Wrong Angels (GirlxGirl)

Horrid Hospitals

Beep! Beep! Beep!

I want to scream as I hear the infernal sound for the umpteenth time. It's been going on for hours and hours. I keep trying to open my eyes so I can figure out whats happening, and so I can find whatever's making that damn sound and turn it off. My eyes still refuse to open. I try and move my hands so I can forcefully open my eyes, but they feel like stone, much too heavy for me to move.

Beep! Beep! Beep!

It speeds up, and I try and scream for help. Nothing happens, but I hear people franticly moving around. Their voices seem muffled, and I can't make out what they're saying or who they are. I tried to speak again, but I was getting extremely tired. I fall back asleep.

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When I woke up again, I felt someone's soft lips brush against mine.

"Please wake up, Beth. I didn't write that note. I promise. Please, for me." I heard a voice whisper.

What note? I have no idea who this is, and no idea what they're talking about, but it sounds important. I try and open my eyes again. They twitch a little bit, but they remain closed. I wish I knew what was happening.

The unknown person gasped in shock, "Beth? Are you awake? Please, oh, please, be awake! I need you, Beth."

I barely feel the wetness of what I believe are tears fall on my arm. For some reason, I desperately want to wake up, just to make this person happy. I don't know why.

I try again to move something, anything. My fingers move just slightly, and the person gasps again. I try my eyes again, and with lots of effort, they slowly come open. I gaze around the room in complete wonder. It appeared to be a hospital room. My eyes travel until they land on a beautiful girl sitting next to me, grasping my hand. Realization struck as I recognize her.

"J." I whisper in my raspy voice. My throat hurts like hell, but I don't care. I had the most beautiful, perfect girl sitting beside me.

She squeals at me and walks out of my line of sight. I feel a tear roll down my face as I remember the note. She's not really here. Its just a dream.  She hates me. I close my eyes again. I can't deal with this. I just want to die. I let sleep take hold again. Maybe this time I won't wake up.

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"Beth?" I know you probably can't hear me, but I love you. More than anything on this earth. Please come back to me... I don't want to be without you. You're my twin, and if you don't wake up, who am I gonna have? Please, Beth. I love you."

I hear someone again. I think I woke up before, but I can't remember. I need to figure out what's going on. I hate feeling this helpless. Lace is there. I know it's her. She'll tell me what happened. My eyes open, and Lacey throws herself on me and wraps me in a hug.

"Wh-"  I try to speak, but it comes barely comes out.

Lace smiles down at me, "Hang on I'll go get some water and a doctor. I'm gonna be right over there, ok?"

I didn't say anything, and she walked away. I feel a tube stuck in my arm, and without looking, I yank it out.

I scream in pain and look down. Angry, red scars traveled up my arms. I traced my fingers across them. I had never had any that were this deep.

Lace comes rushing over looking scared, but when she sees the tube no longer on me, she just frowns, and starts to pour the water in my mouth.

"Don't you remember?" She whispers.

I look at her, confused, I try and ask what I'm supposed to remember, but my throat hurts too much to talk.

She sighs, "I'll tell you what happened while we wait for the doctor, but you have to promise you'll stay awake."

I nod my head and wait for her to continue.

" I woke up three days ago in the middle of the night, and saw Daire leave your room. Nothing seemed wrong so I laid back down to go back to sleep, but then I heard you start crying. I asked what was wrong, but you just dropped a piece of paper and ran into the bathroom. I read what it said, and I realized what you were doing. I kept trying to open the door, but somehow my magic wasn't working on the door. I was so scared, Beth. I thought I was gonna lose you. I called Jean, and kept trying to open the door. I yelled at her. I was so pissed. I told her that if you died it would be her fault, and I would make her life a living hell if you didn't make it."

Lace has tears falling down her face, and I can see how much pain I caused her. It broke my heart.

"Sh-she was crying by the time I finished screaming at her. Beth, she never wrote that note. She came over to help me the moment I mentioned you might be in danger. But by the time she got there, you were weakening, and I guess whatever magic you had keeping me out, was weakened with everything you did. We finally opened the door, but you were passed out on the floor. You had lost so much blood. I thought you were gone."

Lacey is sobbing, and I feel awful, "Lace, I'm fine. I promise I'll never do that again. I never will leave you behind. I love you too." I say in ineligible sobs. I hope she knows what I said.

Lace smiles down at me and hugs me again. She plants a little kiss on my cheek.

"Don't ever do that again. Ok?"

Before I can answer, a huge group of people burst through the door. The doctor heads straight towards me, but I don't even care. Behind him, is my dad and J. I want to scream with delight at seeing them.

"Dad got the order removed somehow. He says we're moving up here, and him and the Hellion are gonna gave another custody battle."

I squeal a little bit and my dad comes and hugs me. I haven't had a hug from my dad in almost eight years.

Dad starts chattering away about where we're going to live, and when I get to move in. I want to pay attention, but J is standing behind him looking sadly at me. I don't know what to think. Lace says she didn't write the note, but who did?

The doctor starts talking to Dad and suggests that everyone leave so I can get some more sleep. He reluctantly agreed, but I needed to talk to J alone.

"Wait. Can me and J talk?" I whispered.

Dad look at me and nods before ushering everyone out of the room. J walks over to the bed and sits beside me.

"I wanted to be here when you really woke up, but..."

She trails off, and remember earlier. When I woke up and thought she wasn't really there, I remember what she said to wake me up. Did she really mean it?

She speaks before I can, "I've always hated hospitals. They remaid me of my little brother. He was my best friend when I was younger. We did everything together. One day, we were playing outside, and he started coughing really hard. His little body was shaking. I was so scared. My parents called an ambulance, and I held on to him while we waited. He started coughing up blood. I was so very afraid that I would lose him. When the ambulance got there, they put him in, and I snuck on too. I sat in the corner, and no one noticed I was in there except him. He never took his eyes off me the entire ride. I could tell that he was trying to make me feel better. He kept making faces at me. When we got there, my parents noticed me climbing out of the ambulance with them. They kept me close. I clung to them as we went to the room where they had Matt. It was too late though. We got in there, and I could tell he was dead. His eyes. I'll never forget the emptiness of his eyes." J starts crying.

I move my hand on top of her leg. Just to let her know I'm here. J smiles at me and kisses my nose.

"I never wrote that note, and  I meant what I said earlier. I don't know who did, but it doesn't matter. What matters now is that you're ok."

I smile at her. I really want to talk to her, but I am really tired.

"J? Will you stay with me?" I whispered to her.

"Always." She whispers back and lays down beside me. I fall back asleep beside her.