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28 - part 2

He walked, slowly and reluctantly, over to the bedside. He saw a figure laying there, almost peacefully, as if he were sleeping. He saw fringy pink fluff poking out from underneath some bandages on the boys head. His eye sockets were slightly purple, and his pink lips were chapped.

There was no mistaking who it was, Ashton knew that face anywhere.

"Michael?"

Ashton began to back away, a horrified look on his face. He felt Calum behind him, with his warm hands lightly holding Ashton's waist.

"That's impossible.", Ashton whispered, his eyes squeezed shut.

"Oh but it's not," Ashton's Michael said, appearing out of thin air. Ashton's eyes opened violently and he gasped upon seeing him.

"T-this isn't real," Ashton stammered, moving away from Calum, away from everyone.

"I'll tell you what's real, Ashton. It's me, Michael, your best friend!", the fake Michael began, clenching his hands into fists. "This, this isn't real," he said, pointing to Michael unconscious in the bed. "Don't you see?! They're just trying to take you away from me again!", the fake Michael yelled angrily, taking a few steps towards Ashton.

"No they're not! Calum loves me! If you were my real friend, you wouldn't do all this shit to hurt me all the time! I wouldn't be here! I'm here because of you!!", Ashton screamed at his Michael.

Luke and Calum stood quietly, completely shocked as Ashton yelled and screamed at a boy that they couldn't see.

The fake Michael laughed, "I'm giving you one more chance Ashton. It's me, Michael. We're best friends! You can never get away from me.", he said, walking towards Ashton now.

Ashton began to breathe fast, Michael was standing right in front of him now, and they were looking each other dead in the eye.

Ashton cleared his throat, "You don't own me anymore Michael. I'm done. I don't want you here anymore."

The fake Michael smiled, evil and mischievous, yet a hint of sadness lingered.

"I was afraid you'd say something like that," he said, moving slowly towards the real Michael.

The monitors hooked up to Michael began to beep rapidly with each step Ashton took.

"What's happening?!", Luke said, panicking as he began to rush towards Michaels side.

"N-no Luke stay back!", Ashton said grabbing his arm as the fake Michael took his final step towards the real one.

"I really hate that it had to end like this," he said, looking at Ashton.

The monitors hooked up to the real Michael began to beep shrill and constant, and a flat line began to cross the screen.

"Now you'll lose both of us.", he said as he touched Michael's cheek, and disappeared.

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does anybody even still read this?