I’ve missed you every second of every hour of every day. I always thought of you. I want to hug you, kiss you and fool around with you again. I want to feel your love again”, I whispered while tears ran down my face. “Don’t let me, don’t let me, don’t let me go. ‘Cause I’m tired of feeling alone”, I softly sang the lyrics of my own song. At that moment I heard a loud beep followed by a heartbreaking silence. I looked at the monitor. She flat lined. She was dead. She was gone. Forever. And I would never get her back. I burst out in tears.

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