Keep breathing but I can't breathe I can't feel my heart beating anymore everything is spinning circles circles circles it's so hot I'm so hot my eyes are burning my eyes my eyes the ones that took you by surprise why can't I breathe anymore I'm so dizzy I can't feel my heart because it's not here Roger Roger Roger where are you I can't breathe anymore it's too hard your eyes your eyes I love you Mimi love Mimi Benny wasn't any—I know your eyes your eyes your eyes circles circles smack disease today for you Roger I can't breathe without you everything is spinning Benny jump over the moon take me out tonight circles…circles…spinning….another day….light my candle…no Angel will stop me this time…
Now everything is black.
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Two weeks after Mark's visit, "Your Eyes" left the charts for good. Roger was dismissed from his record company, his performances were cancelled, and all the little luxuries he had dreamed of for so long were taken away. He knew he only had one home left. And one person to go home to.
Packing up his things, he headed back to the loft.
Mark heard the door open from the kitchen. "Well, well, well," he chuckled sarcastically. "The big rock star has come home. Shall I scatter rose petals all over your bed so you can sleep better?"
Roger winced at the tone of Mark's usually nervous voice. Was that how he was really seen? "No…" he drawled. "I just want to see her. Where is she?"
Mark entered from the kitchen, twisting a reel onto his camera. "You can't possibly mean Mimi Marquez. You must mean some washed up supermodel that you woke up under a few times. There's no one like that here."
Choking back tears, Roger approached him. "Please Mark," he whispered. "Don't make this so hard."
"ME?" squeaked the filmmaker angrily. "I didn't do anything! I was right here the entire time. I watched her decrease and decay. I watched her vomit up anything she ever ate in her life. I watched BENNY COFFIN of all people take care of her so well you could have sworn he was her husband. I didn't do a goddamn thing Roger. You did. YOU'RE making this hard—" Mark stopped when he saw Roger's face flood with tears.
"I have to find her…" the musician blubbered. "Just help me, Mark…I need to find her…"
"Hey…" Mark softened. He opened his arms and hugged his best friend tightly. Roger sobbed into his shoulder and sputtered incoherent phrases as Mark tried to soothe him. "Okay…okay…Mimi is in the hospital. She blacked out last night and she hasn't woken up yet. They don't think she'll make it through the night, man…"
Roger's head snapped up. "Of course she will…"
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Faster
faster green light come on let's go lady keep it up the speed limit is 60
please just hold on Mimi I'll do anything I'll take you out tonight and light
your candle god please just don't leave me here alone I'm so sorry just jump
over the moon again I need you to jump over the moon Angel please do something
just make it so she doesn't go GO lady please hospital exit one song glory your
eyes Mimi don't close your eyes GO please exit 56 NY hospital no day but today
Mimi please accelerator accelerator I won't stop until I'm there Mimi I'm so
sorry faster faster…
Next chapter is coming as soon as I can churn it out, r/r please!
