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Reassurance

"Alice, dear, you have to eat something." Dr. Vorshevsky stated firmly.

I shook my head and pushed the tray of food away. "No…I'll just…" I couldn't finish. I staggered out of bed, barely making it to the bathroom before I threw up what little I'd eaten minutes before. After, Vorshevsky kept forcing me to try and eat, which only made me feel worse.

"I…Alice, please…you must eat something."

"No, please just leave me alone." I whimpered, turning away from him.

There was silence as the door opened and shut, but then familiar, cold fingers brushed a few strands away from my face.

Jasper's POV

Alice turned to smile up at me. "You came back."

"I'm nothing if not trustworthy." I replied, sitting on the bed and turning my gaze to the grey-haired doctor. "I think you should leave now, sir."

The doctor wrote something on a clipboard before leaving us alone. As soon as he'd left, Alice curled up against my chest.

"He seemed nice." I chuckled.

"He tried to get me to eat…no…forced me. I couldn't keep anything down and he knew it." She whimpered, burying her face in my neck.

"He's gone now, Alice. I'm never going to force you to do anything you don't want to do."

"I know." She whispered, a small yawn escaping her lips. "I trust you."

Alice went back to sleep in a matter of minutes; it was still fascinating watching her dream. She'd mumbled things in her sleep on occasion, but, other than the fact that she'd wake up every now and then, she stayed asleep.

She stirred against me, her brow creasing. "Jazz…"

I raised an eyebrow. Was she talking about me?

"Jasper…" she whimpered, taking fistfuls of my shirt.

I sat up, watching her toss and turn beside me; I gently shook her shoulders. "Alice…Alice wake up."

Her heart monitor sped up, slowed down drastically then sped up again until it kept getting faster and faster. Her eyes widened, quickly going dull.

"Alice! Alice! No, c'mon don't do this! Hang on!" I begged, rushing out the door and yelling for help.

I could only pace back and forth in the hall, listening as doctors and nurses inside tried to help her. Feeling vulnerable wasn't something I was good at. Knowing that I couldn't' help anyone, especially Alice, made me feel wretched.

Hours- tough it felt like an eternity- later, they came out of the room, mumbling amongst themselves as they left. One stayed behind and I recognized him as the pesky doctor from before.

"How do you feel, Alice?" He asked calmly.

It was a while before she gave a rational response.

"Jazz…where's…where's Jasper?"

"Just answer my-"

"Where's Jasper?"

"Alice-"

"Where. Is. Jasper?"

I couldn't help but smile at how brash and assertive she'd been, but I didn't waste any time rushing to her side and taking her hand.

"I'm right here, Alice. It's okay."

"What?"

My father turned to look at me, his eyes narrowing. "Alice, I'm sorry, but we can't take this anymore. Our medical bill is going through the roof. It's about time you set off on your own."

"We don't want to have to do this, sweetie, but it's time you...branched out." My mother said, clearly on the verge of tears.

I stared at them, dumbfounded. "But...I need you guys. Look, i know we don't get along all that well, but what if something happens to me? What if I end up in here again? Who will help me?"

"We've already solved that problem."

Yeah, I'm so horrible, leaving you with a cliffhanger. Hope you all like it, but please review! It won't take you that long to say you like it. Anyway, the next chapter will be along soon.