The flight took no time, it was very short next thing I knew I was back in Detroit with Korey on my way home to see my family.

I turned my phone off when we got on the plane and I don't plan on turning it back on until I leave to go back to D.C.

I don't want to be bothered by all the notifications asking me why am I back home.

The car ride to my house was silent. Korey and I didn't really have much to say to one another.

When we arrived to my house, my mom was already standing outside waiting for me to come in, along with my dad.

I basically jumped out the car and ran into my parents arms.

"I've missed you guys so much" I breathed. "We missed you too baby" my father said. I looked at them and they looked like they were keeping something from me and forcing smiles on their faces.

"Is everything okay?" Korey asked "you guys need to come in" my mom said.

My heart felt like it was going 90 miles per hour. That's literally how fast it was beating. I have really bad nerves and when my parents are like this I know it's not good.

We walked into the house and I heard screaming. I started walking faster towards the living room and it was Ms.Nikita and Keenan's younger twin siblings Kamryn and Kevin. His father was on the phone.

"Is everything okay?" I was afraid to ask  that question. All eyes were on me.

"Tiara, something happened okay. But please" my mother couldn't even get the words out and I already put two and two together that it has to do with Keenan.

Hold it together Ti. "What happened to him?" I asked. I looked at his siblings.

"Keenan got into a terrible car accident. He was in the car with Alexis and Alexis passed away on impact. While Keenan .. we don't know anything about him yet" Kamryn spoke.

My heart literally felt like it was crumbling. Alexis is dead. No one knows if Keenan is still alive or not. I grabbed my phone out my pocket and turned it on.

"W-we have to go back" I stuttered. "Keith is looking for flights now" my mom told me.

"Let's sit down" Korey said to me. I haven't showed any type of emotion, I'm in complete shock. I literally just saw them yesterday.

Keenan told me he was in love with me. I slapped him in his face. What if I never get to see him again.

What if I can't ever look up at his brown eyes and that bright gorgeous smile of his. What if I never hear his contagious laugh. Or get to feel the comfort he brings my body when we hug. I need him. I need Keenan. I ... I can't lose him.

"Tiara you haven't said anything" my mom was checking to make sure I was okay and all I could do was look at her.

I'm trying my hardest not to think the worse. He's okay. He's alive. But at the same time I have to prepare myself for the worse.

The thought of Keenan not being here on this earth with me , sends chills down my spine and not the good kind.

"We have to go back" I said. My phone finally turned on and it was buzzing like crazy.

Missed calls from everybody. Kendall , Cassie , Lani and Anthony, even Skylar.

The first person I called was Kendall. She answered me right away "Ti, please tell me you're on a plane right now on your way back" she sounded like she was freaking out. "I'm with his family and we're looking for flights" I explained to her.

"How are you? Are you okay!" She asked me. "No" I kept it short and simple. "I haven't been okay for a while now Kendall. And this, I'm reaching my breaking point" as soon as I said that, tears started falling down my face.

"I just can't" Korey brought me into his arms and I just cried.

I never knew not having him in my life would have this big of an impact on me. Specifically a negative one. I can't get rid of him. Keenan is my other half , my best friend .. my soul mate. And if he's gone. I will literally lose it.

"Alright there's a 7:30 flight to D.C." Keith, Keenan's father spoke.

"Okay" Ms.Nikita said. She was trying so hard to keep it together. Her and Keenan are so close, the bond they have is a beautiful thing.

I walked over to her and grabbed her hand "he's gonna be okay" she said to me. "I know" I said back to her. We were both trying to assure each other that Keenan is okay.

* 4 hours later *

We were all speeding down the road to get to the airport in time for the flight. At the house everyone packed a week's worth of clothes for D.C., my mom is coming along also while my dad and siblings are staying back.

"How long was the flight?" Ms.Nikita asked me "it was about an hour and a half" Korey told her. She was taking deep breaths trying to keep herself calm.

We finally got to the airport and mister Keith parked his car in the closest spot we could find.

We all jumped out of the car and ran into the airport. Everyone followed Korey and I to the check in spot and the lady directed us to the plane right away once she saw that we were desperately in a rush.

We all got into the line and handed the attendant our tickets and now we were inside the plane, finding our seats and waiting for the plane to take off.

"Any updates from the doctors?" I asked them. "Still stable, he might have to go into surgery again" mister Keith explained to me.

"Okay" I said. I texted the girls and Anthony that I'm on my way back to D.C and heading straight to the hospital as soon as we land.

They all replied okay. All of them are already at the hospital with Keenan, they've been trying their hardest to keep me calm and updated at the same time.

Korey was holding onto my hand. He hasn't really said much either. Him and Keenan were close way before I was ever in the picture. I know for a fact they still love and care about one another. I never liked how they let their feelings for me come in between their friendship. When they argue I try my hardest not to say anything or make it seem like I'm taking sides, so I let them hash it out. Beginning of senior year is really when they gave up on being close. Of course because of me they're cordial with one another, but I just wish they were still close.

"Good evening everyone this is your captain speaking, the flight from Detroit to Maryland will be taking off momentarily, everyone please get ready to fasten your seatbelts and prepare for departure. We should be arriving to BWI airport at approximately 9:15pm, enjoy your flight" said the man over the intercom.

"Oh I didn't know the flight was that short" my mother spoke "yeah we got here in no time this morning" I told her. "Yeah the tickets were only about $40, I pulled some strings since it was a last minute flight the pricing normally would've been like $120 each but the manager of this place is one of my frat brothers and I told him what went down. He got us the tickets right away" mister Keith explained to us. "He's a great man" Ms.Nikita spoke "that he is" my mother agreed.

I wanna go to sleep but I'm afraid that If I do fall asleep I'm gonna wake up to bad news, so I'm just gonna stay up.

I feel like because of the fact that we're in such a rush the flight is gonna feel like it's forever.

* plane has landed *

"That flight felt like it was going on forever" my mother said "no honestly, a hour and 30 minutes my aśs" ms.nikita said.

Mister Keith already had a car waiting for us outside of the airport, so after we got our bags we got into the car and headed straight to the hospital.

Mister Keith drove so fast, I almost got car sick and threw up. But that's also probably because I didn't eat all day today.

We got into the hospital and once he parked, we all jumped out of the car and ran in. The first person my eyes landed on was Kendall. I told her we were here so she came outside and waited for me.

"How is he?" I asked her "he's doing a lot better, the doctors are about to see if he's able to breathe on his own now" she explained to us.

His parents were checking in and the doctors led them right to the back "Tiara come on" Ms.Nikita called after me.

I followed them to Keenan's room, but the closer we got there the slower I began to walk.

"I can't breathe" I said. "I think she's having a panic attack" Kendall said. "Babe listen! He's okay I promise you. I know you're scared and I know you don't want to see him like that but you have to be strong for him okay. Be there for him when he wakes up." Kendall said to me.

Lani handed me her water bottle to drink from and Cassie joined us, then the three of them gave me a hug.

"How is Alexis's family?" I asked "her mom is in shambles, she hasn't stopped crying, the girl who I'm assuming is her sister has just been sitting in shock. And the younger girl has been comforting her mom" Lani explained to me.

"I know Alexis and I didn't get along but I can't believe she's really gone. Like no matter how much I dislike someone, I'd never wish death upon them" I said to the girls. They all nodded their heads. "Should I say something?" I asked them.

"I think you should. Just to give your condolences" Cassie answered.

"Want us to come with you?" Lani asked "no, I got it" I told her. She smiled at me and then I walked away.

I walked towards Alexis's mother and her eyes recognized me right away. "Wow. Tiara. It's so so good to see you" she engulfed me with a hug "you too. I wish it wasn't under these circumstances though" I spoke to her truthfully.

She wiped her eyes with a tissue. Alexis looked exactly like her mother but just a younger version. Her mother was also very beautiful.

"I really wish you guys never stopped being friends. For a long time Alexis was so lost within herself. She didn't know what she wanted to do or who she wanted to be. I always believed you were a great friend even for that short time frame of you guys being friends" she explained to me.

When Alexis and I first met we actually were friends, but she was jealous of the relationship that I had with Keenan.

"Yeah me too" was all I could say. "I'm really sorry for your loss. I know how close you and Alexis were." I gave her a big tight hug. "Yeah. I'm also sorry for the actions she's committed. With you and Keenan, both of you guys were great people in her life. And people I will never forget. Please remember that if you ever need anything you can call me" Alexis's mother said to me. "Of course and that option is open to you as well" I smiled. I gave her another hug and then departed.

I was back at the entrance to Keenan's room. I walked in slowly and there he was. He had all these cords and machines hooked up to him. He had a few bruises and cuts on his face.

"The car is completely ruined. Now the way things happened. Keenan was in the drivers seat and Alexis was in the passenger seat but not all the way in, which is why she died on impact because the way she was sitting was more so on the arm rest. Witnesses claim they saw the two arguing and fighting in the car. Alexis was trying to pull the wheel away from Keenan and they were swerving. They swerving for a minute back and forth between lanes. The witness that was in the car behind them and watched the whole thing said she saw Alexis hitting on Keenan and Keenan was trying to keep her away and push her into the seat. Then the last time they swerved , they swerved off the road and hit one of those poles on the highway and it caused the car to go flipping. Alexis broke her neck. And Keenan fractured his fibula along with a broken right arm and injured rib and lung. They both took a lot of glass to the face and chest area, but luckily the glass that entered Keenan wasn't too deep. As of now he's stable, he's had surgery we got all of the glass out and were able to check his ribs and lungs , they were more injured on the outside so on the inside they're fine just sore. He's just gonna struggle with breathing for a bit. So if he plays sports he has to sit out for a while. His right arm is broken where the tricep and bicep ligaments connect, so he's gonna need physical therapy to learn how to move his arm on his own again. And for his fractured fibula, that's a healing process where he'll just be on crutches and he can't stay on his legs for too long or it'll slow down everything." The doctor explained everything to us in one breath and we took in every word he said.

"So he's going to live?" I asked him. "Yes Keenan is going to live, it's all up to him for when he's ready to wake up." The doctor explained.

We all were able to relax after the doctor told us that.

"So it's just a waiting game now?" Ms.Nikita asked "yes. Pretty much" he answered. "Okay, well thank you doctor. What specific pain medication will he be prescribed?" His father asked "for the pain OxyContin, when he wakes up he's going to be in a ton of pain that he does not want to feel. He only needs one of these a day. Emphasis on one" the doctor explained.

"Okay thank you again" Ms.Nikita said. "No problem" said the doctor then he left the room.

Ms.Nikita grabbed onto Keenan and started crying "oh my baby, I'm so happy you're okay. Please wake up soon. We're all here with you" she said to him and then kissed his forehand.

Keenan is okay.

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This chapter was mighty long but of course I had to do that so I wouldn't leave y'all hanging. But I'm officially on winter break for college. I'm gonna be on break for about a month so I'm gonna try to update more efficiently now. Stay tuned !!!

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