Wings

Chapter 12

I guess that the crying made me feel better. Now I'm completely ready to go and face Michael and Matt. I thank Penelope for that and tell her that I will come back to HQ sooner or later.

"You'd better come back or I'll hunt you down."

"No need, I will come back in due time." I nod and we both say our goodbyes walking away. I walk towards the hospital knowing that I might come in contact with some police officers but I need to get past them to go to Michael. I'm going to get there and talk to Michael. I will not lose this game!

I go to the back, and get to the roof. I start to hear the sirens. Although their very quiet meaning there far away but still on their way. Oh wait I still have my cuff around my wrist. I totally forgot. I try to take it off but it's impossible for me to do it. So I just left it on. I see Michael's window on the other side. You know what instead of going from the inside I'll crash a party. I go all the way to the back of the roof and run. I increase speed rapidly until I can't see anything around me. I focus on the window and I jump. Wow, I never felt so free in my life. It's like I have wings. I'm approaching the window rapidly so I curl into a ball putting my hands at the back of my head, and my head in between my knees. With this I don't get hurt as much as I would normally.

I barge at the window and break it open. After that I get up dusting myself from the shards of glass and dust. I look up to find Matt in an arm and leg cast. Oh no, he's giving me that look! The look that means he doesn't like the person in front of him, and the person in front of him is me. Oh great!

"Matt I'm sorry for everything that has happened to you. I never wanted it to happen this way. I'm so sorry. Really I didn't want this to happen. I-" My speech is cut off from him raising his hand. Then he looked at me one more time and bursted with laughter. Why is he laughing?

"Um, why are you laughing Matt?"

"I'm laughing because I tricked you. You thought that I was mad at you but it's ok I'm not mad. Well at first I was and then therapist brain over here got me back to my normal self." I think I just embarrassed myself.

"cough ... cough" My attention is guided towards Matt as I see his hand pointing towards the bed. He winks at me and wants me to come. I come around to see Michael there. He's laying down with all these tubes coming out of his arm and he has a mask on his face to help him breathe better.

"How is he holding up?"

"Well he was fine , just like the last time you saw him, until the doctors gave him the new antidote. The antidote was created quickly meaning that there could have been a defect. So they gave it to him and then went to do the rest of their calculations. That's when he started to get worse. It's been four days since then. So now I just sit here and look at him suffer. The last thing he's said is that he wants to see you and you alone."

"Is it OK if I sit with him?"

"No problem. I think it's best that your face is the last one he sees."

I sit by him looking and wondering if he'll be ok. I hope he is because I want to.... I'm going to say it.

"Michael, I need to ask you something." His eyes look at me and their streaks of red in it. Meaning that the blood is getting to him.

"If you were to like someone then would you do whatever it takes to be with this person?" He nods and produces a very weak smile. Not as radiant as it used to be.

"OK, then Michael I have something I need to say. I want to be with you!" Tears start to form in my eyes again.

"Michael I want to live out the rest of my life with you, to be one with you! I want to go on dates with you and I want to see you smile all the time!" The emotions are starting to pour out little by little.