CHAPTER 2: He Needs You!


Ajay sat there in the back of the ambulance watching the EMT’s work on her best friend trying to revive him. She felt like it was all her fault that he ended up in this situation. Petey was still unconscious on the stretcher, as the EMT’s made quick work to revive him. They made it to the hospital as they ran him in to flush out his system. Ajay sank to the floor in tears watching her best friend be wheeled into the ER as both Chris and Alex came up to her. Chris picked her up and wrapped his arms around her as she started to sob.

“It’s all my fault.”

She managed to get out between the sobs. Shelley hugged her as well trying to calm her down.

“No it’s not just relax he’ll be fine.”

“I shouldn’t have gone off on him like that.”

She buried her face into Chris’ chest as he rubbed her back trying to get her to calm down.

“It was just an accident and he’s just been going through some hard times is all babe. Don’t blame yourself.”

“Maybe we should go sit in the waiting room.”

Shelley suggested as Ajay took a deep breath a nodded her head as the three made their way down the hall. A few hours later the small Canadian woke up in the hospital bed as he looked around trying to figure out where and why he was here. The three still sat in the waiting room as Ajay had laid her head in Chris’ lap as the doctor finally made his way out.

“Ashton Harter?”

Ajay perked up from where she had been laying and made her way over to the doctor.

“You got him here just in time but he’ll be just fine. He is up in room 125 if you would like to go see him.”

Ajay nodded her head as she could feel a sigh of relief come over her as the Guns walked over. The small Canadian laid in bed as Ajay and the Guns made their way up to the room as she poked her head in.

“Pan?”

He looked to the door and smiled when she walked in.

“Are you okay?”

He looked at himself before looking back at her and shrugged.

“I think so.”

“I’m sorry for freaking out on you like I did.”

He looked at her trying to figure out what she was talking about.

“About what?”

“For yelling at you…I was just frustrated.”

He looked at her with a confused look on his face.

“You don’t remember?”

“I don’t even know why I’m here.”

“Because you tried killing yourself Pete!”

He looked down at the bed as he felt embarrassed as she started to cry.

“You said you were going to do what you should have finished the first time. God Pete what if I hadn’t went into the bathroom when I did?”

He pulled her over and hugged her as the Guns made their way into the room.

“It’s alright Tink.”

“You scared the hell out of me. You pushed me away from you.”

He looked at her and then the Guns.

“I’m sorry.”

She pulled out of his grip and away from him.

“I don’t want to hear you are sorry. That’s not good enough because we could have lost you.”

He just looked at her not knowing what to say anymore. She turned back to the Guns looking at them.

“Can you take me home now?”

Chris looked at her.

“Are you sure?”

Ajay nodded her head her back still to Petey and felt embarrassed as she started to cry.

“I can’t even talk right now.”

She turned her attention back to Petey.

“I could have lost my best friend tonight and he doesn’t even remember anything.”

Petey couldn’t help but to slouch in his bed and cover his face. He was too doped up on medication the doctors gave him to remember anything right now. Shelley pointed to the small Canadian in bed.

“He needs you though.”

“Maybe he should have thought of that before he took the pill bottles out of the cabinet. Do you know how many times I wanted to die because of what Bobby did to me Petey? I got stronger because of it. You were trying to take the cowardly way out.”

He couldn’t help but to cover his face and start crying as Shelley shook his head.

“Easy on him.”

Ajay looked at Alex as if he was crazy.

“Easy?”

“He’s most likely to doped up on medication right now to remember anything.”

Ajay just shook her head and walked out into the hallway as Shelley just shook his head. Sabin followed her out as he hugged her.

“I know you're upset at what he tried to do but telling him that right now isn't going to make him feel any better.”

She buried her face into his chest hugging him.

“I can't help it Chris I went through the same thing he did. I have been trying to push it down and away and but it’s like I am reliving it all over again and I can't keep pushing them down. I am sorry for being upset but it’s too hard right now.”

Sabin stood there hugging her as he ran a hand up and down her back to comfort her.

“I know it is and that's why you need to be the one who's there for him the most because you know what it's like.”

“I don’t know if I’m strong enough to relive this.”

“If you’re not then who will be?”

She sighed as she rested her head on his chest thinking for a moment.

“You know finding you guys has been the one thing that has made me feel better.”

He smiled and hugged her as she wiped her eyes.

“That is why he needs you more than anything right now.”

“I’m thinking it might be best if you stayed here with him tonight. I’m sure it would make him feel a lot better.”

She nodded her head as she turned to look into the room to see Shelley trying to calm Petey down the best he could.

“I just realized that it’s that time of the year. It’s been almost four years since his divorce. I mean that would explain his moodiness.”

“Damn you’re right and I most likely made it worse by yelling like I did.”

She sighed shaking her head as she looked back into the room.

“We all know how horrible she treated him but he can’t help to still love her.”

“I feel like a horrid *****.”

“I know but you’re not trust me.”

She looked up at her husband, still feeling bad.

“Have we been throwing our marriage in his face?”

“I don’t know he’s never said anything about it.”

“I’m not going to say I’m sorry about saying he was trying to take the cowardly way out.”

“Babe he was only doing what he thought would make him feel better.”

Sabin looked into the room as Petey sat in bed with Alex trying to talk to him. It didn’t seem like it was working but it had got him to stop crying.

“Would it be fair to call you a coward for trying to kill yourself?”

“I admitted I was a coward for doing it.”

“He may not see it was being a coward…he was just trying to get rid of the pain he was in.”

“It does get better with time.”

Sabin nodded his head as he hugged her.

“You need to show him that. He may not think that at first. Just talk to him tonight about everything.”

She looked up at him not even wanting to think about that as tears started to well up in her eyes.

“Everything?”

“You’re the only one he can relate to.”

“I am not going to relive all the memories with Bobby. I can't it hurts.”

Sabin put his hands on her shoulders and turned her around to face the room and look at Petey.

“How do you think he feels? You both have been abused but if you don't talk about it with him then he won't be willing to talk about it and he'll keep it bottled up inside and god only knows what might happen then. He doesn't talk about it because he doesn't want to upset you but if you talk to him he'll be more open. Just think of how hard it was to talk to me about it. He feels like he's got no one to talk to.”

She sighed looking at her best friend laid up in the hospital after everything that had happened to him. She then nodded her head a few moments later as she took a deep breath.

“Alright I’ll talk to him.”

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Authors Note: Here is the next chapter for you all.