Chapter Eleven
Disclaimer: I own nothing! Not the Labyrinth NOR the song I Want You to Want Me. Here's chapter eleven.
"What's wrong with her?" Karen asked the doctor. Sarah had been in such horrible pain that Karen had taken the liberty of bringing her to the hospital.
"Well," the doctor said "seems that she has an extraordinary amount of stress on her heart. We're not sure where it came from, but it's very rare to have, especially at such a young age. Most people get it when a significant other dies or files for divorce, sometimes family members. We in the medical field like to say it's the broken heart syndrome."
"Will she be alright?" Karen asked.
"That all depends," the doctor said "on her." Sarah's chest still hurt pretty badly and she kept falling in and out of consciousness. She couldn't hide it anymore, all the feelings she had for Jareth. Which was quite a few. She had to control her breathing, her thinking; everything or she'd feel the immense pain again. Sometimes it was so bad that she'd pass right out.
I want you to want me
She wondered if Jareth went though this when she broke his heart. If he actually heard his heart break when she spat in his face. Did he truly love this Mélusine woman? Was she really kicked to the curb? But then, what could Sarah say? She left him, again. She returned home. Though she didn't plan on staying there wasn't the point, she still left him.
I need you to need me
Sarah started to cry again. She looked up at the ceiling and let the tears fall from the sides of her eyes. She'd been crying for so long that it felt like she was drowning in her own tears. Sickness overwhelmed her and she sat up and raced for the bathroom. Vomit rushed into the bowl, landing in the water and floating to the bottom. She sat on the floor and locked the bathroom door, feeling as if any moment she'd get sick again.
I'd love you to love me
She wanted to talk to someone. Anyone. Karen? No, she wouldn't understand about this fairytale love of hers. Her dad? No, he'd flip out. Hoggle? No, he didn't like Jareth; he'd just tell her it's for the best. And she already knew Ludo wouldn't understand and Sir. Didymus would just wave his sword and say he'd fight for her honor.
And I'm begging you to beg me
She grabbed the edges of the bowl again. Chunks of things she didn't even know she'd eaten spilt across the water. Sarah felt groggy. She grabbed some toilet paper and blew her nose, trying to get the putrid smell out. Her throat burnt with stomach acid and she rinsed her mouth out with water. She looked at herself in the mirror and sighed.
"What's wrong with me?" she asked. Mélusine faded into view and Sarah turned away, trying to get the bathroom door open, but it seemed locked from the outside.
"I could tell you if you'd like," Mélusine offered.
"Leave me alone," Sarah snapped.
"Ah," Mélusine sighed "you humans are so weak when you take away your hopes. How does it feel Sarah? How does it feel to get your heart broken? Your broken girl."
"I'm not!" she yelled, trying to get the door open "I'm not broken. I'm strong."
"This is what you call strong?" Mélusine mused "crying over lost hopes? Boo hoo, poor little Sarah. All alone in the world."
"Shut up!" Sarah snapped through gritted teeth.
"How DID you get so far in the first place?" she asked "I mean surely deep down you knew he never really loved you."
"Shut up!" she snapped.
"Because while he was messing with YOUR emotions," Mélusine laughed "he was taking care of me."
"SHUT UP!" Sarah screamed and took her fist and pounded it into the mirror, splintering the glass and driving Mélusine's image away. Though Sarah could still hear her laughing in the background. Sarah looked at her hand, it was now pricked with glass and she pulled pieces out.
Didn't I, didn't I, didn't I see you crying
Oh, didn't I, didn't I, didn't I see you crying
Feeling all alone without a friend you know you feel like dying
Oh, didn't I, didn't I, didn't I see you crying
"Honey?" a voice came from outside the bathroom "you alright?"
"Yeah dad," Sarah lied "I'm fine."
"Ok," he said "well Karen and I are gonna go get something to eat so, you just take it easy."
"You know I will dad," Sarah sighed. He left and she winced as she tore another piece of mirror out of her hand. She should have taken his offer while she had the chance.
I want you to want me
She should have stayed with him instead of going home. But, she missed Toby and her father, and kinda even Karen. And the last time, she was only fifteen, how was she to know what love was?
I need you to need me
Sarah started crying again and wiped her tears with her hospital shirt. If Jareth ever felt this way, if she'd ever made him feel like what she felt like at that moment, then she'd do anything to make it up to him. Because it hurt.
I'd love you to love me
With the last of the mirror out of her hand, and the blood finally stopping she flushed the vomit filled toilet and opened the bathroom door.
And I'm begging you to beg me
She pulled the newly made bed's covers off and wrapped them around her. She sat on the stiff bed and thought. She didn't belong there. Not in the hospital. Not at home. Not Aboveground. She broke down again. And apparently, not Underground either.
Didn't I, didn't I, didn't I see you crying
Oh, didn't I, didn't I, didn't I see you crying
Feeling all alone without a friend you know you feel like dying
Oh, didn't I, didn't I, didn't I see you crying
I want you to want me