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Lifeless. That was Piper. Cold and Lifeless on the stretcher. The ambulance was going as fast as they could, and as far as the paramedics, well, they were doing the best they could with the limited medical instruments that they had. After what seemed about two hours in the ambulance truck, doctors and other response teams were ready by the ER door to hopefully bring Piper back. All surrounding the thin cold body, paramedics rushed the stretcher through the hospital doors to a vacant room, pulled the curtain back, and the doctors began their work.
Back at Reds, Alex was completely oblivious to what had just happened to piper less than ten minutes ago. Above Red's cafe was an apartment where Alex stayed. It was all owned by Red so rent was not really an issue but she did have a time constraint on when to leave by. Sitting on the brown worn out couch reading a book, Alex began to feel her stomach get into a knot. She has not heard from Piper in a day and is beginning to worry. She throws on her black leather jacket and her boots and goes downstairs to find Red.
" Why you so tense darling?" Red asks in her deep Russian accent.
" It's Piper I haven't heard from her and last time I spoke to her, she was in an argument with Larry. I think something happened."
" Ohh stop! Im sure little blondie is just fine, she was always a tough one."
" Something isn't right, I just know it."
And just like that she was off. Alex began walking towards Piper's house, but to keep a low profile she threw over her hoodie and kept her head down. Reaching her house she noticed the front door had been kicked down, leaving the "picture perfect" home disheveled.
"Shit!"
She ran inside looking for Piper but found nothing. Noticing blood on the hardwood floors, Alex knew something bad had happened. Skipping every other step, she headed toward her bedroom. What did she find? Nothing. Alex's mind was going in twenty different directions, so many thoughts filled her mind as to what happened to Piper. Going back down the stairs she noticed a knife on the floor. The same knife Larry used on Piper.
Alex grabbed the house phone and called the police. Palms so were so sweaty and tense she almost dropped the phone.
"New York City Police Department how can I help you?"
"My girlfriend is missing! I mean my friend, my friend is missing!"
"Ma'am, please relax, how long has she been missing?"
"Ummm, I-I, I'm not sure, I saw her yesterday."
The officer on the other line could tell Alex was scared and nervous from her shaky voice.
"What is her name?"
"Piper, Piper Chapman is her name."
"Ma'am, Mrs. Chapman is not missing, she was taken away to the hospital early this evening."
"What?! What hospital?"
"I'm sorry but that is information we cannot release due to her condition and for her safety."
"Please I am begging you, just tell me."
Alex's voice was starting to crack. She knew she should have trusted her instinct to go to the house earlier but now it was too late. Leaning against the same wall Piper was pinned on, Alex slid down it until she was sitting on the floor, about the same spot Piper dropped to. Her knees bent up, arms across them, Alex put her head down and started to cry. This raven haired woman was always so in loved with Piper, just to think it could be all over now.
Sitting there wasn't going to make Piper appear so she needed to know what the nearest hospital was hoping she would be there. Alex ran back to Red's as fast as she could, reaching the front door she made her way to Red.
" Where is the nearest hospital?"
" Alex honey relax what is wrong?"
" It's Piper, she was taken to the hospital. I knew it. I fucking knew it."
Alex just dropped to the floor crying. She didn't care that there were customers watching her looking at her crazy. The woman she loved was hurt and she couldn't help her. Red bent down on the floor and joined Alex disregarding the huge line she had just unattended. She pulled Alex close and ran her fingers through her hair and slowly rocked her. Red was the closest thing Alex had to a mother and she fit the role perfectly.
" I am such a fuck up." Alex said in a sobbing nasally voice
" You love her, people do fuck up and crazy things for the people they love, like me. But you can't just show up and try to mend a broken heart. Blondie had a life, and even though it wasn't a good one you can't just swoop in and put the pieces back together. We have all been there one way or another but right now I think she needs a friend, I don't think pouring your emotions out to her is best because, and I hate to say this, what if she doesn't feel the same?"
" I know you're right but what am I supposed to do? Just be here while she could be dying in the hospital? Just let her treat me as a stranger staying in her home?"
" Yes, exactly that. Alex, just be a friend everything will be okay you just have to trust the old wise russian lady."
They both looked at each other and smiled. Red was the only person besides Piper to always calm her down after something bad has happened. Thinking she was stable enough Red gave Alex the address of the nearest hospital and with a blink of an eye she was gone.
Running block after block Alex regretted not taking the bus but it would have taken longer. Finally reaching the hospital she began to yell Piper's name in hopes she would respond. Nurses began to approach her ask her to lower her voice and ask who she is looking for.
" You need to relax, who are you looking for?"
" Piper. She has blonde hair shoulder length, blue eyes like blue than caribbean waters, and she's thin, a runner body."
" I'm glad you can describe her but we need a last name please."
" Ummm Piper….Chapman"
" Oh yes she's registered here, but she is not taking visitors at this time, I can-"
" What? Why not? WHAT'S WRONG?" Alex slammed her hands on the desk and began yelling and panicking.
" Unfortunately we can only release that information to immediate family, what is your relationship to Mrs. Chapman?"
" I am her girl-... I mean i'm her best friend from college."
" Okay well I can take down your name and once Piper wakes up I can let her know you stopped by."
" No need, I will wait right here until she does. I realize that may take hours but I am not going anywhere."
Alex headed towards the waiting area and sat down just staring at the television in front of her. Trying to process everything that had happen it just didn't make any sense.
Alex's thoughts
We were both in prison and yeah at first she picked Larry but me and her were always endgame. Larry left her and I finally had my girl back. We started to plan our life together then she gets released and it's as if everything that happened in those 15 months meant nothing. I mean how could someone go from saying they love you to wiping their memory clear of that? It just doesn't add up.
The nurses came over and shook her. She had been sleeping for three hours. They told her Piper's vitals are stable but she is sleeping however they granted Alex permission to go see her for a few. Walking towards the room Alex can see her from the corner of her eye. She stopped in her tracks and began to tear up. This wasnt supposed to happen, she is always supposed to protect Piper. She walked in and sat in the chair that was next to her bed gazing at all the bruises and cuts on her body Alex felt enraged. She just wanted to kill that son of a bitch. The raven haired woman grabbed her "best friend's" hand and leaned her head against the guardrail of the bed.
" Hey Pipes, I know you probably won't hear me or remember any of this and that's fine. I went to your house looking for you because I started to worry and of course I was right. How many times did I tell you that he was bad news? Look i'm not gonna get into this but you had me worried sick. When are you going to stop doing this to me huh? When were old and married?" Alex chuckled " As if that would ever happened. But i'm glad you're doing fine right now kid, I will be right here, always."
Just like that Alex pushed back in the chair and fell asleep again. If she only knew Piper was well aware of what she was telling her.
" Yes. When we are old and married." Piper said in a low strained out mumbled voice as she fell back to sleep.
A/N:
Well I finally uploaded! College has kept me on my toes which is why I haven't uploaded anything but now that the semester is over I am hoping to fit another chapter in before I go back! Anyways, like always feel feel to message me if you want me to include something you'd like or just your thoughts, I'm always looking for feedback to improve! Until next time.
Xoxo, MysteryAuthor
