Flashback:
I hummed to myself as I made my bed. I heard someone coming to my door, and then it creaking open. I didn't look up, I just fluffed my pillow some more and admired the neatness.
Someone wrapped their arms around my waist from behind me. Breathe hit my ear in little puffs, creating shivers that ran down my spine.
"Goodmorning Beautiful." Alex smiled.
"Well, actually, there is no one named beautiful here. Please try another building." I moved away and busied myself with organizing the items on my dresser.
"Luckily for you, I'm in a good mood." Alex walked up to me and started tickling my sides.
"Why...why are you in such a...a good mood?" I gasped through the giggles. "Stop! Stop!"
She let her hands fall back to her sides, and then smirked at me. "I'm in a good mood because I get to hang out with you today!"
I just shook my head, grinning. "Well, it's a wonderful Sunday morning. And who let you in, it's like nine o' clock!"
"Your dad. He seemed a little bit grouchy about all my knocking."
My eyes widened. "You woke him up and he didn't kill you? He must really like you."
She puffed her chest out. "Well, what's there not to like?"
I gave her a playful shove. "Whatever."
"Anyways, I was thinking we could go hang out with Miles today. Tay Tay said she was busy."
"Tay Tay? Miles?"
"Taylor and Miley, stupid. Come on."
She grabbed my hand like she does all the time, and five minutes later we're both in the car driving down the road to who-knows-where.
"You know, I rarely know where we're going." I ponder aloud.
"That's because it's always a suprise!" Alex rolls her eyes in a 'duh' gesture and swerves into a parking lot.
I get out and realize we're at Wal-mart. "Wow, Wal-mart?"
"What? I feel like shopping today."
She was so unpredictable, but I kind of loved that in her. It was kind of like an adventure, just being around her.
We walk into Wal-mart and head straight for the candy aisle.
"This isn't shopping Alex."
"Yes it is, now shush. I need to browse the chocolate."
I couldn't help but laugh. She was acting like we were clothes shopping in the candy section; who wouldn't laugh?
I look around myself, and finally come to this giant rack of gummies. I'm staring at a particularly interesting package when someone jerks me from behind.
I jump two feet into the air, and spin around to see Miley. She's laughing her head off.
"I so got you." She gasps.
"Aw, that was cruel Miles." Alex comes up, but she's smirking and I can tell they planned every second of it.
"Real professional guys." I shake my head.
"We tried." Miley grins.
Present:
I wake up, only to find I can't reall move anything. My eyelids feel like cement, and I struggle for ten minutes just go get them open.
My whole body feels sluggish; even my brains seems to be going slower. I conclude that I must've been drugged.
"So you're awake." A person in the corner says. I recognize it, but I can't turn my head to see who it is. They sould glum.
I attempt to say something, but when I open my mouth all that comes out is strange gibberish. My tongue feels like a piece of rubber that's been glued between my teeth.
"Wow, talk about meds." The voice continues. "They really drugged you up. You feeling okay?"
Why on earth was this person asking questions when it was obvious I couldn't talk?!
"Oh yeah! I was supposed to call for the nurse when you woke up." That voice... my thoughts are only going a mile an hour, and I can't pin point who it is. I know for sure they're important...
There's a buzzing sound. I eventually conclude she must've pressed the button.
Only a minute later, a woman comes in. She see's me awake and smiles. "Good evening Ms. Torres, I'm Nurse Lucy. How are you feeling?"
Um, well, I'm not really feeling anything, I try to say. Instead, the words that came out sounded more like "Lad fe joeibel gendink."
She looked a little bit more sympathetic. "Ah, yes. I forgot we drugged you. Let's get that stuff out."
Lucy unhooked me from this machine and immediately everything began to clear up in my head. I smiled at her, but didn't try to say anything.
"She's been sleeping for two days while you guys stuck one needle in after the next, did X-rays and whatever else, and you still have no idea what's wrong?" The voice from the corner said.
"Ms. Russo, I know you're concerned, but we're going to get some people in here that might be able to figure out the problem."
"Yeah, you've been saying that every day."
Wait, Ms. Russo? That jerked me back into my attentive state. Alex was here? And it wasn't a hallucination?
"I'm sorry, but I need to go let Dr. Cane know she's awake."
I tried to speak. "What happened to Dr. Jonathan?" Yay, no more gibberish!
"He couldn't figure you out." The nurse was gone, and Alex answered my question. "Well, he couldn't figure us out. We're both having these hallucinations. Weird, huh?"
Usually after a breakup the two don't talk to eachother. That was kind of my mindset, but Alex wasn't really normal. She's as talkative as always.
"Leave me alone." I somehow manage to roll onto my side, facing away from her. My body has started to respond, but it's still slow.
"Mitchie, I have no idea why you're being so unresponsive. You're the one who broke up with me."
"And obviously you're so upset." I say to the wall.
She's quiet. "I'm trying to be strong for you."
"Well I don't need anyone to be strong for me."
"Okay then."
The room goes quiet, but this silence is more akward than usual. I squirm around in my hospital bed, restless.
Nurse Lucy comes back with the woman who must be Dr. Cane. I mentally groan, more poking and prodding I guess.
"Ms. Torres and Ms. Russo, do you mind if I ask you some questions?" Dr. Cane asks us.
We both agree, and I turn so I can face the doctor. She sits down on the stool and sighs, before beginning. "What are your hallucinations about?"
"Mitchie." Alex says. "Usually they are flashbacks of our past, but they're happening in the present."
"Same with me." I admit. "But it's Alex."
Dr. Cane raises her eyebrow and writes it down on the clipboard. Then she clears her throat as if she's embarrassed to ask her next question. "Have you two ever been in a relationship?"
"We just broke up three days ago." Alex says, while I don't trust myself to speak. How would this help?
"And did you both enjoy this relationship? Was it a hard thing to break up?"
"Yes, and yes." Alex nods, obviously completely at ease with these questions. Me? This stupid doctor is digging way to deep into my personal feelings.
"Yeah, sure, whatever." I mumbe quietly. Dr. Cane turns to me with peircing blue eyes.
"Ms. Torres, I need completely sure answers from you if you don't mind."
"Yes to both." I blush, and I can tell Alex is trying not to grin. I hate that doctor so much.
More writing, and then Dr. Cane stands up of the stool and begins to pace. "Did you guys have problems before you broke up? Relationship-wise?"
"Yes. She cheated on me with one of my friends." I say, realizing I'm playing the blame game but not really caring.
"Oh?" Dr. Cane raises an eyebrow and looks midly happy about this. "It seems like we have found our solution."
"Hm?" Me and Alex are both confused.
"Well, the emotional trauma from the issues going on in your relationship, coupled with Alex's massive blood loss when she cut herself and Mitchie's failure to eat created a mixture that gave you two both hallucinations from your past."
"But I'm still hallucinating." I argue. "I've eaten since then."
"And I've stopped losing blood." Alex puts in. "How can you explain that?"
Dr. Cane grins. "I'm glad you asked that. It's quite simple. All you have to do is get rid of the other factor in this equation, which is your relationship issues. Solve those, and you are free to go."
Really? A breakup that affected my physical health? Of course this would happen to me and Alex...
"So you're saying," Alex says slowly, "that Mitchie and I need to get back together?"
"No, I'm saying you two need to solve whatever issues are going on between you before this hallucinating thing gets too serious. Talk about whatever went on, forgive eachother, get back into the happy zone so as to speak, and you are good. You can leave."
"We can't leave the hospital until we solve our problems? What is this, a psychiatrist office? I don't have time for this." Alex started to get out from her bed then sat back, a little bit dazed.
"Be careful." Dr. Cane warned. "You're still weak."
"Ugh." I sat back and let my head hit the pillow. "I hate this whole situation."
"Well, I'm going to leave you two alone. Remember what I said." Our doctor ushered the nurse out, then followed suit. The door shut behind them, and Alex and I eyed eachother warily, like two female lions after the same prey.
This was going to be fun.
