M.U.T.E.D. Chapter 25

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"It's been five days. She almost never moves from that spot. How long do you think she's going to stay there?" A nurse gossiped quietly.

"She basically lost her whole family. You know that Miguel and Tracii were so in love!" another said quietly.

"Do you think he's ever going to wake up?" the first nurse asked.

"Shhhhhh! Don't say that so loudly! She just stopped crying!" hushed a nurse.

"Ladies the infirmary isn't a gossip party. Please get back to your stations," the doctor on duty said from his chair.

"Yes sir," they called out disbanding. The only nurse that didn't move was Cary, she stayed still watching Tracii sitting next to the sick Miguel. Tracii wept quietly allowing the tears to float around her like sparkling diamonds. Her eyes are so beautiful when they're wet, Cary thought blushing. She casually walked over to Tracii sitting on the ground next to her. Lovingly she laid her head on Tracii's lap startling her.

"Don't cry Tracii, I'll be there for you. I'll protect you. Has anyone ever told how beautiful your eyes are? You know I've been denying my feelings for you for a long time. Besides Miguel I love you. I love everything about you and I want you to love me as much as I love you!" Cary declared inching closer to Tracii's face.

Deeply appalled and frightened Tracii slap Cary's face, "Stop playing with my feelings! You've never liked me and you never will!"

"I love you Tracii! I really do! Just let me kiss you! I'll be a better partner than Miguel ever was!" Cary replied trying to get closer to Tracii. Tracii fell of the stool floating into space.

"No one can ever replace Miguel, not you not anyone!" Tracii replied.

"Why won't you love me?! Why! Is it because I'm a girl is that it?!" Cary yelled grabbing Tracii's hair shoving her into the ground. They bounced roughly off the hard titanium floor and back into space.

"Let my hair go! I don't love you because you're cruel hearted and you want what ever you want. ALSO I'm straight! I'm not into loving another girl!" Tracii hollered separating them from each other.

"I'm not giving up so easy! You're going to love me!" Cary cried springing off a wall and back at Tracii. Unfortunate for Tracii their lips met during the struggle causing Tracii to be stunned by fear. Like Darien Cary was demanding and pushy thrusting her tongue into Tracii's mouth to savor their most likely one and ONLY kiss. Regaining her composure Tracii punched Cary in the stomach so she would release her lips.

"Your lips are so soft…Softer than I thought they would be…" Cary thought.

"That's just gross! Don't ever do that again! You know if Darien was still here you two would make the perfect couple!" Tracii spat wiping her lips on her sleeves.

Cary snorted, "Don't you know?"

"Know what?!" Tracii retaliated noticing the other nurses shrinking in a corner.

"He's still alive stupid," Cary replied picking the dirt under her finger nails.

"That's a lie! I shot him! He was going to kill me! I shot him in self-defense! He died right there! He was going to shoot Miguel and me! That's a LIE!" Tracii hollered pushing Cary into the nearest wall. Tracii's eyes burned with passionate anger as she threatened Cary by raising a fist to her face.

"It's NOT a LIE! Why do you think I would lie about something about this! I always wanted Miguel…But you on the side. You never saw the med-evac. So you wouldn't know anything. Darien just barely survived but he has to use so many prosthetic parts to keep him alive," Cary replied biting Tracii's neck causing it to bleed before punching Tracii in the stomach repeatedly.

"Your blood taste as good as your kisses do," Cary replied after a near immobilized Tracii rolled on to her stomach on the floor.

"What are you nurses doing standing there? Help me!" Tracii moaned. The nurses in the corner that were flocked together like sheep came slowly out of the corner towards Tracii.

"Tracii, take in what you've heard. Darien…he's living baby, and you know him. He's coming after you babe," Cary muttered going back to her station. Tracii coughed quietly looking at Miguel face. His conditions were improving but he still was far too weak. She coughed quietly sitting up holding her belly.

"Why did you just stand there?" Tracii asked pulling herself back to Miguel's bed.

"Cary would have attacked us," One nurse said frightened.

"Are you guys really cowards?" Tracii asked touching the blood that spilled from her mouth.

"She would have killed us!" she cried helping Tracii on to the stool. Tracii glared at the nurse giving a slight growl.

"There was only one of her! There was only one of her! There were five of you!" Tracii replied.

"The more you hang around Miguel the more like Miguel you become," the nurse replied.

"THEN ADMIT IT! You didn't want to help me!" Tracii snapped.

"I didn't…If you were gone then Miguel would go out with me," the nurse replied.

"Miguel wouldn't betray me like that!" Tracii replied standing up. Upon reaching her feet Tracii stumbled feeling dizzy from the impacts to her stomach. Tracii plopped back down on the stool leaning over Miguel. Quickly regaining her composure she sat up holding Miguel's hand. He didn't budge causing Tracii to weep softly to herself.

"Miguel! Miguel! Miguel! Wake up! Please Miguel! Please! Miguel! Miguel! Wake up…I just want you to wake up! I'm sorry! I'm sorry Miguel! I'm so sorry Miguel! MIGUEL!" Tracii cried sobbing into her hands. Tracii ran out of the infirmary and down the hall. She darted past Olor who was on his way to see Miguel.

"Tracii?" Olor muttered. Concerned he followed her into the storage room. Not to alarm her he hid behind some boxes.

"This is it…I can't forgive myself for what has happened to Miguel. I love him so much but I almost killed him. It was my fault that Miguel was injured…My fault for offering him a massage…If I never did that…We would have never have argued. This is it for me…I'm sorry Miguel I really did love you," Tracii cried holding a combat knife at her neck.

"So you're giving up?" Olor called out coming out from behind the boxes.

"Olor…You're not me! There's no way out!" Tracii hollered as tears continued to pour down her face.

"No I'm not you but don't you want to see Miguel get better? Don't you want to see him when he wakes up?" Olor replied walking cautiously to her.

"Yes but…there's no way out!" Tracii cried.

"If there was no way out Tracii then you would have already slit your throat," Olor stated sitting next to her on the ground.

"Olor…It was all my fault," she sobbed allowing Olor to take the weapon from her.

"No it wasn't. Tracii don't blame yourself for what happened. Even if you two didn't fight Miguel would have probably sustained the same injuries," Olor suggested helping Tracii out of the room and back into the infirmary.

"Doctor, can we get her some medication so she can sleep?" Olor asked sitting her on a bed. Distressed about Tracii's condition Danielle, who was now on duty, sat next to Tracii.

"Are you alright Tracii?" Danielle asked hugging her friend. Tracii stared at Danielle for a brief moment before sobbing on her chest.

"Oh Danielle I'm scared!" Tracii said through her sobs.

"It's alright Tracii, he's going to be alright. His conditions are improving so much. In another five days or so he won't need that tube down his throat," Danielle replied rubbing her hand.

"Normally I wouldn't suggest giving a sedative but in Tracii's case she's been up for five days and she needs her sleep to survive being a pilot. You can only give this to Tracii if she wants it," the doctor warned Olor holding out a cup with a single green pill in it. Olor nodded taking the pill to Tracii.

"Here Tracii, take this," Olor told Tracii giving her a glass of water and the pill. Drying her tears Tracii took the water and pill swallowing them in one gulp.

"That was a little quick," Olor said stunned.

"I already know what that pill is. I've had it before," Tracii replied lying down in the bed.

"You have? When?" Olor asked concerned.

"I'll tell you later…when…when……I'm not……ti-tired," Tracii replied falling asleep quickly.

"Hello doctor is Ms. Danielle here?" Matthew asked looking around the infirmary.

"Matthew," Danielle called standing up blushing.

"Hey are you alright?" Matthew asked pulling her into a close hold. "I heard that something happened here today and I got worried."

"I'm fine, I just got here," Danielle replied looking into to his eyes lovingly.

Olor cleared his throat, "How long have you two been an item?!" Matthew and Danielle blushed gently as she hid her head in Matthew's chest.

"Just recently," Matthew replied rubbing Danielle's back.

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I'm working pretty fast getting chapters out now aren't I?