the red sibling slowly stirred awake, squinting at the bright light. he let out a small groan of pain, trying to sit up, being alarmed when he was gently nudged back down. "t-take it easy, bro.. don't start to push yourself yet.." the familiar voice said, and mario recognized it as luigi.
it was hard to remember what happened, really. all he remembered was he was feeling really stressed out about school and.. some.. other.. things, a bunch of pain, and he woke up here. it was a blur. once his sight cleared up, mario looked at luigi, with a sigh. "h..hey, bro.." the elder one said, and luigi forced on a shaky smile. "..hey, mar.."
it was silent for a long moment.
.. "weeg..? what.. happened?" mario softly asked, squeezing luigi's hand. the younger brother sniffled before softly speaking. "i.. found you in the bathtub.. with.. blood all over your.. arms.." he softly replied, and mario's eyes widened. so that was where the pain came from. luigi rubbed his puffy eyes, signaling he was crying before. "mom and dad said they'll be back.. they're getting us some food.."
mario stayed silent. "i was really scared.. and when i was in the waiting room i was sobbing my literal eyes out.." the green one let out a sad laugh. "but that's not important.. how are you feeling? do you need anything?" mario didn't react, before shaking his head no. "im fine.."
".. i don't know why i did it. i was just.. so stressed with school and life in general i kinda thought.. 'this is the only way to get out of this situation..' i don't know.. why i thought that.." he mumbled, and luigi gently placed a hand on his cheek. ".. you know i can help, right..?" the elder brother nodded, and luigi hugged him. it was a long time before either of them spoke again, and mario was fine with that.
maybe this hospital stay won't be that bad.
