Mark's POV
Today is the day that Jack comes out of the hospital and I'm not looking forward to it. As much as I want to see Jack again I also don't want to see him because it will remind me that he doesn't know who I am.
Mary let me and Felix stay in the house instead of a hotel. No matter how much I told her I didn't mind she insisted. Minx and Dodger are sharing a room, Felix got the smallest room and I was stuck with Jack... This will be fun.
I decided on just laying in bed all day, under my blankets, crying silently. Jack would be under the same roof as me and I won't even be able to have a normal conversation without it being awkward.
The open and close if the front door signified that Mart was home from picking Jack up. I heard the hum of a conversation before a pair of footsteps neared the door.
I quickly wiped away my tears and acted like I was on my phone. I turned it on but froze when I saw my lock screen. It was a picture of me and Jack one our first date. His hair was brighter and less messy.
"Mark are you okay?" I jumped when I heard Mary's voice and dropped my phone. Its slid across the floor but I didn't see where it went because my eyes were locked on Jack.
I realized I had started crying again and looked away quickly, wiping my eyes again. I sniffed several times until I felt like I would be able to answer without my voice breaking.
"Y-yeah, I'm f-fine," I stuttered out, rubbing my eyes as I trier to stop the tears from falling down my face.
"I'm sorry all this happened Mark. It will get better soon," Mary said softly before leaving me and Jack alone.
I continued to desperately wipe at my eyes as I tried to dry them. I turned my head away from Jack so he wouldn't be able to see me. But I knew he could still see I was in pain.
"Mark?" I looked up at Jack. He was holding my phone in his hand looking at the screen. My eyes widened slightly. I didn't have a password. He can see the picture.
"Y-yeah?" I breathed out so he knew I heard him. I wish I didn't because he turned the phone and showed me the picture of us.
"Is... Is this us?" He asked a little confused but also, sad? I closed me eyes and looked away as more tears fell down my face.
"It was us... But you don't even remember that night," I whispered, barely audible to him. He let out a sigh and placed my phone on the nightstand and sat down on the bed next to me. I tensed as he did.
"I'm sorry," he whispered. "I want to remember, I do. But I can't. I tried, I tried so hard to remember but nothing comes up. I can't....," he drifted off.
I realized he was crying when I heard a sob escape his lips. I turned and instinctively wrapper my arms around him. He didn't even hesitate before burying his face into my chest and sobbing uncontrollably.
He balled his hands into tight fists on my shirt as he hugged me close to him. I felt his tears soak into my shirt and sink into my skin, sending chills down my body. But the only thing I cared about was Jack.
I heard the door open over Jack's during sobs and looked up to see Felix step into the room. He stopped when he say us and gave a worried look.
I waved him off slightly, showing him I would explain later. He nodded and quietly left the room, closing the door silently behind him. I returned me attention back to Jack, who had finally began to calm down and his sobs were just mere whimpers.
"It's okay J-Sean... You don't have to remember. I'm not forcing you to," I said calmly as a few more tears slid down my cheeks.
"But I want to remember Mark. I heard Mary and the doctor talking, I used to be someone. I had a personality, my own special characteristics. Now I can't even remember what I user to like," he said before pulling away.
"When the doctor asked me what my name was I was completely stuck. I didn't even remember my own name Mark. He had to tell me. He had to tell me the things a child would know. I... I just want to remember." His voice only barely reached university a whisper.
It was painful seeing him like this. I wanted to help him but I didn't know how I could. Jack was always the light in the room. Now he seems like the shadows on a sunny day. He was always so lively but now he seemed dead. He always had a smile on his face but now he couldn't stop frowning. He was so loud and energetic but now he was quiet and his movements were slowed. He was a whole new person. And I couldn't help him.
"I promise you Jack, that I will try my best to help you remember. I don't know how I will do it, but I will. I will stay with you for as long as it takes to help you remember. I hate seeing you like this, and I wont stop until you do," I quietly assured him.
I felt him nod his head in my chest before he finally let me go. When I saw his face I felt my heart shatter. Besides the still vivid black eye and busted lip, I saw a large cut running down the side of his forehead, ending just above his right eye (which wasn't the black eye jsyk).
"Are you in any pain?" I asked concerned. He didn't answer. "J-Sean?" He looked up at me with pained eyes.
"It only stings a little, the doctor gave me some strong painkillers to help the pain," he said quickly before looking back down again, avoiding my gaze.
I lifted his head so our eyes met. I could see several different emotions swirling around within their ocean depths. So much pain and confusion. It made his eyes seem duller and less vibrant. His skinny body had lost so much weight it was beginning to show some if his bones.
I felt tears prick at my eyes but I refused to let them fall. I had to stay strong, for Jack. He needed me right now and I can't let him down. I won't let him down....
Nice. Mark is such a great friend/ boyfriend/ true love. His sweet, yet tragic.
