Alice ran down the corridors to the prison hospital, praying to God that Percy was OK. She blamed herself, if she hadn't abandoned him and left Percy to his own devises this never would have happened, she knew he was in danger on his own, that he couldn't take care of himself. She should have made sure that she was on the same shift as he was every time.
"Doctor!" She called running up to him, once she saw him walking down the corridor. "I'm Alice I work in E block, I came about Percy"
"I shouldn't really disclose…"He began.
"Please" She pleaded "We're so close, I just want to know if he's ok"
"He's just came out of surgery, luckily nothing was damaged internally, he'll be in a lot of pain but he will be alright"
"Oh thank God" She gasped "Can…can I see him?" Alice asked and the doctor nodded "Just that room there" The doctor said pointing to a closed room "He should be coming out from the anaesthetic soon but he'll be groggy"
"Thank you, thank you for everything" She smiled quickly walking towards the door.

Alice slowly opened the door, careful not to make any noise. Percy was still under the anaesthetic when she walked in, his fringe in wisps across his forehead not combed back neatly like it normally was. Alice pulled a chair up next to his bed and sat beside him. He looked so peaceful lying there, as she scanned his face she couldn't deny how handsome he was.
"I'm so sorry Percy, this is all my fault" She said trying not to sob. "I…I should have done more, but you just…made me so mad, I wish you'd be the Percy I know all the time" She sighed, she wasn't even sure why she was talking to him, she didn't even know if he could hear him.

Percy groaned in pain and moved his head to the side to face her but not opening his eyes.
"Shhhh I know, it's alright" Alice soothed, taking his hand into hers.
"Hnnnn" He groaned his eyes fluttering and his face wincing in pain.
"It's ok Percy I'm here, I know it hurts" She said sympathetically, and began gently stroking his hair. Percy moaned and his eyes flickered open, blinking to try and clear his blurry eyesight.
"Hello you" Alice said smiling, wiping his fringe out of his eyes.
"Hurts" Percy croaked, placing a hand over his bandage, his stomach tensing at the waves of pain.
"I know, I bet it does"
"Hurts…so much" He groaned.
"Shhhh it's alright, try and get some rest" Percy gave a small nod and closed his eyes. Alice smiled and gave his hair one last stroke before getting back to work.

The day dragged by, all she wanted was for the shift to be over so she could go back and see Percy. Seeing him lying in that hospital bed broke her heart, she hated seeing him hurt. She really cared about him but she couldn't stand the other side of him.
"Hay fancy going with us for a drink when we finish?" The lads asked her, Alice shook her head.
"No, thanks for the offer but I'm going to see Percy"
"I don't know why you bother with him" Brutus sighed.
"He's a lovely man Brutus, all he wants is to be accepted by you all, he thinks acting the way he does would get you to like him" Alice explained sadly, Brutus couldn't help but scoff.
"How's acting like an asshole going to get us to like him?" He laughed.
"I don't know….but bless him all he wants is friends, and that's how he thought he was going to get them, he's not like that when you get to know him" She sighed, walking off to continue working.

After work Alice slowly and quietly walked into Percy's hospital room, her heart skipped a beat seeing him, even looking so injured in a hospital bed he managed to give her butterflies. She sat down and took his hand into hers, stroking it with her thumb. He slowly opened his eyes and gave a faint smile when he saw her.
"Hay you"
"Alice" He whispered, he looked exhausted, whatever painkillers he was on was really spacing him out.
"I'm so sorry, this is all my fault" Alice croaked, her voice breaking as she tried not to sob.
"It's not your fault" He whispered "I'm…I'm glad you came"
"I'm sorry I left you, I should have stuck by you, but you…you just made me so mad"
"I'm sorry….I… really am grateful for… what you do for me" Percy whispered, he was so exhausted he had to pause after a few words.
"Percy you're exhausted, get some sleep" Percy shook his head.
"No…then you'll leave"
"Not if you don't want me to, I'll stay right here if you want me to" Alice smiled giving his hand a gentle squeeze.
"Thank you…..how, how do I look?" Alice looked at him, with his pale complexion, black rings round his eyes, stubble and uncombed hair.
"You look good Percy, real sharp" She lied, smiling stroking his hair out of his eyes. Eventually Percy couldn't keep his eyes open any longer. Alice was as good as her word; she stayed by Percy's side all night. She refused to abandon him again.

Alice woke up with a start, she had never heard noises of pain like she heard Percy making early in the morning. She turned on the small sidelight; Percy's face was shiny with sweat because of the pain he was in.
"Shhhh, shhh it's alright, it's ok" She soothed, Percy cried out in pain curling in on himself, grabbing his wound. Suddenly a nurse ran up to them and plunged a needle into Percy's arm.
"There we go shhhhh" She said stroking his hair trying to comfort him the best she could until the painkillers wore off.

In the morning Alice was startled as she felt a hand on her shoulder, she spun round to see Brutus.
"Brutus what are you doing here?"
"Alice have you been here all this time? You look exhausted" He frowned, concerned for her welfare, Alice nodded.
"I need to be here, I need to make sure he'll be alright" Brutus sighed and shook his head.
"Alice he'll be fine, he's in the best place he could be, go home and get some rest, he's got through much worse than this"
"Yes and whose faults that?" Alice spat, shooting him daggers "You have no idea what you and the guys did to him" She knew he would hate them knowing how broken he was so she left it at that.
"I do regret that, I really do how about I watch over him while you get some rest?" He offered kindly. Slowly Alice nodded; she knew she couldn't keep awake watching him much longer; she needed to be on top form for him. She stroked his hair not wanting to leave him.
"You really like him don't you?" Brutus said, noticing the love in her eyes, Alice gave a small nod.
"The Percy I know I love, I don't like the Percy he shows everyone else"
"Maybe he'll learn from this" Brutus said trying to comfort her.
"I hope so, Brutus, I really do" She said looking at Percy one last time before heading home to bed.