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Chapter 7: Save Me
He hesitated when he heard footsteps coming, but when he closed his eyes once more, all he could see was Jude's face, causing him to hastily pour the pills into his mouth and swallow them. He wanted to be with her again, to see her laugh, to kiss her for real this time. He loved her, and not thinking strait was causing him to believe that this was the only way to have her. The drugs took over his body surprisingly quickly, and soon he was on the floor, a smile coming over his face. I can't believe I didn't think of this sooner, he thought. The answer was simple. I will find Jude. On my own. He passed out and soon after Kwest came into his room, unaware of what had just happened. "Hey, man. You gotta see-" At this point he had caught site of Tommy's lifeless body laying on the floor. "Oh, man. Tommy, why did you do this?" He shook his head and quickly pulled out his cell phone and dialed 911. "Hold on, man." The ambulence arrived a few minutes later and took Tommy off to the hosptial. Kwest had asked if he could go with them, and they had agreed as long as he didn't get in the way. When theyt got to the hospital, Tommy was immediately taken away, and Kwest was left sitting in the waiting room, waiting for news. He had been there for a couple of hours when he started to feel tired. Deciding to try and find out where he could get a cup of coffee, he stood up and walked out of the waiting room. He was about halfway down the hall when something caught his eye. He wasn't sure what it was, but something about it was so familiar. He looked over at the side door and saw it. A young girl, about 20 years old, with firey red hair and pale skin. She was laying in the hospital ned sleeping peacefully. His eyes nearly fell out of his head. "Jude?" He ran over to the girl's room, nearly falling over 3 seperate times trying to get to her. She looked different in reality, too. If anything she was the opposite of Tommy's dream, longer hair, a bit paler if that was even possible, but nevertheless it was still Jude. Kwest's jaw dropped. "So this is where you've been hidden all this time. Girl, you gotta wake up! Tommy's in this same hospital right now because he thinks you're dead! Girl, you've gotta save him! He's miserable without you." Jude began to turn, and Kwest thought he saw her eyes begin to open, but nothing more. He sighed heavily and ran out of the room and over to Tommy's room, strait up to the doctor that was coming out. "Hey, doc! What's up with Tommy?" The doctor raised her eyebrows.
"He's awake now. You're lucky you found him so early, or else he would've easily been dead before we could do anything." Kwest nodded.
"Can I see him?" When the doctor nodded, Kwest rushed in so fast that if you blinked you probably would've missed it. He ran right up to Tommy's bedside, causing him to jump back.
"Hey, man. Before you start yelling at me, I've gotta say that I couldn't take this anymore and this seemed-" Kwest shook his head dismissively.
"Whatever, Jude is here!" Those words silenced Tommy almost immediately.
"What? Where? Is she ok? C-can I see her?"
"Stop! Ok, Jude is here. Where? I don't know. A-a couple of doors down. I'm not sure if she's ok. She's in a coma, so no you can't go see her." Tommy frowned.
"She's in a coma? I-I guess that's why she didn't come back. I need to see her, though. You have to understand that." Kwest nodded.
"I do. But i'm not sure if other people will." Tommy looked hopefully at his best friend, as if he had the answer, like he had so many times before.
"Man, you said it yourself. It's worth a try. I can help her. I know I can."
A/N: R&R.