I Don't Love You

Chapter Seven

I Don't Love You

CHAPTER SEVEN

Mikey's POV

I woke to the sound of Alicia weeping. I looked down at her. She was still sleeping, but there were tears rolling down her cheeks. I heard her whispering, but I didn't know what she was saying. I nearly jumped out of my skin when she screamed. "RAY!" I know that you aren't supposed to wake people when they are having a nightmare, but I had to. "Alicia. Alicia baby, wake up. It's all right. Your all right" I whispered softly. She opened her eyes and looked at me. I pulled her in to me, her face pressed against my chest. "I-I had a dream-m that Ray died" she stuttered through her fresh tears. "He's alive. You saved him." She looked confused for a moment, but then memories flashed through her eyes. "Can we go see him again?" she asked, sounding so fragile and small. I glanced across the room to see that everyone was asleep except for us. I nodded my head and placed her on her feet, leading the way to the elevator.

When we got to Ray's door, Alicia knocked softly, then entered. Alicia took a seat next to his bed and I sat down beside her. His eyes were still closed, but he seemed to be breathing a little easier. He didn't have the oxygen mask anymore and he only had one bag of fluid being pumped into his body. His face had a little color to it now too.

Alicia's POV

I took his hand in mine and just held. When our skin made contact, his eyelids twitched slightly. I thought I had imagined it, but there it was again! His eyes slowly opened and he gazed around the room, looking somewhat dazed. Finally he looked at Mikey and I. "Mikey? Alicia?" he rasped. "Are you all right Ray?" Mikey asked, looking startled. Ray clearly didn't grasp what was going on. "Where am I?" he asked, sounding panicked. "Your in the hospital" I said quietly. "Hospital? Why?" he asked. That broke my heart. He didn't remember why he was in the hospital. But then again, that could have been the fault of he alcohol or the drugs. "You cut..." I felt my voice catch as I tried to continue. "You cut your arms to shreds. There was so so much blood. We found you when we got back from the doctors. You weren't... You weren't breathing.... Oh Ray... I thought I was going to lose my best friend. My Ray-Ray." I was crying again. Ray looked like he was deep in thought. "What happened after you found me?" he asked. I was glad Mikey answered for me. "Alicia gave you CPR while I called 911." "Alicia saved me?" Mikey nodded. I blushed. "Thank you" he whispered. "Ray, your my best friend. I sure as hell wasn't going to lose you." Ray looked at his arms and then yawned.

"We're gonna go back down to the lobby. You get some sleep, and we'll see you when you when you wake up." Ray nodded. As we turned to go, Ray called us back. "A boy or a girl?" he asked. "What?" Mikey questioned. "Are you having a boy or a girl?" he asked again. "A boy" I responded, grinning. "Dammit. Now I'm out fifty bucks." But he looked thrilled.

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Hey guys! Sorry this chapter took so long to be put up, it was meant to be put up last night or early today. I should explain what's going on. My grandpa died on Thursday morning, the second grandpa in two months, the third relative in two years, so things have been so so busy planning funeral stuff, on top of this being a long weekend and school starting tomorrow. I'll post as frequently as possible, but I still have to ride my horse, so I hope you understand. I'll for sure post three times a week unless something drastic happens. Thank you for your patience and for reading! Xoxo

-Cass

P.S. Sorry this chapter was so short; it's kinda just a filler chapter leading up to the next big event!