Like We Used To (Book 1)

27. Love Illuminates The Blind

Alisha’s POV

I woke up in the hospital and when I looked to my left I saw Joel asleep on crouched over on a chair. I couldn’t believe that I was here again. Everything that had happened should have really been a wakeup call for everyone. We needed to change the way that we were living, obviously none of us had been living a happy life, but yet we tried to act like we were.

Mandy and Brian were most likely over for good.

Joel and I had a child to take care of, but no peace of mind with everything else going on.

Avenged Sevenfold would never be the same after the crap that Brian pulled.

Good Charlotte was back in the studio, which meant touring would be happening soon.

There was no way that we would be able to be a happy family again between us all.

Someone was always fighting with someone else and what we were all building together was slowly falling apart.

“Hey babe.” Joel looked at me with the most relief I had ever seen in his eyes.

“I’m ok. I know that I need to be careful I’m sorry.” The tears started to spill over. He got up and lied on the bed with me.

“It’s ok baby. Don’t cry. We’re gonna be ok.”

Mandy’s POV

I couldn’t help but think about Brian and what he had caused.

I had just rushed into things and I should have known that the love he had for me was just because he was pissed off at Michelle and what she did to him. He wasn’t the guy I thought he was. He was just someone that I thought I could change and that he would love me the same way that I loved him, but tonight he proved to me that the love he had for Michelle is still there.

Joel walked out and told us to go home and wait for them. Alisha was finally awake and they were letting her go home in a few hours.

I got in the car with Tal and headed back to Alisha and Joel’s place.

“Hey Mandy.”

“Yeah?”

“I know this is probably the worst timing ever, but I just wanted to know if you would want to go have dinner with me sometime?” I looked over at him like he was crazy. He was one of my best friends, why wouldn’t I go have dinner with him?

I smiled at him. “Of course I’ll have dinner with you silly. You’re my best friend. Why wouldn’t I?”

“Yeah, best friends.” I couldn’t help but notice the look of disappointment on his face.

“Tal are you ok?”

“Yeah. I’m just tired.”

The remainder of the car ride was silent. There was only the radio playing in the background and the sound of cars passing.

Tal’s POV

I should have known that she would see it that way. I felt so stupid, but definitely couldn’t show it there was so many more important things going on right now. I just wanted to be at her side because I knew that she needed me.

Brian’s POV

I felt like an idiot a complete ass. Being away from Mandy isn’t what I wanted things just kept working out that way. I didn’t know how to feel or how I could help her in this when I was the one that caused her pain and everyone else’s.

I needed to see her and prove to her that I still loved her and I made a huge mistake. I made the hour drive back to Alisha and Joel’s place.

Mandy’s POV