Chapter 20, Justin

"ALEXIS! WAKE UP!" Christian is shaking her, trying to get her to wake up. It makes me mad.
"Get away from her!" I push him away. "She's my girlfriend! Don't touch her!"
"Dude!" Christian shoves me. "What the heck?! I'm just trying to help!"
"I don't care! You stay away from her! I shove him back.
"Why?! So you can smack her around some more?! I don't think so!"
"Whatever, dude! Why do you even care?!"
"Because she's my friend! And you're a psycho!" He turns away from me, heading back towards Alexis. I want to push him out into the traffic, but I don't. He kneels down next to Alexis. "Lexi, can you hear me?" He shakes her again. "Come on, Lexi, wake up!"
I just stand there. I don't know what to do. Part of me is mad at Alexis for being stupid and making me let go of the steering wheel to yell at her, but another part of me wants to cry, to help her, to get her to wake up. But I really just want to hit something. Or someone.
Christian looks back at me. "So you're just gonna stand there?! You're not even gonna help?! I thought she was your 'girlfriend'!" He shakes his head at me, angry. "I can't believe you. You're really full of crap, you know that?"
"You know what?! I don't care! I wish the car had turned more and you'd gotten hit! I wish you'd been smashed flat like a pancake!"
"Yeah, I can say the same thing about you." He looks down at Alexis. He looks like he's about to cry. "This is all my fault," he says quietly. "I can't believe I let this happen."
I roll my eyes. He cares way too much. I'm about to say something when an ambulance pulls up. A guy jumps out.
"Who's hurt?" He looks at the three of us.
Christian speaks up. "She's unconcious, and my arm hurts really bad, and I think Justin's okay."
The ambulance guy nods. "Alright." He and some other guy load Alexis into the back, then Christian sits in the back with them, and I climb in next.
We're silent on the way to the hospital, but the people in the ambulance are talking on phones and walkie-talkies and stuff. It's kind of crazy.
When we get to the hospital, some nurses rush us into two different rooms. Alexis and Chrsitian are in one room, and I'm in the next one over. I'm incredibly jealous.
I sit in the room for about an hour, and all these doctors keep asking me questions. Finally, they all leave, and one more doctor walks in. "Hello, Justin," he says.
"Uhm, hi," I say back.
"So, tell me, exactly what drugs are you taking?" He closes his notebook foler thingy, crosses his arms, and looks at me.
"What?" I act like I don't know anything.
"Don't play dumb, Mr. Bieber. We took a blood test and you've been taking drugs. Now which ones are you taking?"
I sigh. "I don't know. Some guy at school gave them to me. He said they'd make me stronger and stuff for basketball. I wasn't sure about taking them, but I did anyway because I need to make the basketball team."
"Justin, what you took is not good. You can't take those anymore, they're dangerous. They can cause you to be extremely violent, there's mood swings, all this crazy stuff."
Extremely violent. I think about when I hit Alexis. I really regret that. I din't know what I was doing. It just happened. Now I understand. "Okay. I'll stop."
"Good. Now, you're good to go, but you'll have to be careful. When you take drugs and then stop, they can have side effects. Be careful, and if you're angry, try not to hit anything or anyone." He looks at me sternly. "Just be careful, okay?"
I nod. "Okay."
"Alright. You can leave." He turns to leave.
"Wait!"
He turns back around. "Yes?"
"Uhm, my girlfriend, Alexis Allegriso? Is she... I mean..."
"Yes? What's your question?"
"Is the baby okay?"
He looks confused. "The baby?"
"Yeah, the baby. She's pregnant."
He sighs, and looks at me funny. "Mr. Bieber, Miss Allegriso is most definately not pregnant."
I'm shocked. "You mean... the baby's gone?!"
"No. Alexis was never pregnant."

She was never pregnant. Not for one second. I'm furious. How could she lie to me like this? I thought my life was ruined. This is crazy. I can't believe her.
I head down the hall, and walk into Alexis and Christian's room. I see Christian watching tv, a cast on his arm. "Sup?" he asks.
I ignore him. "Where is she?" I growl. "Where's Alexis?"
"Uh, over there." He points to a bed across the room. "She just woke up about a half hour ago."
I hurry over to Alexis's bed. She looks up at me. "Get away from me."
"Why did you lie to me, Alexis? Why would you lie like that? You should know better."
"What? What are you talking about? I didn't lie."
"Of course you didn't. I know you lied about being pregnant, Alexis! The doctor told me you never were pregnant! Not at all!" I grab her shirt and pull her towards me, and I get in her face. "You little bitch! How dare you lie to me?!"
Christian jumps up and runs over. "Dude!"
I push him away from me. "You think you can lie to ME and get away with it?! You're wrong!"
She looks at me, and I see fear in her eyes. Good. I want her to be scared. "Justin, let me go, now!" She tries to be firm but it doesn't work. I can hear how scared she is in her voice.
I shake her a little bit. "I bet you wish you were really pregnant now, don't you?! Then I couldn't hit you! But you're not, so I can! Got that?! Do you understand that? DO YOU UNDERSTAND?!" I shake her again.
She gets tears in her eyes. "I understand, Justin! Please let go of me! I'm sorry! I'm sorry I lied! Please don't hit me!" She tries to pry my hands off of her.
"Whatever." I let go of her and she falls back onto the bed, and starts to cry a little. I roll my eyes.
Christian comes up to me and gets in my face. "What the hell is your problem?! Don't ever talk to her like that! Or treat her like that! I should beat your ass right now!" He pulls his arm back like he's about to punch me.
"Whatever little dude.You don't unerstand." I push him away from me and start to walk out.
"Little? In case you haven't noticed, I'm almost taller than you! I'm not so little anymore! And I understand you being mad, but mad enough to hit her?! You're retarded!"
I just walk out.