Chapter 2 Enjoy!
Here's chapter 2 for Dreams of Torment...thanks and hugs and kisses to all who commented on the first chapter...this one's MUCH longer...sorry for the delay!
The singer made his way quickly to the garage's side door and reached for the knob, only to find the door was already partly open. For some reason, his feet felt like lead and his heart was beating rapidly. As he made his way into the darkness, he searched for anything. There, a light-switch. As soon as the lights flipped on, Ville immediately wished they hadn't.
"Oh my God!" he yelled, rushing forward to the back of the garage.
The person he had come to see, one of his best and most trusted friends, was hanging lifelessly from the garage ceiling. He flipped out his pocket knife from his jacket pocket and wrapped his free arm around his friend's legs, supporting his dead weight on his shoulder. Ville somehow managed to cut his friend free and was knocked to the ground as the lifeless body fell. He was immediately up and had rolled his friend to his back.
"Bam," he muttered frantically, "Bam, oh, my God Bam, what in the hell did you do?" he questioned chokingly.
His eyes darted around as he tried to calm himself down enough to figure out what he had to do. There were no phones in the garage and the singer couldn't remember the correct way to administor CPR.
"Damn!" he cursed, half screaming.
He couldn't leave Bam alone, not like this. Then, a thought came to him. He jumped up and opened the passenger's door to Bam's Hummer and crawled over the seat, pressing his hand firmly down on the horn. It blared loudly, echoing through the enclosed space fo the garage, hurting his ears. He hit it with the same force five more times, hoping someone in the house would hear. He half-crawled, half-fell back out of the Hummer and scooted back to Bam's side. He wasn't breathing.
"Think Valo, think damn it," he cursed.
Suddenly, the singer recalled something he had seen on the television once. He looked to Bam, made a tight, white-knuckled fist and with teary eyes, Ville started to slam his clenched fist onto Bam's chest forcefully.
"Come on Brandon," he muttered, tears streaming down his cheeks, "you're no quitter, don't do this."
The door to the garage door burst open and Ryan stood, shocked in the door-way, "What in the hell?" he questioned, disbelieving what he was seeing, "what in the hell happened Vil'?" he added.
Ville didn't look up, but kept pounding on Bam's chest, afraid that if he stopped his friend would surely die, "Do you have your cell with you Ryan?" he questioned in a forcefully calm tone.
Dunn had already taken out the mobile phone before Ville had even addressed him, "Was on it before you spoke Vil'."
Again, someone came through the garage door. It was Jenn, Bam's girlfriend, "Oh my God!" she screamed, making to run for Bam, but Ryan held her back with one arm.
"Let Ville be, give him room," he said, clicking his phone shut, "I've got to go outside, can't get any fucking reception in here," he cursed angrily, walking out the garage door only to be replaced by two more people.
"Ville!" April shouted in horror, "what happened? what did he do?!" she half-screamed, looking to Bam's still lifeless form and to Ville as he refused to give up slamming his fist onto his chest.
Ville didn't look up, but instead kept at what he was doing, there was no way anything would be able to distract him. He had to keep trying. The other person that had come in with April was Jess. He stood, with no shirt on, staring in disbelief. It seemed like an eternity before Ryan came back inside the now crowded garage.
"The paramedics are on their way out, has he started breathing yet?" he asked in a shaky voice as if he were out of breath.
April shook her head slowly, tears welling up behind her eyes, "Why would he do something like this?" she muttered to herself.
Jess put a hand on each of his mother's shoulders, "Take it easy mom, he'll be alright, he has to be alright," he stated in a tone that was as calm as he could make it.
Ville slammed down on Bam's chest one last time and Bam's eyes shot open as he took in a deep, ragged breath. Ville jumped back in surprise and tears fell freely from his eyes and onto the ground. Bam looked around wide-eyed and then lay his head back on the ground as he attempted to catch his breath. April, Jess and Ryan rushed over and immediately embraced Bam.
"I thought we'd lost you man," Jess stated chokingly.
April didn't say anything, she just held onto her son as if she'd never let him go. Ville was on his knees, wiping his eyes on the sleeve of his jacket, "We should give him room," the singer stated quietly.
The group nodded and let Bam go reluctantly. Soon, the sound of sirens were blaring and the paramedics hurriedly got out of the ambulance only to be greeted by the rest of the dazed household as they made their way outside.
Phil looked around, disoriented, "What's going on?" he asked one of the paramedics who was carrying a black bag.
"We got a call about an attempted suicide," the medic answered, looking to Ryan as he came out of the garage, red-eyed.
"A what?" Phil questioned, acting as if he hadn't heard a word of what the medic had just told him.
"He's in the garage guys, he's breathing," Ryan said, interrupting Phil's question.
The paramedics nodded and walked quickly to the garage door and into the building.
"What's goin' on Dunn?" DiCo asked with a yawn.
Ryan turned to Phil, "Bam, uhh, you'd better come and see this Phil."
Ryan turned on his heel and headed back to the garage, followed by Phil, DiCo and Johnny. As the group re-entered the now lighted garage, quiet sobbing could be heard.
"What happened?" Phil asked as he watched the medics huddle over the still, now breathing form of Bam.
Ville stood up and shakily and walked over to Phil, "H-He tried to hang himself Phil, but he'll be okay now," the singer stammered.
Phil had a distraught look on his face, "Has anyone found out why? has he told anyone?" he questioned, glancing around to everyone in the room.
Ville shoook his head solemnly, "No."
"Dude, Ry, why wouldn't he tell us he was depressed or something?" Johnny questioned, DiCo nodding in agreement.
April stood up and wiped her eyes, "Are you going to take him to the hospital?" she asked, looking to the medic that was taking Bam's vitals.
The man stood up and nodded, taking the stethoscope that was around his neck off as he did so, "Yes, he's your son I'm assuming?" he asked.
April nodded and looked to Phil who walked over to stand next to his wife.
The medic continued, "His vitals are stable, but he's falling in and out of conciousness, we'll be leaving for the hospital shortly, now, if you'll excuse me," he added as he brushed past April and headed outside to the ambulance.
Jenn couldn't stop whimpering, so Jess was trying to comfort her, "It'll be all right Jenn, he'll be all right," he whispered, embracing her.
Ville glanced at Bam once more, took a deep breath and then made his way outside. He looked to the medic, "Is there anything I can do to help?"
The medic nodded, "Yeah, as a matter of fact, could you help me unload this stretcher?" he questioned as he opened the back of the ambulance.
The singer nodded, "Sure."
"The name's Paul by the way," the medic stated, trying to be friendly.
Ville gave a false smile and waited for Paul to move the stretcher out so that he could take a hold fo the other end. Soon, the two carried the stretcher back through the garage door and Paul turned to the other paramedic, "All right Sam, we're ready to load him," he stated as he and Ville set the stretcher down beside Bam.
"I'll go start the car mom," Jess said looking to April. April looked up to Jess. It was definitely a serious moment if her own son called her 'mom'. She then looked to her other son who was laying very still on the ground of the garage.
"I'll go with him Ape," Johnny and DiCo stated simultaneously, each taking a quick glance at the other, but this was no time for small talk and joking.
Ville stood up and watched as Bam was carefully moved onto the stretcher, "Jenn," he began, "if you want to come with me you are more than welcome to."
Jenn nodded solemnly, "I will." She looked up once more to the man she was more than accustomed to seeing at this house and smiled slightly, "You have no idea how much we all owe you Ville."
April took this chance to walk slowly over to Ville and bring him into a tight, almost suffocating embrace. "You saved my Brandon's life Ville, I don't think I'm going to be able to repay you," she whispered.
Ville hugged the woman he had come to know as a second mother and rocked her gently in his embrace. "I had to save him April, just knowing he's alive is more than payment enough." With that he drew back and placed a kiss on her forehead. He wiped the tears from under her eyes and gave her a warm smile, "Everything's going to be all right, I promise."
April took his hand and kissed it, "I know."
The group moved aside as the medics brought Bam past on the stretcher and then out the door.
"Ry, you ride with Jenn and I too okay?" Ville asked.
Ryan nodded and the group of four made their way outside. April walked off towards Phil and Jess and got into the front seat of the Cruiser. Johnny, Jess and DiCo squeezed into the entirely way too small back-seat and then Phil himself got in. Johnny told them that he would've provided his own vehicle, but had misplaced his keys the night before. This being only one of the reasons he had stayed at the Margera house-hold that night. The other being that he was totally wasted and April wouldn't allow him to leave the Margera house-hold. It was definitely a good thing that Ville had decided on getting a license before coming to the states.
"I think you should sit in the front seat Jenn," Dunn stated as they neared Ville's car.
Ville looked to Jenn and then opened his car door, un-locking the rest of them as he got in. He had nothing against Jenn. She was sweet and was most definitely a smart young woman. However, he didn't think she was right for Bam in any way shape or form. She was so conventional and Bam was so, well, not. He was surprised they were lasting as long as they were. After everyone was seated and belted in, Ville started the car and shifted it into gear. As the ambulance made it's way out the drive-way, Phil followed it with the Cruiser and Ville followed them. It was going to be a long, silent drive to the hospital.
The singer made his way quickly to the garage's side door and reached for the knob, only to find the door was already partly open. For some reason, his feet felt like lead and his heart was beating rapidly. As he made his way into the darkness, he searched for anything. There, a light-switch. As soon as the lights flipped on, Ville immediately wished they hadn't.
"Oh my God!" he yelled, rushing forward to the back of the garage.
The person he had come to see, one of his best and most trusted friends, was hanging lifelessly from the garage ceiling. He flipped out his pocket knife from his jacket pocket and wrapped his free arm around his friend's legs, supporting his dead weight on his shoulder. Ville somehow managed to cut his friend free and was knocked to the ground as the lifeless body fell. He was immediately up and had rolled his friend to his back.
"Bam," he muttered frantically, "Bam, oh, my God Bam, what in the hell did you do?" he questioned chokingly.
His eyes darted around as he tried to calm himself down enough to figure out what he had to do. There were no phones in the garage and the singer couldn't remember the correct way to administor CPR.
"Damn!" he cursed, half screaming.
He couldn't leave Bam alone, not like this. Then, a thought came to him. He jumped up and opened the passenger's door to Bam's Hummer and crawled over the seat, pressing his hand firmly down on the horn. It blared loudly, echoing through the enclosed space fo the garage, hurting his ears. He hit it with the same force five more times, hoping someone in the house would hear. He half-crawled, half-fell back out of the Hummer and scooted back to Bam's side. He wasn't breathing.
"Think Valo, think damn it," he cursed.
Suddenly, the singer recalled something he had seen on the television once. He looked to Bam, made a tight, white-knuckled fist and with teary eyes, Ville started to slam his clenched fist onto Bam's chest forcefully.
"Come on Brandon," he muttered, tears streaming down his cheeks, "you're no quitter, don't do this."
The door to the garage door burst open and Ryan stood, shocked in the door-way, "What in the hell?" he questioned, disbelieving what he was seeing, "what in the hell happened Vil'?" he added.
Ville didn't look up, but kept pounding on Bam's chest, afraid that if he stopped his friend would surely die, "Do you have your cell with you Ryan?" he questioned in a forcefully calm tone.
Dunn had already taken out the mobile phone before Ville had even addressed him, "Was on it before you spoke Vil'."
Again, someone came through the garage door. It was Jenn, Bam's girlfriend, "Oh my God!" she screamed, making to run for Bam, but Ryan held her back with one arm.
"Let Ville be, give him room," he said, clicking his phone shut, "I've got to go outside, can't get any fucking reception in here," he cursed angrily, walking out the garage door only to be replaced by two more people.
"Ville!" April shouted in horror, "what happened? what did he do?!" she half-screamed, looking to Bam's still lifeless form and to Ville as he refused to give up slamming his fist onto his chest.
Ville didn't look up, but instead kept at what he was doing, there was no way anything would be able to distract him. He had to keep trying. The other person that had come in with April was Jess. He stood, with no shirt on, staring in disbelief. It seemed like an eternity before Ryan came back inside the now crowded garage.
"The paramedics are on their way out, has he started breathing yet?" he asked in a shaky voice as if he were out of breath.
April shook her head slowly, tears welling up behind her eyes, "Why would he do something like this?" she muttered to herself.
Jess put a hand on each of his mother's shoulders, "Take it easy mom, he'll be alright, he has to be alright," he stated in a tone that was as calm as he could make it.
Ville slammed down on Bam's chest one last time and Bam's eyes shot open as he took in a deep, ragged breath. Ville jumped back in surprise and tears fell freely from his eyes and onto the ground. Bam looked around wide-eyed and then lay his head back on the ground as he attempted to catch his breath. April, Jess and Ryan rushed over and immediately embraced Bam.
"I thought we'd lost you man," Jess stated chokingly.
April didn't say anything, she just held onto her son as if she'd never let him go. Ville was on his knees, wiping his eyes on the sleeve of his jacket, "We should give him room," the singer stated quietly.
The group nodded and let Bam go reluctantly. Soon, the sound of sirens were blaring and the paramedics hurriedly got out of the ambulance only to be greeted by the rest of the dazed household as they made their way outside.
Phil looked around, disoriented, "What's going on?" he asked one of the paramedics who was carrying a black bag.
"We got a call about an attempted suicide," the medic answered, looking to Ryan as he came out of the garage, red-eyed.
"A what?" Phil questioned, acting as if he hadn't heard a word of what the medic had just told him.
"He's in the garage guys, he's breathing," Ryan said, interrupting Phil's question.
The paramedics nodded and walked quickly to the garage door and into the building.
"What's goin' on Dunn?" DiCo asked with a yawn.
Ryan turned to Phil, "Bam, uhh, you'd better come and see this Phil."
Ryan turned on his heel and headed back to the garage, followed by Phil, DiCo and Johnny. As the group re-entered the now lighted garage, quiet sobbing could be heard.
"What happened?" Phil asked as he watched the medics huddle over the still, now breathing form of Bam.
Ville stood up and shakily and walked over to Phil, "H-He tried to hang himself Phil, but he'll be okay now," the singer stammered.
Phil had a distraught look on his face, "Has anyone found out why? has he told anyone?" he questioned, glancing around to everyone in the room.
Ville shoook his head solemnly, "No."
"Dude, Ry, why wouldn't he tell us he was depressed or something?" Johnny questioned, DiCo nodding in agreement.
April stood up and wiped her eyes, "Are you going to take him to the hospital?" she asked, looking to the medic that was taking Bam's vitals.
The man stood up and nodded, taking the stethoscope that was around his neck off as he did so, "Yes, he's your son I'm assuming?" he asked.
April nodded and looked to Phil who walked over to stand next to his wife.
The medic continued, "His vitals are stable, but he's falling in and out of conciousness, we'll be leaving for the hospital shortly, now, if you'll excuse me," he added as he brushed past April and headed outside to the ambulance.
Jenn couldn't stop whimpering, so Jess was trying to comfort her, "It'll be all right Jenn, he'll be all right," he whispered, embracing her.
Ville glanced at Bam once more, took a deep breath and then made his way outside. He looked to the medic, "Is there anything I can do to help?"
The medic nodded, "Yeah, as a matter of fact, could you help me unload this stretcher?" he questioned as he opened the back of the ambulance.
The singer nodded, "Sure."
"The name's Paul by the way," the medic stated, trying to be friendly.
Ville gave a false smile and waited for Paul to move the stretcher out so that he could take a hold fo the other end. Soon, the two carried the stretcher back through the garage door and Paul turned to the other paramedic, "All right Sam, we're ready to load him," he stated as he and Ville set the stretcher down beside Bam.
"I'll go start the car mom," Jess said looking to April. April looked up to Jess. It was definitely a serious moment if her own son called her 'mom'. She then looked to her other son who was laying very still on the ground of the garage.
"I'll go with him Ape," Johnny and DiCo stated simultaneously, each taking a quick glance at the other, but this was no time for small talk and joking.
Ville stood up and watched as Bam was carefully moved onto the stretcher, "Jenn," he began, "if you want to come with me you are more than welcome to."
Jenn nodded solemnly, "I will." She looked up once more to the man she was more than accustomed to seeing at this house and smiled slightly, "You have no idea how much we all owe you Ville."
April took this chance to walk slowly over to Ville and bring him into a tight, almost suffocating embrace. "You saved my Brandon's life Ville, I don't think I'm going to be able to repay you," she whispered.
Ville hugged the woman he had come to know as a second mother and rocked her gently in his embrace. "I had to save him April, just knowing he's alive is more than payment enough." With that he drew back and placed a kiss on her forehead. He wiped the tears from under her eyes and gave her a warm smile, "Everything's going to be all right, I promise."
April took his hand and kissed it, "I know."
The group moved aside as the medics brought Bam past on the stretcher and then out the door.
"Ry, you ride with Jenn and I too okay?" Ville asked.
Ryan nodded and the group of four made their way outside. April walked off towards Phil and Jess and got into the front seat of the Cruiser. Johnny, Jess and DiCo squeezed into the entirely way too small back-seat and then Phil himself got in. Johnny told them that he would've provided his own vehicle, but had misplaced his keys the night before. This being only one of the reasons he had stayed at the Margera house-hold that night. The other being that he was totally wasted and April wouldn't allow him to leave the Margera house-hold. It was definitely a good thing that Ville had decided on getting a license before coming to the states.
"I think you should sit in the front seat Jenn," Dunn stated as they neared Ville's car.
Ville looked to Jenn and then opened his car door, un-locking the rest of them as he got in. He had nothing against Jenn. She was sweet and was most definitely a smart young woman. However, he didn't think she was right for Bam in any way shape or form. She was so conventional and Bam was so, well, not. He was surprised they were lasting as long as they were. After everyone was seated and belted in, Ville started the car and shifted it into gear. As the ambulance made it's way out the drive-way, Phil followed it with the Cruiser and Ville followed them. It was going to be a long, silent drive to the hospital.