Brian lay in critical condition at the hospital. The bullet missed all the main organs, barely missing the heart. The doctors said eventually be better, but it would take awhile. Brian also lost a lot of blood. Stephanie couldn't believe, that Brian, a Backstreet Boy, would try and stop her form killing herself. "Brian had so much more to live for than I do." Stephanie thought. She figured herself just to be a kid with no future, "Well that's what Justin says all the time." Stephanie thought and sighed. "He doesn't even know me, he was only returning my wallet." Stephanie thought. Nick walked over to Stephanie as she sat in the waiting room of the hospital.
" I should be pissed off with you right now. Brian almost died saving your life, but you see I'm not." Nick said sitting next to Stephanie. He didn't know why he wasn't mad. Maybe it was because, like Brian's parents, that Brian had cared so much for someone he didn't even know, and he was still willing to try and save her life.
"Brian should have let me just kill myself. Everything woulda been easier." Stephanie said looking at Nick.
"Don't say that." Nick said putting his arm around Stephanie's shoulders.
"Why, it's true and you know it! If he did let me kill myself, Justin would finally stop picking on me, and Brian wouldn't be in this hospital, on life support!" Stephanie said between sobs. "Nick wouldn't understand, he could never understand." Stephanie thought to herself.
"No, it's not true. I know, if Brian didn't stop you, he would be sitting in the same spot you are. He would be blaming himself and wringing his fingers just like you." Nick said giving Stephanie a small smile. She looked down at her hands and saw that the tissue in her hand, was torn in pieces. Stephanie laughed a little and threw the tissue in the garbage.
"Brian cared too much, to let you die." Nick finished.
"He didn't even know me." Stephanie protested. She couldn't understand how someone who didn't know her, could care so much.
"He knew you were hurting." Nick said. Stephanie couldn't take anymore.
"If he knew I was hurting, then he would have stopped my pain!" Stephanie screamed jumping out of her chair. Nick grabbed her hand, but she shook it away. "But, now I have more pain! I almost killed my hero!" Stephanie cried. She felt her knees go weak and she fell. "I didn't mean for Brian to get shot, I swear, I didn't." Stephanie whispered looking at Nick. He got out of the chair and helped her up.
"I know Steph, trust me, I know." He whispered back.
