Hey people! This is the second part of that story. I might or might not add a fourth chapter. It depends on how next chapter goes. REMEMBER: REVIEWS ARE GOLDEN!!! So are messages! No flames please! If you have nothing nice to say, don't review at all!
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J.L.: HA HA!!!
ME: *goes crying off in corner*
"POOKIE!!! C'mon baby! Let's head out. I wanna hit the streets, get DRUNK!" Maureen cried as she ran around. They were at the gates of one of the worst parks in town. It was a park that no one went to unless they were junkies, homeless, or prostitutes. Collins and Maureen had looked here a couple of days ago when they were searching for Mimi, but she wasn't here.
Despite the fact that they couldn't find her, they refused to believe that she was gone for good. Roger especially. He refused to believe she was gone for good. The whole group tried to keep up like he did and keep the bad thoughts at bay, but whenever they went out to look for her, one big question hung over them...
Will we find her before it was too late?
"Baby, stop that okay? We're in one of New York's craziest parks. The last thing we want is to draw attention to ourselves." Joanne said, slightly running after Maureen who was jumping around the park. Coffee was such a bad idea. "LEAVE ME ALONE POOKIE!!! THESE PEOPLE WILL LIKE ME!!! WEE!!!" Maureen cried, spinning around. Yep,
Coffee was the worst idea Joanna could've thought of.
"Baby! Stop!" Jo called out to her lover, now fully running after her. "Nope! Catch me first!" Maureen cried, running deeper and deeper into the park. Jo sighed, and then started to jog after Mo.
Man, could the girl run!
Why were they outside in the first place? Well, it was Christmas Eve, and they all decided to celebrate it together, even though two of the group couldn't join them. The two girls were on their way to the loft when Maureen suddenly got the urge for coffee. They stopped at the Life and now...
Maureen was acting like a hyper chipmunk.
"Maur-(gasp)-reen! Stop (gasp) right (gasp) there!" Joanne called out in between gasps.
But the next thing she knew, Jo bumped into a dead still Maureen. "I didn't (gasp) mean it (gasp) literally." Jo said between gasps.
Maureen didn't say a word.
"What is it?" Jo asked, getting worried. When Mo was hyper, you could hardly get her to shut up. So why in the world was she not talking at all?
Maureen only pointed.
When Joanne followed Maureen's gaze, she gasped. What she saw before her was heartbreaking, and almost made her cry.
There was a woman.
The woman was lying on a bench, her wavy hair barely shining in the moonlight. She was limp, and there was no sign of life. There was blood at the corner of her mouth, and her eyes were closed. There was a slight smile on the person's lips, and her face was....peaceful. But what caught our two beloved character's eyes was what the woman was wearing around herself.
She was wearing a leopard print coat.
"Mimi." Joanne breathed. A moment later both woman ran towards the girl, who was cold to the touch. Joanne checked for her pulse while Maureen kneeled beside her.
"Mimi! OH MY GOD!!!!! MIMI!! " Maureen cried, "WAKE UP, WAKE UP!!!!!!!!!"
"She has a pulse, but a slow one." Joanna said, worry woven into her voice. "Should we take her to a hospital?" Maureen asked, looking at Jo for advice. Since Joanne was the smarter one in the relationship, she was always the one Mo turned to for guidance.
"I think we should-"
"No, please don't..."
Both of the women froze. Did Mimi just say something...? "Meems...Mimi? Can you hear me sweetie?" Maureen asked, looking at the girl in anticipation. Both the women sighed in relief when they saw Mimi's eyes flutter, and look right at them.
But the relief didn't last very long.
Both women could see the girl was dying, just from the way her eyes look. They were hazy, and focused on something neither of the women could see. Mimi's slightly peaceful face was now full of trouble lines, and she looked sort of upset. But the peaceful look somehow stayed with her through her eyes. Her eyes were of course hazy, but also peaceful at the same time. "Mimi? Oh God, are you okay honey?" Jo whispered, looking at Mimi with worried eyes. "Take...me...to...the loft. Roger... Please." Mimi said, her plead shocking the lovers.
"Y-Yes of course honey. Jo, grab her!" Maureen cried, standing up. Jo would've usually argued with her, but with Mimi's life hanging in the balance, Jo knew it wasn't the time.
Jo instantly scooped the young girl in her arms, and Mimi's head lolled back. "Maureen, keep her awake until we get there okay?" Jo asked. Maureen nodded a determined look on her face. "Mimi, honey, stay awake..." Mo started, and she started to talk about how Roger came back while the two women made their way out of the park...
(Okay, I'm switching to Mimi's side of that event)
"Mimi! OH MY GOD!!!!! MIMI!! WAKE UP, WAKE UP!!!!!!!!!" someone called, bringing Mimi back from her memories of Roger. She felt anger at the people who disturbed her, because she was feeling so happy...
"-take her to a hospital?"
What? No, Mimi couldn't go to a hospital! She couldn't...they'd try to save her, keep her alive. The part of her that was awake started to cheer. It's what you want Mimi. How about if Roger comes back to beg for your forgiveness? What would he think about you being dead? That part told Mimi, and for once it was making sense.
Mimi needed to stay alive...
I need to stay alive!
"No, please don't..." Mimi whispered, hardly realizing what she was saying or what she was doing. The awake part of her sighed in happiness, and whispered gently, Open your eyes...Mimi was surprised to find that her eyes were closed. She didn't remember closing them...does she? Mimi struggled to open her eyes, and only succeeded with a flutter. She partly saw the people above her...
Wait, people?
Then Mimi remembered. The voices, they belonged to people, and not just any people...Mimi attempted again, and somehow was able to open her eyes fully. There was the people. At first they were blurry, and Mimi was confused. Who were these people?
But then her vision began to clear and Mimi saw who they were.
Mimi almost smiled. Mo and Jo...my friends. They're here...they'll be with me when I die...Mimi would've smiled, but she couldn't move. The only thing she could move was her eyes.
They'll be with me when I die...Wait, you can't die! Mimi mental yelled at herself. She had to live...for Angel, Mark, Maureen, Joanne, Collins...even Roger. It's funny, when you're on the brink of death; you suddenly have the urge to live.
"Meems...Mimi? Can you hear me sweetie?" Maureen asked Mimi, and Mimi couldn't even move to nod. So all she could do was hope Maureen could read the look in her eyes.
"Mimi? Oh God, are you okay honey?" Jo whispered, looking at Mimi with worried eyes. God, they look so worried...Mimi thought, looking at both women. They seemed worried, sad, and sort of happy at the same time. Were they back together again? Mimi hoped they were. At least they'd have each other if...
Stop Mimi! Focus on living!!!!
Okay, talking was key Mimi knew.
"Take...me...to...the loft. Roger... Please." Mimi whispered gently. Both women looked at her in shock. Mimi didn't even know she was saying it before she heard herself. When she heard Roger's name, a pang of pain went to her heart. Roger...oh, Roger, why aren't you here when I need you most?
"Y-Yes of course honey. Jo, grab her!" Maureen cried, standing up. Jo wasted no time getting up and grabbing Mimi. Once Mimi was suspended in the air, a wave of dizziness overcame her. She felt sick...Mimi let her head loll back and closed her eyes.
"Maureen, keep her awake until we get there okay?" Mimi heard Jo ask in a whisper. Or, did they just sound far away? Yes, they sounded far away. Too far away.
"Mimi, honey, stay awake..." Maureen started, "Roger's back in New York, Meems."
This made Mimi more awake then she had felt in months. Her eyes immediately opened, and she looked at Maureen critically. Her dizziness forgotten, she looked at Maureen. A new feeling overcame her...a strong desire to go to him, kiss him, hold him...Maureen noticed the look on Mimi's face. She smiled, knowing her tactic was working.
"That's right baby, your Roger is back..."
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NEXT CHAPTER ROGER COME S IN!!! YAH!!!!
