You Found Me
(Inspired by The Fray – You Found Me)
"Boss!" US exclaimed. "Are you sure about this?!" He pounded his fist on the desk.
"It must be done. We have no choice so stop arguing about it with me and get to work!"
US stepped back, "Y-yes sir." He grimaced and looked down. "I'll be leaving then…" he turned and exited the room.
"Tsk!" He stomped down the hall and bit his nail. "I was just tryin' to give and opinion about what the citizens might think about the situation!" He continued to mumble down the hallm failing to notice UK heading in the opposite direction.
"Ah?" UK extended his hand slightly towards US but failed to catch his attention. "What the bloody hell is bothering him? I knew his boss had been stressing him out a lot lately but he seems pretty pissed this time." He turned back in the direction he was walking and headed down the hall towards US' boss.
US opened the door to his room and slammed it shut. He walked over to the bed, running his hand through his hair. "Ugh..." He hung his head down. "I'm not sure how much more of this I can take." He got up and opened the bedside drawer, staring at the contents inside. "I… I should have gotten rid of this but…" He pulled out a rubber band, vial, and needle. After extracting the liquid into the needle, he placed the needle in his mouth and tied the rubber band above his elbow. "No going back now." He removed the needle from his mouth and injected the liquid into his arm. "Ugh shit that stings." Slowly falling to the ground he let out a moan and leaned against the side of the bed. He jumped as he heard a knock at the door.
"US? You in there?" The voice called from the other side of the door. It was familiar… but it was starting... to fade?
"N-not good. Something's not right." US felt his head begin to spin.
"US?! Open up!" The voice called out. They started to bang on the door.
US could feel his eyes getting heavier. The door crashed down and he saw the silhouette of a figure where the door once stood. "U…K…?" He tried to get his voice out but lost consciousness.
"US! What happened?" UK rushed over to US who had collapsed on his side. UK fell to his knees. "U-US!" Looking over, UK saw the needle on the ground and noticed the rubber band on US's arm. "You git! What the bloody hell are you trying to do?!" He ran over to the phone and dialed. "S-shit!"
US slowly opened his eyes and looked around. "W-where... am I?"
Bed, small table, window, chart, whiteboard, curtain, IV. "Oh. A hospital…" He reached over to the table and grabbed his glasses. "Who was it... that found me?" US put his hand to his head as if trying to rub the memory back out into his mind.
-US?!-
US jumped to a sitting position on the bed. "UK?!" He looked around frantically but saw only what was there before. "Haha what was I thinking?" Tears began to form in his eyes as he slid back down to rest. He pulled up the sheet and turned towards the window. "He could have at least… waited for me to wake up…"