"Beka? Beka?" Trance knew something was wrong the moment she stepped on to
Maru. It smelled weird and the air was...thick somehow. Everything just
felt scary and even though she was afraid to continue, she did.
She knew something would happen to Beka, that's why she had gone there in the first place. That, and to see if she was all right. She had noticed how her friend hadn't eaten or slept, just like Harper had said before, and she knew leaving her alone wasn't the solution, even though it might have seemed that way.
She walked around, calling Beka's name while a pit of fear kept growing in her stomach. When she entered the command deck, she saw Beka lying on the floor, in a pool of blood. She screamed.
"Ok," she thought, "think rationally. I got to stop the blood from leaving her body." So she ran up to Beka, quickly tearing her shirt and wrapping it around her wrists. She then ran off the Maru as quickly as she could.
"Rommie, ask Dylan to come here as soon as possible," she called before running back to the Maru. Carefully wrapping more fabric around her wrists, she saw that the blood had stopped flowing. She was afraid that Beka had cut her arteries though, so she ran out, watching for Dylan to come. She soon saw him walking around the corner with a frown on his face.
"Run Dylan run!" she called and she guessed he saw the look on her face because he looked worried and started running.
"What happened Trance?" he asked quickly.
"Come on Dylan," Trance started running inside the Maru. "Beka has tried to kill herself, I think she's dying!"
"What?!?!" Dylan screamed, but there was no time for response as he ran up to command deck, there stopping to carefully scoop Beka's unconscious body up in his arms. He spotted the razor that fell out of her hand as he lift her up.
"Trance, pick that up," was all he said before turning and running out of the Maru.
****
"Light." That was the first thing she thought as consciousness came back to her. She closed her eyes tightly, trying to protect them from the awful light that hurt her.
"I suppose I got lucky," she thought, "hell is dark. But I didn't know it was this much light in heaven."
"Rommie, dim lights," she heard a voice she recognized.
"And I most certainly didn't know Dylan Hunt was in heaven," she thought as she opened her eyes. She was lying down and leaning over her was Dylan, Trance and Harper. They all looked very serious. In Dylan's hand was a two- bladed razor, still not cleaned from blood.
"Beka," Dylan said slowly, "why did you do this to yourself?"
"You almost died," Trance added. Beka looked to her side, avoiding their gazes.
"I wish I had," she thought.
Harper looked around him.
"Dylan, Trance, would you mind leaving us alone for a moment?" He knew Beka's condition was stabilised now, so it would be safe. He took the razor out of Dylan's hand as he left the room. He sat down on a chair and looked at Beka. She wasn't avoiding his gaze anymore, but tears were forming in her eyes. He held up the razor so she could see the blood that was still glistening in it.
"Look at this Beka," he said. "This small innocent little thing almost killed you. You deliberately took this and sliced your wrists open. Beka...whatever it is, it isn't worth it. I love you and the others on this ship does too. If I lost you...I wouldn't know what to do." He paused knowing what he said was the pure truth. "Beka...remember that time when we went to that drift to find out a group of my childhood friends had died?" At her small nod, he continued. "I wanted to kill myself then. But you talked me out of it, remember? You told me that life sucks, but it can always get better. If you choose to die, you'll never know." He stroke her brow and watched as the tears ran down her pale face.
"Just leave Harper. I want to be alone." He shook his head slowly.
"You know I can't do that Beka," he answered. She looked at him with confusion.
"Why?"
"Because," he said slowly and calmly, "you just tried to kill yourself and I have to make sure it won't happen again. We don't have to talk if you don't want to, but I'm going to stay here." She quickly turned from him so he wouldn't see how she started to cry, but he noticed anyway since her body was wrecking with sobs.
"There Beka, don't worry. You'll be all right," he soothed her as he lay down next to her, wrapping his arms around her.
Beka snuggled into his touch, enjoying the embracing for a moment.
Even though she knew it was only a lie.
~TBC~
She knew something would happen to Beka, that's why she had gone there in the first place. That, and to see if she was all right. She had noticed how her friend hadn't eaten or slept, just like Harper had said before, and she knew leaving her alone wasn't the solution, even though it might have seemed that way.
She walked around, calling Beka's name while a pit of fear kept growing in her stomach. When she entered the command deck, she saw Beka lying on the floor, in a pool of blood. She screamed.
"Ok," she thought, "think rationally. I got to stop the blood from leaving her body." So she ran up to Beka, quickly tearing her shirt and wrapping it around her wrists. She then ran off the Maru as quickly as she could.
"Rommie, ask Dylan to come here as soon as possible," she called before running back to the Maru. Carefully wrapping more fabric around her wrists, she saw that the blood had stopped flowing. She was afraid that Beka had cut her arteries though, so she ran out, watching for Dylan to come. She soon saw him walking around the corner with a frown on his face.
"Run Dylan run!" she called and she guessed he saw the look on her face because he looked worried and started running.
"What happened Trance?" he asked quickly.
"Come on Dylan," Trance started running inside the Maru. "Beka has tried to kill herself, I think she's dying!"
"What?!?!" Dylan screamed, but there was no time for response as he ran up to command deck, there stopping to carefully scoop Beka's unconscious body up in his arms. He spotted the razor that fell out of her hand as he lift her up.
"Trance, pick that up," was all he said before turning and running out of the Maru.
****
"Light." That was the first thing she thought as consciousness came back to her. She closed her eyes tightly, trying to protect them from the awful light that hurt her.
"I suppose I got lucky," she thought, "hell is dark. But I didn't know it was this much light in heaven."
"Rommie, dim lights," she heard a voice she recognized.
"And I most certainly didn't know Dylan Hunt was in heaven," she thought as she opened her eyes. She was lying down and leaning over her was Dylan, Trance and Harper. They all looked very serious. In Dylan's hand was a two- bladed razor, still not cleaned from blood.
"Beka," Dylan said slowly, "why did you do this to yourself?"
"You almost died," Trance added. Beka looked to her side, avoiding their gazes.
"I wish I had," she thought.
Harper looked around him.
"Dylan, Trance, would you mind leaving us alone for a moment?" He knew Beka's condition was stabilised now, so it would be safe. He took the razor out of Dylan's hand as he left the room. He sat down on a chair and looked at Beka. She wasn't avoiding his gaze anymore, but tears were forming in her eyes. He held up the razor so she could see the blood that was still glistening in it.
"Look at this Beka," he said. "This small innocent little thing almost killed you. You deliberately took this and sliced your wrists open. Beka...whatever it is, it isn't worth it. I love you and the others on this ship does too. If I lost you...I wouldn't know what to do." He paused knowing what he said was the pure truth. "Beka...remember that time when we went to that drift to find out a group of my childhood friends had died?" At her small nod, he continued. "I wanted to kill myself then. But you talked me out of it, remember? You told me that life sucks, but it can always get better. If you choose to die, you'll never know." He stroke her brow and watched as the tears ran down her pale face.
"Just leave Harper. I want to be alone." He shook his head slowly.
"You know I can't do that Beka," he answered. She looked at him with confusion.
"Why?"
"Because," he said slowly and calmly, "you just tried to kill yourself and I have to make sure it won't happen again. We don't have to talk if you don't want to, but I'm going to stay here." She quickly turned from him so he wouldn't see how she started to cry, but he noticed anyway since her body was wrecking with sobs.
"There Beka, don't worry. You'll be all right," he soothed her as he lay down next to her, wrapping his arms around her.
Beka snuggled into his touch, enjoying the embracing for a moment.
Even though she knew it was only a lie.
~TBC~