Jonah's POV
I got into the car, Corbyn in the passenger seat, and the other boys were in the back.
I held Corbyn's hand in mine gently, we've been dating for about a year and a half.
I gently rubbed his hand with my thumb, causing him to smile at me.
I pulled out of the driveway and drove down to the lights.
As I got there the light turned yellow.
'I still have time' I thought.
I quickly made a left turn as the light turned red.
"Holy shit, Jonah," Daniel shouted.
I looked over to the right and saw a car headed straight for us.
I put my foot on the peddle harder, but it was too late. The car ran into our side.
I felt the car start to flip, then it crashed into its side.
I looked around frantically but my vision went black.
•••
I woke up in a hospital room, an IV plugged into my hand and a breathing mask over my mouth and nose.
A nurse walked into the room and smiled at me.
"Hello Jonah. If you would like you may take off the breathing mask," she said sweetly. I nodded then took it off.
"What happened to the others?" I asked weakly.
"The people in the crash?" she questioned. I nodded. "I'm so sorry Jonah, Jack Avery and Zach Herron were pronounced dead at the scene, Daniel Seavey is currently in surgery and Corbyn Besson is in a coma in critical care."
Tears filled my eyes. Dead? Critical care? Surgery? Coma?
Thoughts swarmed my mind as a few tears fell down my face. "I'll give you a minute," she said then left.
I sat in my hospital bed, thinking about everything. All of the good times I had with the boys, how happy they all made me. I'll miss Zach and Jack so badly.
*2 hours later*
The nurse came back into my room with a straight face, no emotion.
"I feel like something happened," I said worried.
"I'm so sorry, Daniel died on the table. They tried their best to save him but he had too much internal bleeding. I'm so sorry Jonah," she explained. I nodded as more tears filled my eyes. Only Corbyn's left, I don't know what I'd do without him. "Would you like to see Corbyn?"
"Yes please," I replied. The nurse walked over to me and helped me into a wheelchair.
She wheeled me out of my hospital room and to critical care where Corbyn was.
She brought me to the viewing area.
"Can I go in?" I asked.
"I'm not supposed to let you in, but I'll make this an acception, but you can't tell anyone," she said. I nodded.
She wheeled me in and to Corbyn's bedside.
"I'll give you 20 minutes," she said then left.
I held onto Corbyn's hand and squeezed it gently.
"Hi bean. I don't know if you can hear me but I'll give you an update. Zach and Jack were pronounced dead at the crash, and Dani died in surgery, they say he had too much internal bleeding. And you're in a coma. I'm ok, a couple bruises and scratches but other than that I'm fine. I know you're trying to stay, but if you want to go I'll understand. Go be with them. I'll be ok on my own baby," I said gently. Tears slipped down my face, I didn't even bother wiping them away. "I'll be ok."
I felt him squeeze my hand gently, as if to say he heard me. Then I heard his machine flatline. I gently kissed his forehead and tried to smile through my tears. "I'll see you soon my love," I whispered gently.
The nurse wheeled me out quickly before doctors came running in.
The nurse brought me back to my room and helped me back onto my bed. I started sobbing. My baby is gone.
*three days later*
My family came and picked me up from the hospital, I was now allowed to go home.
*at home*
They brought me to the Why Don't We house and I walked around, looking at everything.
I walked upstairs and to the room that Corbyn and I shared. I walked to the closet and grabbed one of his hoodies. I slipped it on, it still smelled like him.
I sat down on the bed and smiled slightly, I know that they're happy now.
I looked up as Svea and Esther walked into the room. Svea came and sat on my lap and Esther sat beside me. I held Svea close to me and leaned my head against Esther's shoulder. Esther wrapped an arm around me and hugged me gently.
"You ok Jo?" She asked quietly. I nodded in reply.
"Yeah, I am," I whispered. Svea straddled my waist and hugged me tightly, I hugged her back and smiled. "I love you guys."
"I love you too Jo," Svea and Esther said in sync. We all giggled slightly.
*the next day*
My family went home because I would like to be alone.
I laid in bed as tears streamed down my face.
It's all my fault. If I was a better driver and would've just waited then this wouldn't have happened. They would still be here, Corbyn would be by my side cuddling me, Zach and Jack would be playing Fortnite downstairs and Daniel would be drinking his apple juice.
It's all my fault.
I can't live without them. I need to see them.
I pulled out my phone and went onto the band's Instagram account. I chose a photo of us together then wrote a caption.
'Hey limelights. I'm here to update you guys on something that has happened. As some of you know, the five of us were in a terrible car crash. Zach and Jack were pronounced dead at the scene, Daniel died from internal bleeding, and Corbyn died of a coma. I'm the only lucky survivor. I don't know what I did to deserve surviving, after all I am the one that killed them, I ran the red light. So, I guess this is the end of Why Don't We. The end of the concerts, the end of tours, the end of it all. You guys have been a huge part of our lives, and we couldn't thank you enough. But I guess for me this is a goodbye. I can't live without the guys that made me happy everyday, I can't live without my baby Bean who never left my side. So why live at all? I'll miss you guys dearly, I'll make sure to ask God to let me watch down on all of you. I love you guys so much, goodbye
- Jonah'
I then pressed 'share'.
I walked into my bathroom, wearing Corbyn's hoodie.
I pulled out pills and swallowed a huge handful.
I started getting dizzy.
"I'll see you in Heaven my love," I mumbled before I passed out.
•••
I walked on the cloud up to large gates.
I saw four familiar figures standing there waiting for me.
A familiar blonde ran up to me.
"Corbyn!" I exclaimed. He ran to me and slapped me then hugged me while crying.
"You idiot! Why would you kill yourself?" he sobbed.
"I couldn't live without you guys, I just couldn't live with the guilt. I'm sorry baby," I said gently. The other three boys hugged us and made a huge group hug.
We pulled away and I put Corbyn on the ground. "Let's do the handshake one last time," I said. They all nodded then we all put our hands in.
"1 2 3 Why Don't We, but wait, it's only the beginning!" We chanted. I pulled them all into a group hug again and smiled.
"I missed you guys so much."
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A/N I hope this was decent🤷🏼♀️ sorry if I made anyone sad😢