ghostboys

twenty-seven

"fuck this shit. fuck all of this! let us out fucker! she's bleeding! she's going to fucking die!" vance shouted, waking me up out of my sleep.

his figure was blurred but i could see him standing by the door and there was this red stuff dripping from his fists.

"vance." i spoke, barely a whisper.

"i cant lose her, please help her."

"vance." i said a little louder.

the blonde boy turned around and rushed to my side, his hand resting immediately on my wounded chest, "it began bleeding last night. i-i didn't know what to do."

i smiled and placed my hand on his, "it's not your fault."

his face was all red and his eyes were glassy, meaning he has been crying. his hands were covered in blood and bruises.

"he can't hear you, remember?"

"that fucker hasn't been down here in three days!" he yelled.

"vance please stop."

his eyes looked away from the door and landed back on me, "just lay with me."

"what?" he asked, confused.

"lay with me."

and that's what he did. he became the big spoon while i was the little spoon. his hand was still placed on my chest. i could feel the blood. it was warm. i knew i couldn't fall asleep. i would die and not wake up.

i cant leave vance down here.

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i stared at the window, watching the rain fall while vance laid asleep next to me. the bleeding finally stopped but it hurt to move or even breathe.

his hand was covered in my blood.

before i could say or do anything, the phone rang.
i haven't heard that ringing in days and neither has vance.

he jumped awake, "that fucking phone."

"i'll get it." i went to stand but he pulled me back down, "vannnncee stop." i laughed as he buried his head in my chest, "don't go."

"i need to answer it. let go."

he did and i stumbled to the phone, grabbing it and holding it up to my ear, "hello? danny? bruce? paperboy?"

"hey allie, whats happening?"

my heart dropped at the sound of his voice.

"robin?" i asked, not believing it.

"hey mi amor, don't cry."

i quickly wiped my tears away and turned to look at vance, "im not."

"yes, you are. i can see you. i can see vance too. i have been this entire time. i can see you both. i never thought you and vance hopper would be a thing." robin said with a laugh.

i rolled my eyes and smiled, "same here."

"im with you both, i've been with you this entire time."

"you have?"

"a man never leaves a friend behind. my dad didn't leave his buddies behind when he went to 'nam. that's why he didn't come home. and i'm not coming home either."