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"Rick," I whispered as I entered the room and closed the door, "No, it can't be, he can't die on me too." I mumbled. I had frozen in spot. 'He can't be dead, not after I just figured out my feelings for him.' I thought.
"Melinda." He said fully facing me now, "What happened to me? Am I… am I dead?" He asked me.
"Whether you are dead or not, I don't know," I said as I risked a glance at the heart monitor, "Your heart monitor for your body shows you are alive and have a good, strong heartbeat, which doesn't support you being dead. " I'm not sure who I was trying to convince more- him or me. "As for what happened all I really know is Black Water possessed your body, and then a few seconds later you passed out." I informed him.
He stood still and quiet for a few minutes digesting all the new information I had just given him. "I'm dead," he then said, "I'm dead, my body is alive, but my spirit is separated from my body." You could see in his eyes that he was scared; I had never seen him so scared in all the time I have known him. But, what could I do, I was just as scared as he was, I was scared I was going to lose him, I didn't want him dead just as much as he didn't want himself dead. Tears then decided to start building in my eyes.
"Oh, Melinda," He said when he saw the tears in my eyes, "Please don't cry. I'm sorry, I would give you a hug, but at the present moment, that seems impossible" He said, "I didn't mean to make you upset, but you know me, my mouth runs before I can think it all the way through." He started to ramble. I broke into a small smile. The tears started to slow down to a trickle down my face, and come to a stop a few seconds later.
"I'm scared," I told him, "I'm scared of losing you, I just lost Jim, I...I can't lose you as well." I told him.
"Don't worry Melinda, you won't." He said, trying to calm my fears, "You can't get rid of me that easy," He said.
"Rick," I said seriously, "I... I wanted to tell you something, but I'm not sure if it's the right time. It doesn't feel like the right time. I want to tell you now though, in case, well…" It was then that he cu t me off.
"Please do not talk like that Melinda; of COURSE I'll wake up. So, if it isn't the right time and it's something we want to be alive for wait till then."
I gave a small nod, "I understand, but it's something that I REALLY want to tell you." I said, drawing in a huge breath, "Rick, I lo…" But it was in that instant that a dark shape, almost like a person's shadow exited Rick's unconscious body, and Rick's body was pulled into his body.
Forgetting about what I was saying, I rushed over to Rick's body, "Rick!" I exclaimed, but his body remained unchanged, the only sign of life was him breathing and the heart monitors beep above the bead.
I sat by his bead waiting for him to wake up, a few hours later he finally opened his eyes, "Rick, you're awake!" I said.
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