October's POV

We called an ambulance and had Nova rushed to the hospital. She had committed suicide. We don't know why. By the time we got to her, she had lost a lot of blood, and her heart rate was decreasing.

I had tried mom's number since then, but she hasn't picked up. Its almost 6:00, so she should be home soon.

Mike and I are waiting for the doctor to tell us how Nova is...if she's alive...if she's gonna make it.

****

My phone rings, and I see that its mom.

"Mom." I say.

"Oct. Why do I see blood in Nova's bathroom?" mom asks.

"Mom... Nova committed suicide." I answer.

She just sighs in response, and I can almost imagine her reaction.

Her eyes closed, sighing.

"Mom?" I ask in a quiet voice.

"Where?" she asks, speaking in single-word sentences.

"At the General." I say.

"Ok."

****

I see mom and Bob rushing towards us.

"Mom!" I exclaim. I run towards her and give her a hug, happy to see her.

"Oct!" she says.

Suddenly, tears pour out of my eyes.

"Shh. Its ok. Shh. I'm here now." She gently strokes my hair, calming me down.

It was just like that time when we had found out dad had died.

"You can see her." a voice says behind us.

I release mom, turning around, and see the doctor talking to us. I hastily wipe my tears. We all walk into the room, nervous.

Nova's POV

My head feels funny, and I hear faint voices in the background. I open my eyes, only to quickly shut them due to the burn of the bright light.

I try again, slower this time. I see people around me, but its still a bit fuzzy.

"Go get her family." a male voice said. It sounds very quiet though, like I am underwater, or we are separated by glass.

My eyes finally adjust to the light, and my vision clears up a little. My head is pounding, and the noises are becoming clearer, and unfortunately, louder as well.

"Nova?" a voice-October- says.

I wince as the sound triggers another head-splitting headache. I try to open my mouth to tell her to be quieter, but decide against it.

"Sorry." she says, realizing that she was too loud.

She is much quieter this time, though it is still a bit loud for me. I am certain she whispered, but it sounded like she was talking in a normal tone.

"November." Mom speaks much quieter.

I look at her and try to smile. I end up wincing later at the pain.

I decide not to smile, or talk for the time-being.

"Why Nova." she asks.

"Why...?"

I just close my eyes, and I feel a tear roll down my cheek as I remember what happened when I went to Jake's house.

Flashback:

Jake opens the door for me with a smile. I walk in, and he closes the door behind me.

"Nova!" he greets me.

"Hi." I say.

I hear music coming from the living room, and suddenly freak out.

"Come on!" he leads me into the living room, which is crowded with people.

"Jake, I came to see Gina." I say.

"Yea yea. Have some fun!" he says, brushing me off.

"No. I came to say hi to Gina." I say again.

He rolls his eyes.

"Fine." he leads me up the stairs, to Gina's room.

We walk in, and I see little Gina, on her bed, coloring.

"Hey G." Jake says.

"Get out. You're annoy-" she stops when she sees me.

"Novaaa!!!" she screams, running to me and giving me a bear hug.

I laugh. "Good to see you too kiddo." I say.

She lets me go, and I chat with her for a while.

Then, Jake says he wants to talk, and takes me to his room.

"Nova." he says when he closes the door.

"Jake, I am not taking you back." I say before he can talk.

Suddenly, I feel myself being thrown onto the bed, and before I can comprehend what was happening, Jake jumps on me.

"Stop!" I shout, struggling to get out of his grasp.

He manages to rip my sleeve. Finally getting the strength, I shove his off me, and run out of the room. I run downstairs, and everyone stops when they see me, disheveled.

"She couldn't keep to herself." I hear someone whisper. Giggling follows that comment.

"I heard she threw himself at him when he rejected her." another girl giggles.

I fling the door open and run out, tears streaming down my face. I run all the way home, taking the trail to the woods that lead up to the back door so no one sees me.

Finding the key to the back door under the rock, I let myself in, and run upstairs. Flinging the bag onto my bed, I fall onto it, crying my heart out for what felt like hours.

And then I decided...

End of Flashback

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