Manifestation

9: Phase Two~ Physical Crash

I moaned in pain as my head slammed the floor. I heard someone rush over to me.

I stared up at the ceiling until Jim's face come into view.

"Are you ok?" He asked.

All that escaped my mouth was a groan.

"What happened?" He asked. He was sweating.

"I just... collapsed. I had cramps and a headache and now this."

His eyes widened. "What did you do before that? Did you eat anything? Go outside the walls?"

"I visited Ryan in the infirmary an he didn't want his dinner so I ate it, then I went to bed."

Tears filled his eyes. "No. This can't be happening."

"What?"

"The rib. On Ryan's plate. It was a creeper rib. He was supposed to eat it and get sick. It was supposed to be him not you."

My heart dropped. "You what?! You tried to poison him?!" I had the Virus. I would die. I would die an inescapable death.

He put his hand up to my cheek. "Baby, he was supposed to leave so we could be together. You were supposed to fall in love with me and we could've had children and-" He started crying. Anger boiled within me.

"You monster! You jealous monster!" I took in a sharp breath.

I had warnings. Debbi, she told me to let Ryan kill Jim so he wouldn't poison me. She said I would give in to him. The Ouija board. Bernard. Suspecta. I remeber now. My mother used to give Debbi and I Latin lessons to pass the time. Suspecta meant mistrust. Bernard. Mistrust. It all made sense now. If only I could've known before.

"Get away from me." I said through clenched teeth.

"I'm so sorry." He sobbed.

His head started getting blurry. Then, everything went black.

***

"Please, you have to help her!" I heard Jim sob. I was cradled in his arms. "She has the Virus!"

"I can't do anything." A nurse said.

"Do something!" He yelled.

My eyes opened and I was being placed into a hospital bed.

"It's ok." Jim said as he stroked my face.

"Get off of me." I croaked. He pulled his hand away and joined the nurse who was getting an IV bag set up.

"Ryan." If I was going to die, he was going to be my last dying wish.

Jim looked at me, I could tell he was hurt.

"I'll go get your mom."

I couldn't take it. "I hate you. There are no words to describe how much I hate you. I will never love you. Ever. And that's your fault." I croaked.

He didn't listen. He left the infirmary and five minutes later he came back with my mom. She didn't look very mad at him. He must've not told her.

"Baby girl." She held my hand and sobbed. "What happened to you?"

"He gave me the Virus."

She looked up at Jim and screamed. She grabbed his throat and pushed him up against the wall. His face started getting pale, then it turned a light blue color. He was gasping for breath. A nurse pulled her off of him and when they did, there were claw marks on his neck. My vision started blurring again. Before I passed out again, I said one word.