Alexander
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Her body was underneath the water in the bath tub and she was visible. It wasn't a bath tub with blood, luckily- but that didn't change the fact that I couldn't see her face. My legs speed towards where she was and I literally froze when my hands made contact with the cold water.
Without hesitating, I bring both of my arms inside and underneath her body. I carry her bridal style, placing her on the waterproof mat. "Baby," I whisper. She was covered in a white t-shirt but that didn't stop me from panicking. She's been in the tub for way too long . "Baby come on now, respond to me." Nothing.
But I refuse to panic. "Baby open your eyes, don't do this to me. Don't. It's way too soon for you to leave me," I plea trying to warm her up, trying to make her eyes open or her hand squeeze, anything. Confusion consumes me as I have no idea if she drowned herself in the bath tub or she simply kept in her breathe. My eyes widen.
Her pulse.
I press my index and middle finger together and place them on her cold wrist, there was a pulse. She was still alive.
Fuck, you scared me woman.
"It's gonna be okay, it'll be okay." I mutter and plant a kiss on her forehead before I grab my phone and press an emergency number.
"911, what's your emergency?"
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Serine
I find myself laying flat, like the last time I left myself but this time- I wasn't in a bath tub but a hospital bed. With hospital food. I know right.
A warm hand was over mine and my temperature had definitely gone back to normal as I felt a tad of my own warmth. "You scared me," I hear a voice. "Alex- I was sleeping." I admit.
Truthfully- I'm gonna be honest, I wasn't trying to commit suicide but I was hot and I felt all sweaty and I wanted to bathe. Was it that wrong to bathe in cold water? So I bathed and I ended up sleeping be cause of how tired I was. I evidently lost track of time and someone had thought I was dead when they saw my unconscious body.
You believe me? A little? No?
It's okay if you don't, not everybody likes the truth. Anyways- "In cold water," I sigh and the door opens practically flies open as a two toned- haired familiar girl and ginger haired girl, all appear and run to the right side of my bed. "Babes," Levine breathlessly calls out as if she had been running. "Are you okay?" Sarah comes into view once again with concern laced in her voice.
"Perfect," I say. Sarah stares at me blankly. "Be serious."
"Guys I'm okay, okay? I'm perfectly fine and I wouldn't mind going home?"
"Not just yet missy." Levine raises a finger and I sigh. "Guys I'm okay. Right babe?" I look to Alexander who still has my hand in his and looks like he isn't here although he was. "No," he responds without looking at me and I frown. I look towards the open door, "Guys I'm-"
More people.
See this what I hate.
You have more visitors in the hospital than you've ever had in your life because they think you're about to die.
But luckily it was people who I knew cared about me and were close to me. "Hey guys,"
David, Darek and Angelo were now inside and I had already begun feeling claustrophobic but kept it to myself. "Serine," David comes rushing and engulfs me in massive hug. My body didn't feel that stiff so I hugged him back as I did to everyone else but Alexander who seemed to be far gone.
"Are you ok-"
Oh my God- I'm about to lose it.
"Fine. Perfectly perfect. Don't ask me if I'm sure, I know how I feel at this moment and my body isn't sore. I'm okay- thank you for your concern,"
"What happened to you?" Darek asks but before I could even respond to him, I felt someone let go of my hand and stand up to leave. Alexander.
He doesn't say a word and just goes.
Okay?
"I'll be back," says Darek who was leaving and I assume to go and talk to him. There is a moment of silence when they both leave but I explain what happens anyways.
"Who the fuck falls asleep in a cold bath tub?" right as I was about to answer- she stops me. "That was rhetorical question honey, so don't even try."
"Promise not to do that again?"
"I promise you guys, I promise."
After I get home, with the help of my fellow sisters and brother, I manage to walk to the kitchen to grab a glass of water. "You guys, you don't have to sleep here," I say to the people who decided that they were going to stay in my house for the night.
"We brought our duffel bags." I roll my eyes and grab the seeds to make popcorn. I forgot the name-
And the door bell rings, "Sarah can you make these while I go see who's at the door?"
"Sure hun," I leave the kitchen and make my way to the entrance with a robe on me that David practically forced me to wear. Once I open the door I'm shocked to see a pair of grey eyes absolutely looking broken. "I'm sorry," he whispers sounding torn.
"Hey what happened?" I ask attempting to take a step forward but instead he pulls me into a hug.
"I don't want to lose you," I knit my brows. "Alex, you're not going to lose me." I chuckle slightly.
"Promise me," he whispers. "Promise me I won't lose you," Still a tad bit confused that he was being so vulnerable with me so suddenly, I don't question him but reassure him.
"I promise silly, I promise."
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