Max stared down at the white linoleum floor. She couldn't help wondering
why they put white linoleum in hospitals. It just got covered in blood and
dirt and vomit. Max's lip curled back slightly in disgust at the thought.
She hated hospitals. Not just the floors but the smell…and the noise… and
the things they discovered. She could hear the beeping of machines, the
swish of trolleys, the click of heels as they hurried down the halls.
Click, click, click…Max buried her head between her hands trying to block
it all out. Click, click, click. Feet paused in front of her. Max's head
rose from her hands and followed scrub-clad legs up to a white doctor's
coat.
"Miss Guevera?" The doctor asked. Max nodded. "He'll see you now." Max took a deep breath. She had to be strong. She had to get through this even though she wanted to be far away. She owed this much to him. Without any outward protest she rose and followed the doctor down the corridor.
Max held her breath as she slowly opened the door to the room. She could see him lying on the bed in a mound of pink blankets. He was turned away from her staring out the window seemingly oblivious to her presence. She cleared her throat and he turned to face her. Max gasped and fought the urge to run from the room vomiting.
"Hey Max." Logan said in a breathy voice.
"Llloggaaan" She stuttered trying to keep her cool. She tried not to gape openly at him.
Logan's face was melted. His features were still Alec's but they seemed to have run down his face like wax off a candle. They were bumpy, stretched and all seemed to be in not quite the right place. The effect was worse than grotesque. It was nauseating.
"What happened to your face? I mean I know you had the accident with the gas and the acid, but I didn't think that it would be like that. I thought it would be different. I mean I was expecting…" She babbled on nervously.
"Oh that." Logan said rasping. "Apparently the materials that were in my face from my surgery had a bad reaction with one of the gases and melted." Max nodded. "My face is definatley not as bad as my lungs though." Logan continued. "The gas reacted with the water in my lung cells to create hydrochloric acid, which sat in my lungs burning away all my tissues. My eyes on the other hand are fine. The doctors said that it was fortunate that I was a computer nerd and not an athlete. Apparently too much time spent staring at video cameras and computer screens had crystallised my eyes making them oblivious to the gas."
"That's…wonderful Logan. You know I'd better go." Max said turning to leave.
"Max!" Logan cried out as she did so. "No ones been asking any questions have they?"
"What sort of questions?"
"Oh nothing…I mean…well I…have the police got involved?" Logan inquired his voice hushed.
"Did someone do this to you Logan?" Max asked. Right now she really didn't care for Logan at all but if someone had hurt…
"No no no," He cut off her thought. " Just curious. Have they found anything…suspicious?"
"Nothing except the beeper." Max said.
Logan tried unsuccessfully to stifle a sudden gasp.
"Are you alright?" Max asked. "Do you want me to get a nurse?"
"No it's alright you can go." He said regaining his composure.
Max walked to the door. "Oh," She said remembering. "Sumo wanted to know if you minded him dropping by later?"
"That would be nice." Logan said. "Bye Max."
Logan stared up at the cracked ceiling and wondered if it would look similar to the ceiling of his jail cell. He could almost hear the stomping of policemens feet as they ran down the hall to his room.
As soon as she was out in the hall Max dug in her purse. She had to call Alec. Something was totally wrong with Logan. He had not tried to make a single advance on her the entire time she was in there. And what was with those questions. Frustrated at being unable to find Scarlet Max set the bag down on the table and began pulling items out of it. Max became worried as she reached the bottom of her bag and still had not recovered her missing phone. She walked through the hospital searching for it. Now where would I have left it? She wondered finding herself phoneless and back where she started. Max grabbed her wallet, keys, and picture of Alec (one she had stolen from Normal's personal collection out of the pile of her belongings and shoved them in her purse.
She spent the rest of the afternoon frantically searching for her lost phone. As dusk approached Max realised that she could no longer avoid the inevitable. She went over to the payphone on the wall and dialled. She fidgeted nervously as she listened to it ringing on the other end. Then she heard a click.
"Alec here."
"Hey" Max said softly.
"Hey Max" Alec replied his voice softening a smile forming on his face.
"Promise you won't get mad?" She asked hesitantly.
"No." Alec replied suspiciously.
"Please?"
"There is a possibility I won't get mad if..."
"I can't find Scarlet." Max blurted out.
"What do you mean you can't find her?"
"It means I can't find her!" Max almost cried. "Scarlet's missing Alec."
A/n: I know it's been awhile since I've updated but with all the fanfiction.net craziness going down you know how it is. I will try and get a few more chapters up before I leave on Saturday (for a month and I won't have computer access) No promises though.
"Miss Guevera?" The doctor asked. Max nodded. "He'll see you now." Max took a deep breath. She had to be strong. She had to get through this even though she wanted to be far away. She owed this much to him. Without any outward protest she rose and followed the doctor down the corridor.
Max held her breath as she slowly opened the door to the room. She could see him lying on the bed in a mound of pink blankets. He was turned away from her staring out the window seemingly oblivious to her presence. She cleared her throat and he turned to face her. Max gasped and fought the urge to run from the room vomiting.
"Hey Max." Logan said in a breathy voice.
"Llloggaaan" She stuttered trying to keep her cool. She tried not to gape openly at him.
Logan's face was melted. His features were still Alec's but they seemed to have run down his face like wax off a candle. They were bumpy, stretched and all seemed to be in not quite the right place. The effect was worse than grotesque. It was nauseating.
"What happened to your face? I mean I know you had the accident with the gas and the acid, but I didn't think that it would be like that. I thought it would be different. I mean I was expecting…" She babbled on nervously.
"Oh that." Logan said rasping. "Apparently the materials that were in my face from my surgery had a bad reaction with one of the gases and melted." Max nodded. "My face is definatley not as bad as my lungs though." Logan continued. "The gas reacted with the water in my lung cells to create hydrochloric acid, which sat in my lungs burning away all my tissues. My eyes on the other hand are fine. The doctors said that it was fortunate that I was a computer nerd and not an athlete. Apparently too much time spent staring at video cameras and computer screens had crystallised my eyes making them oblivious to the gas."
"That's…wonderful Logan. You know I'd better go." Max said turning to leave.
"Max!" Logan cried out as she did so. "No ones been asking any questions have they?"
"What sort of questions?"
"Oh nothing…I mean…well I…have the police got involved?" Logan inquired his voice hushed.
"Did someone do this to you Logan?" Max asked. Right now she really didn't care for Logan at all but if someone had hurt…
"No no no," He cut off her thought. " Just curious. Have they found anything…suspicious?"
"Nothing except the beeper." Max said.
Logan tried unsuccessfully to stifle a sudden gasp.
"Are you alright?" Max asked. "Do you want me to get a nurse?"
"No it's alright you can go." He said regaining his composure.
Max walked to the door. "Oh," She said remembering. "Sumo wanted to know if you minded him dropping by later?"
"That would be nice." Logan said. "Bye Max."
Logan stared up at the cracked ceiling and wondered if it would look similar to the ceiling of his jail cell. He could almost hear the stomping of policemens feet as they ran down the hall to his room.
As soon as she was out in the hall Max dug in her purse. She had to call Alec. Something was totally wrong with Logan. He had not tried to make a single advance on her the entire time she was in there. And what was with those questions. Frustrated at being unable to find Scarlet Max set the bag down on the table and began pulling items out of it. Max became worried as she reached the bottom of her bag and still had not recovered her missing phone. She walked through the hospital searching for it. Now where would I have left it? She wondered finding herself phoneless and back where she started. Max grabbed her wallet, keys, and picture of Alec (one she had stolen from Normal's personal collection out of the pile of her belongings and shoved them in her purse.
She spent the rest of the afternoon frantically searching for her lost phone. As dusk approached Max realised that she could no longer avoid the inevitable. She went over to the payphone on the wall and dialled. She fidgeted nervously as she listened to it ringing on the other end. Then she heard a click.
"Alec here."
"Hey" Max said softly.
"Hey Max" Alec replied his voice softening a smile forming on his face.
"Promise you won't get mad?" She asked hesitantly.
"No." Alec replied suspiciously.
"Please?"
"There is a possibility I won't get mad if..."
"I can't find Scarlet." Max blurted out.
"What do you mean you can't find her?"
"It means I can't find her!" Max almost cried. "Scarlet's missing Alec."
A/n: I know it's been awhile since I've updated but with all the fanfiction.net craziness going down you know how it is. I will try and get a few more chapters up before I leave on Saturday (for a month and I won't have computer access) No promises though.