POV: GeminiTay
thank you I_am_a_Frog_ for being the first one to like the book! You've made me so happy :D
(also sorry if updates are slow I got school and I'm doing an "art project" with my mom to surprise my dad when he gets home from a trip)
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I wake up in my bed, still very groggy. "Was it all a dream?" I ask myself out loud. "No, it wasn't." A voice responds. I quickly whip my head around and I see X. "Does that mean..?" I whisper. I was surprised that X responded because I could hardly hear myself. "Yes, I'm sorry." was all he said. "So you took me away from her! And you did that to me?" I ask aggressively. "I'm sorry," X repeated. "You're sorry? You're sorry? Is that all you have to say?" I yelled but it felt like it only came out as a squeak. X doesn't respond. "Is she at least okay?" I quietly ask. "I need her..." I say under my breath. "Doc and Stress got her to the medical center just in time. I also found out that she was still on permadeath; or a red-life, as Grian would call it. She hasn't responded to any treatments well and her stitches keep breaking. I'm sorry." X told me. "Is she still on her red life?" I ask. I'm already hyperventilating when X says, "She is. Me and Grian haven't found a way to get her back to normal." "Can I see her?" I nervously ask. "No, I'm sorry," X said. "Stop saying you're sorry! If you were sorry you would have found a way to get her back to normal! You would let me see her! After all that you've already done to me, you can't let me see her! You took me away from her you dick!" I scream, "Get out!". "Gem-" X quickly tried to say. "Get. Out. NOW!" I yell, cutting him off. X just stands up and leaves.
I feel like it's been an eternity of endless tears when someone knocks on my door. "Go away, X!" I loudly say to make sure he can hear me. "It's not X." The voice responds. I can't tell who it is. "Who are you then?" I ask, sniffling. "Impulse. Can I come in?" Impulse asks. "Fine," I say back.
I'm curled up in a ball as Impulse enters. "How are you feeling?" Impulse asks me, sounding curious but concerned. "Take a guess." I retort back. "I talked to X, he said you could visit Pearl, but someone would have to be with you." Impulse says, completely ignoring my response. We sit in silence for a few moments before; "Will you go with me?". "Of course I will," Impulse says, unknowingly comforting me. "Let me message Doc so he knows we're coming," Impulse says while pulling out his communicator. "Okay," I respond weakly. After Impulse is done messaging Doc, we start to make our way to the medical center.
"I'll show you her room," Doc says while already leading us to Pearl's room. "Why is he here?" I bluntly ask, not caring if X hears me. "He was checking on Pearl's status," Doc responds, "Would you like him to leave?". "Yes." I whisper-yell.
Doc goes into Pearl's room ask exchanges a few words with X, and they both leave the room. I stare at X, hating him for what he's done to me. I'm still staring at where X left when Doc says that we could enter the room. I break out of my trance and basically run into the room. "Oh, Pearl..." I say quietly. I immediately go over to Pearl's side. I just sit there, completely forgetting that Impulse was with me. Tears are coming out of my eyes but no sounds come out of my mouth. I was about to kiss her cheek when an alarm started going off.
"What's happening?" I say loudly. I get no response but I see Doc rushing into the room. "Impulse, get her out of here!" Doc shouts. I quickly feel someone grabbing my hand and dragging me out of the room. "Not again! Please! Let me be with her! I need to! Please!" I scream. I struggle against Impulse's grip but nothing happens. Once we were a few feet away from the door, Impulse pulled me into a tight hug. I'm faced in a direction where I can't see Pearl through the glass. I'm struggling in his arms, but tightening the hug at the same time. I'm sobbing into his shoulder as he says things along the lines of, "It'll be okay". I relax, but I'm uncontrollably shaking Impulse's arms.
"Let's get you home," Impulse whispers in my ear. I don't respond, not being able to stop my shaking. He picks me up and starts walking in the direction of my home.
I'm almost asleep when we make it back to my house. Impulse silently opens the door and carries me to my bed. He lays me down and I ask, "Will you stay with me?". "Of course," Impulse responds. He pulls my blankets over my body and I fall asleep soon thereafter.
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i actually feel bad for Gem-
