Remedy (H.S.)

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Kennedy Simmons

"Are you sure you want to go?"

"Yes, Harry!"

Today Charlie decided to get the family together. The word family consisted of Charlie, Lincoln and Harry and now there were some new additions; me and Kendra. Benji had recently been added. Angelina was obviously a member of the family as well but she obviously couldn't join us and so was Dustin who just happened to have plans today.

Words couldn't describe how happy I was they considered me a member of their family. I finally had the family I always wished for. However in my family, I would add some more people; Ollie, Tate and Ansel. Probably Mick, Zayn and Louis too.

I may be ecstatic to spend time with all of them but Harry would much rather jump off a cliff. He only came because of me. He could understand that recently we had all been through a lot and we needed some escape. I knew that deep down he cherished those moments because he considered us all family as well. Probably not Benji and maybe not Kendra either or even me but Lincoln and Charlie were like his brothers and he cared about me too but in a completely different way of course.

"The moment you get even slightly bored or tired we're leaving. Actually, I have an even better idea. We leave before that happens. You shouldn't get tired. You're a full-time doctor and a part-time racer. You need energy. Think about your patients and their lives and your rewards."

That was probably the millionth excuse he had come up with for us to leave earlier. At this point, I had gotten tired of trying to convince him otherwise so I either just ignored him or pretended to agree with him.

"Whatever you say, baby," I said as I rang the bell. The door opened widely and the smiley face of Charlie appeared. "Cupcake!" He immediately wrapped his arms around me so tightly that for a moment I wasn't sure whether I was breathing or not. "I'm so happy to see you and even happier that you're ok." I smiled at his words and hugged him back. "I'm happy to see you too."

After he pulled away he turned to Harry. "Grumpy face!" He opened his arms and he tried to hug him but Harry revealed his gun and pointed it at him. "I dare you to even attempt hugging me." And just like that Charlie's smile disappeared but only for a second.

"The others are in the living room. Everyone except Benji who is in bed. He's still not completely fine and he was advised to rest. Those fuckers fucking fucked him up."

I'll ignore the fact that he used three different versions of the word fuck one after the other and just pointed out that the fact that Benji was still not okay completely was incredibly concerning.

"I'll go see him now." After they both gave me a nod I walked to Charlie's room. Indeed, on the big bed was laying Benji. He was kinda bruised but not too much. His left arm had some parts covered in bandages. His forehead was bandaged as well.

"Hey!" He looked up at me and gave me the warmest smile. "Hey, Ken!"

I sat on the bed next to him. "I heard the killer wannabe fucked you up." He nodded. "That's what the doctors say. I don't think it's anything serious though. I feel so much better. Almost as if nothing ever happened." I gifted him another smile. "I'm happy you feel better. I really am."

And just like that my sweet demeanour vanished.

"We need to talk." I could see the confusion in his face but he said nothing. "Listen, I heard what happened to you exactly. You returned to the crime scene. That was fucking stupid! You almost died there! Charlie almost had a heart attack when he found you half dead! You shouldn't do shit like that!"

I had checked his records. Severe cuts on his face that almost resulted in him losing his sight, too-deep stabs all over his body, a concussion and extreme blood loss. He was left for dead. He would die if Charlie didn't find him on time.