Okay next chapter is here...we explore deeper into the relationship May and Drew had before the arrived at the hospital and also some of the events leading up to why Drew collapsed exactly. Yes he's way ooc but enjoy anyway.
April 4 can be saved. Little that I know he had saved me in more ways that I knew...
Around midnight
Last night was so magical. It's a feeling I can't explain. Drew has saved me, in ever way a person
Drew took his shoes off and placed them underneath his bed. His body began shivering uncontrollably. Drew started breathing heavily as if he couldn't manage to get any air into his lungs, he began to shake.
"Drew, Oh my god, whats wrong." May rushed to his side. She had a concerned look on her face.
"Let me get under the covers, May." May helped him as he crawled under the covers. His face began to sweat. "Oh now I'm hot, so hot."
"Drew..." May began to feel her tears start to leave her eyes. "No...Please" May coughed a few times.
He reached out his hand and place it on her cheek, she held it with her hands, crying. "Don't cry May, go tell the angles that this might take awhile." He smiled. "Don't worry May, I ll make you a promise, once this things passes over, the doctors come to their senses and we're all better I..." Drew didn't know exactly what he could promise May, he pondered his thought for a minute.
"What...Do you?" May asked.
"I promise you...I'll promise that...I'll run away with you." His answer came so suddenly. May looked at him, blushing. Not knowing whether he was serious or not. "Really?"
"Um..Yeah?" Drew blushed. "Just you and me...we'll leave, run away from all of this."
May giggled a bit. he put her hands on her cheeks. "Oh, Drew..."
"It'll be nice getting away from here, and enjoy that kind of freedom. Not having to put up with the jocks anymore."
"Oh..." May remembered the day Drew was sent to the hospital after he had collapsed. "What exactly happened?"
"May...Do you have to go to the bathroom, cause I don't want you walking around during the story."
The day seemed normal. O f course appearances are deceiving. Drew walked down the hallways with his friends. They were cracking jokes about girls they liked and how the younger kids weren't as experienced as they were at sports. Drew didn't let the talking get to his head. He smiled as he walked. At time agreeing with the mindless arrogance of the jocks.
Drew especially smiled brightly when he spotted the brown flowing hair of his new friend. He ran over to her hoping to catch up to her.
"Hi May..." Drew couldn't believe that the girl who was staring back at him was the same girl he had carried almost a week ago. She was so pale and gaunt. Her hair had lost it's shimmering brown color and she arms were covered by band-aids.
She smiled and fell into his arms. "Hi Drew" she said. May's voice was deeper than usual. She sounded sick.
"May, are you ok?" he asked. "You look so...different."
May nodded "Mmhmm I'm ok" she said in almost a whisper.
"Well, if you want to talk...about anything I'm..."
"DREW!" One of his muscular jock friends punched him in the shoulder. Drew held back his scream. Knowing he couldn't yell out in pain. "Come on, where are you going, stupid!" He looked at May and scoffed. "Come you green haired idiot, we don't talk to losers.
"But...May I..." He was literally carried away by them. Leaving May in the middle of the hallway with watery eyes and a sunken heart.
Drew could only sigh as he was led away.
"Why do you hang out with her" his friend asked him.
"Hey, I'm just being nice." Drew lied. He knew one wrong thing this guy could pulverize him. "Besides we owe it to her after you tripped her."
"Hey, that was an accident."
"Was it, now?"
Drew grabbed onto the doorknob of his house with all his strength. Slowly he pulled himself up. He couldn't understand why it was so hard to walk home these days. He brushed it off.
Walking into his house was nothing special. His Mom was asleep at the kitchen table. I better not wake her. His mom often worked very hard. His father wasn't home as much as he'd like to be, so his mother worked hard to support him and herself.
Drew walked quietly into the refrigerator and grabbed a slice of yesterdays pizza. He bit down on it, hoping it would help him recover some of his energy. Whoever doesn't enjoy cold pizza, must be picky. I like it. She awakened.
"Hmm? Oh welcome home honey." She stood up and hugged him, messing up his hair. "Oh mom."
"Sorry, dear" she yawned. "You're just my little boy and I love you so much, it so lonely without your father here."
"Speak of the devil, has Dad called?"
"No, I'm sorry honey, he hasn't."
"Oh..." Drew looked down at the ground, in disappointed. "I'll be in my room."
"Oh Drew dear, are you going to your practice today?"
Drew looked back at his mom. In an instant he answered but in his mind, so much flashed back and forth. "No." Drew climbed the steps of the darkened hallway up to his room as he did. Laying down his pizza on the table. He jumped on his bed and reach across. Drew grabbed his phone from its hook and began to dial. He waited until finally she answered.
"Hello?"
"May, its Drew."
"Drew, Oh my god, Hi, How are you?"
"I'm good, May I just wanted to say sorry for the way I acted today, you know ignoring you..."
"Its ok." May interrupted "I'm fine really." she knew she was lying to him
"Yeah that's kinda what I also wanted to talk about with you May..."
"Oh.." May knew what was coming. Another long selfless ramble about how he cared about her. Somehow she wasn't disappointed.
"What's wrong May? Today you seemed so...I don't know but you just weren't the same person. Your eyes...they we're different."
"Drew...I'm fine, please..." He could hear her faint sobs from the other side. "May..."
"Drew can I talk to you tomorrow...in person please?"
"Sure May..."
"Thanks, I have to go. Bye."
"Bye." Drew hung up the phone and sighed. I hope she's alright.
"Drew!" his mom called from downstairs. "Your fathers on the Phone!"
He sat up and smiled. Quickly grabbing the phone and waiting to hear his fathers voice.
"Hello?"
It was cold the next morning. Colder than any day so far in the year. May stood trembling in the icy breeze, waiting for Drew to appear. She looked around standing in the middle of blacktop, just outside of the school building. Kids walked by her, at times staring at her declining figure. May felt a small tap on her shoulder.
"Drew?"
"Hi May, where have you been" Dawn smiled as she hugged her.
"Oh sorry Dawn, I'm just waiting for Drew." Dawn smiled. ooh I see, May. Waiting for Drew."
May blushed slightly. "Yeah..Dawn"
Drew ran up to them, dodging the crowds of kids all around. "May! Dawn!" he stopped in front of them, nearly falling. Drew heaved over and coughed a few times, desperately trying to catch his breath.
"Drew, are you okay?" Dawn asked.
"The cold... makes it hard...to breath...that's all." Drew stood up, taking a deep breath. "So May. What I wanted to say was..."
"DREW!"
"Oh shit!" He swore under his breath. "What is it.." As he turned around they were already lifting him to the bathroom. "Hey! May...Dawn."
They cupped their hands over his mouth. He struggled to get away but they held their grip. Entering the pungent smelling room they slammed him against the wall. Drew looked around. His friends all stared at him, their eyes red and swollen.
"What do you guys want now?" he asked.
The biggest one pulled out a small bag filled with powder. "Snort!" he said.
Drew nervously looked at the bag "No thanks." he whispered.
He grabbed his shirt collar and raised him. "Drew, you're not thinking right. Quit hanging out with her!"
"No way! Why should I? May's my friend."
"We don't' hang around with them, got it?"
"No! You don't hang around with them. I don't want your drugs!" Drew pushed them away. "Grab him!" they said. With their hands they pinned him in the corner. Drew kicked as hard as he could "NO!.
He got one of his hands loose. Grabbing and throwing the bag in their faces. Spreading the white powder in the air. In his rush of energy, Drew punched his friend in the cheek and quickly running out. "DREW!"
Drew ran as fast as he could confident that he could out run them. He looked behind him. They were coming and had death written on their Letterman jackets.
The students leaving the buildings stood in the way. Knocking Drew to the floor. He stood up right into their hands. The first guy to reach him wrapped his arm around his neck and punched him several times in his mouth and nose.
May and Dawn looked over. A circle of kids started gathering around, yelling and screaming. Taking out most of their harsh words on Drew. His nose was blood as he spit out blood.
"Oh my god Drew!" May ran over pushing herself through the circle.
"May wait!" Dawn called out, running after her.
May runs as quickly as possible and jumped on his back. Drew falls to the ground disoriented and bloody. The guys struggled as May sunk her nails into his cheeks. Leaving small red cuts.
"Ow, get off you crazy..." he was able to grab the girl and shove her onto the ground. May landed hard, hurting her arm. He focused his attention away from Drew and kicked her in the stomach. Drew's emotions exploded in his head. Swerving into a force not to be reckon with. How..how could he do that!
He went after the first blunt object he could find and orange round basketball and launched it at his face with full force. The few months of being of the baseball team paid off. It hit him directly in the nose, snapping it. Drew could hear a large crack from where he was.
Drew watched as Dawn helped May to her feet and led her to the restroom. The guys had calmed down and were already running to catch him. Drew quickly took off. As he ran he felt a warm calming feeling come over him. He stopped and turned around unexpectedly. Drew stopped and faced them. His eyes flashed as he laughed and stuck out his tongue at them. They lunged at him. Tackling him in one of their football Esq tackles. Drew's head smacked the concrete hard. His consciousness slipped away as he felt the rain of fists coming from his attackers.
"Drew..." said a faint voice. "Drew.."
"Hmm?" Drew faintly tried to open his eyes. Bright white lights shone down upon him. Two blue eyes was all he could see.
"May?" he asked.
"Nope, guess again." a man with long blond hair looked down upon him.
"Who are you?"
"Well lets just say I've been looking out for you." he smiled
Drew scoffed "Some look out you've been. I got hurt real bad today."
"Yeah but it doesn't compare to what you don't know yet."
"What do you mean."
"Wake up Drew, its time to wake up."
Drew awakened. He was in a small bed, in what he recognized the nurses office.
"Hi, Drew how are you?" Dawn stood up and went over to give him a hug.
"Oh, i felt like I was hit by a truck."
"Well, you kinda were" Dawn said blushing.
"Oh right I remember. Where's May?" he asked.
"She left already your guy's P.E. class is just starting." Dawn moved closer to him. Drew kept his hand over his eyes, his head ached badly. "I'm going to."
"No wait, Drew you can't!" Dawn held his arm. "You just woke up you can't go."
"Dawn, please let go of my arm, I have a bad grade in that class and I don't want to be one of the guys that fails P.E." Drew coughed a couple of times into his other hand. Slowly making his way out of the bed. Unwrapping the bandages from his head.
"No, I promised May I wouldn't let you go!" Dawn held on to him tighter than she ever had.
Drew looked back at her. "She'll understand, now please let go."
Dawn let him go and stood up and angrily. "Well fine Mr. Stubborn, but I'm coming with you!"
"You don't have to do that you know."
Dawn blushed slightly "But I want to..." she whispered.
"What's that?"
Dawn quickly looked up "Oh um, I can't let you go out there with out making sure you don't pass out on me, so..." she grabbed his arm once again. "I'm coming too."
Drew sighed "Fine then, But just to the locker room and on the outside, you can't come in."
"I know, lets go or you'll be late."
finally ever to get to the locker room awhile later. Drew collapsed to the floor. He sat, lightly sweating trying to catch his breath. Coughing harder and louder. Dawn quickly sat next to him. "I knew coming here was a bad idea." she said.
"Well we've come to far to go back now, I'll be out in a minute. Just let me put on the uniform." He walked a few steps and turned back to her, smiling. "I'll be fine, Dawn, I'm ok"
Dawn nodded and watched as he limped wearily to his locker.
"And that's all that happened, That P.E. class was the day I was sent here." Drew was trying to catch his breath. Almost an hour of telling May the story. He was thirsty. "I'm sorry May."
"Drew you don't have to be sorry. You were just trying to stop them..."
"No, not that." Drew interrupted. "It's just that..I wanted us to have a good relationship. Instead we ended up bonding over pharmaceuticals, that's sad."
"No Drew, its not." May went over and kissed him lightly on the lips. Drew's face burned up. "What, was that for?" He managed to get out.
"You saved me Drew." She whispered. "You risked your well being for me. I didn't realize it until now. I ruined the gift you gave me. I'm sorry..." May lay on the side of his bed crying and sobbing.
"May don't cry...Now you know why it hurts me to see you like that.." May jumped into his arms, realesing her tears onto his hospital shirt.
"I'm sorry, Drew" she sobbed. Drew lifted her face and kissed her. May opened her eyes, but his kiss soon calmed her. She wrapped his arms around his head and deepened the kiss. Drew embraced her in his arms and whispered in her ear. "May, I L..."
"Hey you two!"
May and drew looked around. The nurse stood in the doorway holding the replacment bag for Drew's IV. "You two better keep your emotions together or we'll have to seperate you two, then of course you're already in the hospital."
"Ah-hem" Drew cleared his throat, getting her attention. "Don't you have a job to do?"
"Of course but I thought you'd be happy that I was going to forget."
Drew sat up. "No, Ms. Nurse ma'am. after awhile it becaomes soothing. Care to try?"
"No thank you Drew. Now you know what to do, give me your arm."
Drew laid back down and turned to May's direction. He smiled. May smiled back at him. He felt the prsence of the fluid begin to lull him to sleep.
I guess there are so many ways to save someone. I took a hospital trip and a caring boy to show me that. I glad I was able to realize it soon enough. As always all right to you if anything else occurs. I love you. Thanks you for listening.
Yours forever.
-May
