Chapter 6
It was time for Mimi to get off of work and she just couldn't wait for staying at her apartment waiting for her was Roger. She just couldn't wait to see him. As she left the Cat Scratch Club she waved goodbye to Tony the bouncer and set off to go home. However, little did she know that she was being watched and followed.
It's been two hours since Mimi was supposed to be home and Roger was getting worried. He walked up to where Mark was and walked into the apartment to get help to find Mimi.
"Roger is that you?" Mark asked though he knew that it could be no one else for Collins and Angel were in Collins's old room.
"Hey Mark I need your help and that of Collins and Angel. Mimi still hasn't come home and it's been two hours since she was supposed to be home. I'm getting worried and I was hoping that you guys could help me find her." Roger explained worry written all over his face and voice.
"We'll be right there Roger." Angel said having heard everything that Roger had said. She knew how much Roger meant to Mimi and vice versa. And she knew that it's unlike Mimi to be late coming home from work especially with Roger waiting for her. Something was wrong.
"Let's go." Collins said as he and Angel exited their room.
Once they neared the Cat Scratch Club, Mark heard a low whimper coming down a nearby ally. "Hey guys lets check this ally. I could have sworn I heard something." As they went down the ally Angel noticed Mimi's coat on the ground and next to the coat… "Mimi!" they all said in unison and concern.
"Angel." Mimi said in a weak voice. You could hear her voice crack and tell that she was in great pain.
Angel hurried to Mimi's side and said, "I'm here Mimi. Can you tell me what happened?" Angel asked her concern for Mimi showing.
"Is Roger here?" Mimi asked ignoring Angel's question.
"I'm here baby." Roger said as he knelt down to where Mimi was and put a light comforting hand on Mimi's hair.
"He came at me from nowhere and it happened all so fast. I tried to stop him but he just wouldn't stop." Mimi all but cried out.
"Who Mimi?" Roger asked wanting to know who had done this to her so that he could kill them.
"Benny." Mimi cried out. "He said that this was pay back for embarrassing him in front of my uncle and for taking away his dream on building a cyber-studio."
"I'm gonna kill that son of a bitch." Roger said with venom. By this time Mark and Collins had called the police and an ambulance for Mimi.
"No you're not Roger and I'll tell you why, right now Mimi needs you and you'll do no good to her if you're in jail." Angel said knowing how Roger felt for she too wanted to kill Benny for what he had done to Mimi.
"Hey guys the police and ambulance are here." Collins said helping Angel to her feet. Roger on the other hand stayed by Mimi all the way to the hospital and there he had to wait in the waiting room.
While Collins tried to comfort Angel, Roger was singing a new song that he had just come up with. The fear of losing Mimi had inspired this song in him.
"One song. Glory. One song
Before I go, Glory
One song to leave behind,
Find one song, one last refrain, glory
From the pretty boy front man,
Who wasted opportunity.
One song, he had the world at his feet,
Glory
In the eyes of a young girl, a young girl
Find glory, beyond the cheap colored lights
One song, before the sun sets
Glory - on another empty life
Time flies - time dies,
Glory - One blaze of glory
One blaze of glory - Glory
Find, Glory, in a song that rings true
Truth like a blazing fire, an eternal flame
Find, one song, a song about love
Glory, from the soul of a young man
A young man
Find, the one song
Before the virus takes hold, glory
Like it sunset
One song
To redeem this empty life
Time flies
And then no need to endure anymore
Time dies"
By the end of the song Maureen and Joanne had arrived and were in the waiting room. "That was a good song Roger." Joanne said breaking the silence.
"Thanks it just came to me. The fear of losing Mimi helped me come up with it. Plus singing relaxes me." Roger said with no feeling in his voice. His worry for Mimi was great.
"She has to be ok. Right Collins? She's going to be ok? I mean we got there in time, right?" Angel asked in hysterics.
"Shh baby all will work out. Just have faith in that." Collins said trying his best to comfort Angel.
"Your eyes
As we said our goodbyes
Can't get them out of my mind
And I find I can't hide
From your eyes
The ones that took me by surprise
The night you came into my life
Where there's moonlight I see your eyes
How'd I let you slip away
When I'm longing so to hold you
Now I'd die for one more day
'Cause there's something
I should have told you
Yes there's something
I should have told you
When I looked into your eyes
Why does distance make us wise?
You were the song all along
And before this song dies
I should tell you I should tell you
I have always loved you
You can see it in my eyes
Mimi!" Roger sang with all his worry and fear in his voice. And for the first time in a long time Roger bowed his head and prayed for a miracle for Mimi. 'Please don't take her from me. Not yet. Please I need her… I… I love her.'