Hey guys,

sorry for the late update and neglecting the set deadline. I underwent surgry on tuesday, and well ... it's been some tough and painful days since ...
But I'm getting back on track (even when I'm pretty "high" on pain medication right now ^^)

Please enjoy this new story.

Would love to see some of you in the reviews.

Lots of love

Stay safe

Liz

„KENNY!"

Adam stumbled through the door, spilling his beer on the floor.

„Oh, I found you Kenny! Yeah!", he shouted, swaying towards the couch to sit down.

„Jesus, what are you-?", Kenny mumbled perplex, looking up from his phone, while he was still cooling his sore jaw with a cold energy can.
„You're okay?", Kenny asked, watching his obviously drunk friend falling into the seat next to him.

„Yeah, ehm ...", Adam babbled loudly, taking another sip of his beer, „I just ... I just wanted to say to you ..."

„Yeah?" Kenny watched him irritated.

„... I've been looking for you all night" Adam burped, what sounded more like a heave, causing the worry lines on Kenny's face to grow even more.

„And ... and I ... just wanted to s-..."

Kenny quickly put his can on the table, next to the couch, preparing for his friend to throw up any second. But Adam stopped in the middle of his sentence, collapsing against the backrest.

„Jesus Christ", Kenny sighed concerned, taking the beer away, „How much did you have?!"
„Hey, Adam!"

He shook his shoulder, but Adam showed no responds.

„Page!"

Kenny tried harder, causing his friend's limp body to slide towards him.

„Fuck, are you really out of it?!", Kenny shouted, starting to panic. „Page, hey! Can you really not hear me?!"

He jumped from the couch, leaning over his motionless friend.

„Nak!", Kenny turned to his other friend, who had quietly watched the scene until now, „Go get a doctor! He's not responding at all!"

„Are you even breathing?", Kenny gasped, while Mike was quickly leaving the room to get help.

A mixture of beer, vodka and whiskey hit his face, when Kenny leaned over Adam's open mouth, causing him to cough violently.

„Yes, you are breathing ...", Kenny wheezed, „Damn it, Adam. Why did you drink that much?!"

Carefully he brought Adam into the recovery position to keep his airway open. But right after he had titled his friend's head back, Kenny realized that Adam's mouth was filling up with vomit.

„Oh God Adam. Don't do this to me!", Kenny shouted shocked, quickly taking off his jacket to clean his friend's airway.

„Thank God!", Kenny shouted, hearing Mike coming back with help.

He sounded like he was about to cry, totally overstrained with the seriousness of the situation.

„What happened?", the doctor asked, already starting his examination.

„I... I don't know", Kenny stuttered, stepping back to give the professionals enough space.

„How much did he have?"

„I- ... He showed up with a beer. B-But I think he had a lot more before that", Kenny tried to help the doctor as best as he could, earning a nod.

„His breathing rate is decreasing", the doctor observed alarmed, „Looks like an alcohol poisoning. We need to get him to a hospital. Quick!"

„Oh Page, what did you do ...?", Kenny murmured deeply concerned, watching the medics transferring his unconscious friend onto a gurney, before they rushed him towards the ambulance. "What did you do ...?"

„Kenny!"

He looked up from his hands, seeing Matt and Nick coming towards him.

„What happened?", they asked, worry in their eyes, sitting down next to their friend in the waiting room.

„He was totally wasted ...", Kenny started, „I can't believe, he drank that much alcohol. He never was the guy for getting drunk. Not until ..."

„So he passed out?", Nick wanted to know.

„Worse Nick, worse!", Kenny said, „The doctors are talking about alcohol poising and are trying to pump his stomach right now ... Guys, I thought he would chock on his own vomit, in front of me!"

„Shit", Matt gasped, „How could it come this far?"

„I don't know Matt." Kenny buried his face inside his hands, feeling the brother's comforting touch on his back.

„Can we see him?", Matt asked.

„Yes", the nurse nodded, „But he didn't regain consciousness yet. He will need rest, so please don't do anything that could upset him."

„Thank you. We won't", the brown haired man promised, before he opened the door and the three entered Adam's room.

„Page?", Nick was the first to speak, after Adam had started moving more and more inside the bed, until he finally opened his eyes.

„What-?", Adam groaned, holding his pounding head, „W-Where am I?"

„Hospital", Matt answered shortly.

A long moment of uncomfortable silence followed, when Adam started remembering what had happened.

„Why did all of you came?", Adam finally asked, confusing them.

„Wait, what?!", Kenny eventually got involved in the conversation, a bit more emotional than he actually wanted, „Why we all came?!"
„Page! You almost died in my arms last night!" Kenny got up from his chair, walking towards the head end of Adam's bed, „I thought I'd lose one of my best friends!"

Adam flinched at the volume of Kenny's voice, echoing painfully inside his skull, unable to say something. He was so close now that their foreheads touched, while Kenny was looking him right in the eyes.

„Don't you ever do this to me again, Page ...", Kenny clarified with his voice trembling heavily.

„Okay, that's enough Kenny", Matt finally told his friend off, „You heard the nurse. Adam needs rest."

Suddenly Kenny pushed himself away from the bed and without saying another word he left the room, leaving the door open.

„Adam, why?", Nick asked after a long moment of silence.

„I'm not his friend", Adam mumbled, „I'm nobody's friend. I'm a loser. I am a complete failure, a disgrace for the whole company-"

„Page, what are you taking about? You're elite", Matt interrupted his self-talk, „Wait, is that, why you've been acting so weird lately?"

„Adam. You're not a loser", Nick said, „You're having some bad luck, just like we do! But that's no reason to drink yourself into a comatose state."

„Yes Page", Matt continued, who hadn't missed his friend's surprised look, „You collapsed at Kenny's side with alcohol poising. They had to pump your stomach-"

„Do you have any idea, how much you distressed Kenny with this? He was worrying sick about you, and so did we."

„I ... I ...", Adam stuttered, after another moment of silence. But he couldn't find the right words.

„Adam, how could you ...?", Matt murmured, finally overwhelmed by his emotions.

„I didn't mean to ... I ... I was just so disgusted by myself ... I ... I didn't know what to do ...", he tried to explain.

„But why didn't you talk to us then?", Nick wanted to know.

„I-I just didn't want to-... Who wants to be with a loser like me!" All the hate, fear and sadness of the last weeks lay in Adam's voice, when he finally confided his sorrow to his friends.

„Oh Page, you're not a loser. None of us think that", Nick said, watching his friend turn away, when the first tears started running, „And alcohol is not a solution. It never is."

„I-I know!", Adam cried, covering his face, „I'm sorry! I'm sorry!"

„Hey, Adam", Matt finally intervened, seeing the situation was getting out of hand once more, „We want to help you ... You're one of us ... you always will be."

He had put a hand on Adam's shoulder, feeling it shiver with every chocked sob.

„Please, let us help you Adam. We're really worried", Matt whispered and finally the blonde nodded.

„Yeah", he cried, „I need help ..."

„Thank you." Without thinking, Matt had wrapped his arms around him, hugging Adam tightly.

„I'm gonna go and check on Kenny", Matt said, getting up from his chair, „But Nick stays here with you. We're not gonna leave you alone, buddy."

The brother's exchanged a meaningful look before the older one left.

To be continued ...

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