Here my new story over RENT, since i disliked the last one, i decided to start this one, in order to make something more true to the characters.
The story bellow, takes place a few months after the ending of the movie/play, till an incident change the bohemian family forever.
Hope you like the story.
Serpico.
DSCWIN, Renthead621 and Iswearangelwas there, thank you very much for the help.
HIS EYES - Part 1
To anyone who believed in such things, Roger Davis would most certainly be deemed cursed. It seemed like whenever something good happened to him, tragedy would strike and make him fall deeper into depression. His friends have tried to convince him that everything happens for a reason. But Roger wasn't buying it. He believed there was a dark cloud following him around.
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He tried to think of his life before everything fell apart. Before a fire took his father away before his 12th birthday. Before his mother married a drunk when he was 13. Before he joined a band and became the hottest band in the Village. Before April and the drugs. Before his girlfriend left him a note telling him that they had contracted HIV when he found her dead in the bathroom. Before all of it. But everything that came before seemed like nothing more than a dream. Now, all he knew was darkness. No matter how clean he was.
Mimi, on the other hand, was another story. They appeared to save each other and it she was the only bright spot in his life. She taught him how to love again. She was great at giving advice and things were going great. That is, until fate intervened once again. Lucky for him, her face, her bright loving eyes would be ingrained in his memory. It would soon prove to be the most important thing in there.
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It was a few months after Mimi's Christmas Eve miracle recovery. They both found jobs and Mimi was committed to getting clean. She moved in with Roger and Mark at the loft and they even paid their rent on time every month. Much to Benny's surprise. Everything seemed to be shaping up for the young couple. Too much so for Roger's taste. He was always waiting for the other shoe to drop.
He was alone in the loft one day with Mimi at work and Mark off running some errands. He didn't mind being alone. He actually enjoyed it. It gave him time to focus and get ready for work without interruptions. He was drinking his coffee when suddenly he was struck with a terrible headache. It paralyzed him where he stood. Dropping his coffee mug, he fell to the ground hard, unable to brace his fall. His arms refusing to move in front of him. "Sshit." he whimpered in pain, as his knees took most of the impact. He finally got his arms to slowly move to his head before everything went black. He lost consciousness.
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There was no telling how long the former musician lay on the floor when Mimi came home from her shift and found him in the middle of the room. Passed out. She rushed over before shaking him frantically as she called out his name attempting to wake up. "Roger. Roger, come on baby. Wake up." But he didn't move. "Please...Please don't leave me." she looked around trying to figure out what happened. He was wearing his work suit and his broken coffee mug lay on the floor beside him. "Maybe he hit his head." she thought as she shook him again. "Roger, Baby." she called out again before taking a deep breath.
She knew that if she was going to help Roger, she needed to calm down and call someone. She stood up and ran to the telephone to call 911. She picked up the cordless phone and dialed the numbers. She had returned to his side as she spoke to them when Mark came in. Seeing Roger on the floor, he rushed to her side. "What happened?" he asked before kneeling beside her.
"I don't know… I… I found him like this." Mimi whispered holding the phone to her ear. "Yes, I'm… I'm still here. Are they on their way? OK." Mimi asked as she continued to try to wake Roger up. "The paramedics are on their way." she looked over at him.
"It's OK. He's going to be fine. Let me stop this bleeding on his hand before the paramedics arrive." Mimi nodded but stayed on the phone. Mark stood up, going into the kitchen to put a plastic bag on his hand before cleaning his best friends hand.
When the paramedics finally arrived, Mark and MImi were pushed aside so they could work. Their straight to business approach threw them off. Here they were, watching someone they loved being poked and prodded, when all they wanted was to yell at them that he was a person. Not just their patient. They seemed to have no respect for the poor man, as they went about prepping him as quickly as possible to transport him to the nearest medical facility to be treated. It took Mark a second to get the words out, but he had to bring it to their attention that Roger was HIV positive. Only then did they slow down and take special care.
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Once they were at the hospital, Mark phoned the rest of the group telling them what happened and now, two hours later, almost midnight, and everyone was there, waiting impatiently for the news of their friend. Meanwhile, Mimi couldn´t help but stare at the double doors from where they had taken Roger. The man she loved. Taking a deep breath to steady herself, she made a silent promise to him that she would be strong and not start using again.
"Did someone tell his family?" Tom Collins asked all of a sudden taking Mimi out of her thoughts.
"I… um." Mimi started looking over at Mark. They had both completely forgotten about Mrs. Davis.
"It's OK, honey. We'll do it later. When we know more." Joanne decided when a female doctor come toward them.
"Family for Roger Davis." she said and Mimi rushed to her, demanding to know how was the man she loved.
"That's um… how is he?'' the latina asked as Mark followed her.
"Are you all his family?" she asked looking around at the group.
"We're as close as he's got. I'm his emergency contact, Mark Cohen'' Mark nodded.
"OK. Well, I'm Dr. Stevens. I'm responsible for Mr. Davis care." she started, taking a deep breath before continuing. "We've done a CT scan and a slew of other tests to determine a neurological cause for Mr. Davis' collapse and so far they have all come back negative."
"That's good, right? He's gonna be OK." Mimi looked up at her. Collins was holding her for comfort. "Can we see him now?" Mimi asked.
"I am afraid it's not that simple.'' Dr. Stevens said as the bohemians looked at her, confused. "His condition is a little more complex."
''What does that mean?'' Joanne looked at the doctor, with a frown.
''We were unaware that Mr. Davis was diabetic as well as HIV positive. When we realized it, we administered insulin, but that caused him to go into cardiac arrest.'' she said, to the shock of those surrounding her.
"Um… what?" Collins asked looking over at her.
"We did manage to revive him and reverse the effects in time, but I'm afraid I don't have good news."
"What are you talking about? Is he alive or not?'' Maureen asked, trying to be calm for Mimi's sake.
"He is alive, but I'm afraid he's slipped into a coma.'' she said shocking the whole group.
Hearing this news, Collins backed up and sat heavily into a chair. Taking his head in his hands, he prayed for their personal guardian Angel, to lead Roger´s steps and bring their friend back to them.