Help Me! {Completed}

Day 6 (21:17)

Jolting up, gasping for air and panicking was my wake up call. There was loud beeping, and bright lights. I couldn't sit up, my arms were tied down also with someone was holding shoulders down, and telling me to calm down. After a couple minutes of panic, I calmed down and laid back. I looked around to see I was in a hospital bed, my arms were tied down to the sides of the bed, and someone was sitting in the corner. I couldn't make out who it was, my eyes were still blurred.

"Jack?" He asked. I looked at him confused, and asked who are you. "It's Mark," he walked over to me and sat next to me. I could see him clearly now. His eyes were red and puffy, like he'd been crying. He had dark lines under his eyes, like he hasn't slept in days.

"Mark?" I choked out, he sighed a laughed and gave me a hug. I couldn't hug back, even though I really needed to. "How long have I been here? Why are my arms tied down?" He pulled back, and his bright smile fell away to a frown.

"Two weeks," he told me flatly. Seeming to keep the tears away. "What's the last thing you remember?" My eyes widened, I didn't want to tell him, but I knew I have to.

"I ummm," I thought for a moment, "OD'd on some of your sleeping pills, you took me to the hospital, they said it was a good chance I wouldn't ​wake up and you..." I trailed off, trying to remember what happened after, "you had a huge feeling I wasn't going to, so you told them that I'd stay asleep...for good." I told him and I saw a tear roll down his cheek. "What really happened Mark?" I knew that wasn't real, well anymore, so I wanted to know.

"You were mad at me because I got rid of your razer blade. So you ran downstairs and grabbed a steak knife and tore your arms apart with it. You fell asleep and you were rushed to the hospital, and the doctor's didn't know when you'd wake up, but I had hope you would," he choked out, tears now falling free. I wanted to tell Mark that it's okay, and that I'm here, and that I'm safe. But I couldn't. Doctor's came in and took Mark out of the room.

The doctor's left after they made sure that everything was okay with me, then took of the ties on my arms, but left the bandages. Than let Mark back in, rushing in. I sat up and hugged him tightly, as he hugged back.

"I'm so sorry," I cried, "I promise not to do it again. I know better now. I don't want to lose you," I told him quickly.

"Hey, hey, hey. Jack, calm down. You're safe now, it's okay," he hushed me. We hugged, and cried, for what seemed like hours before pulling away.

"I-I wanna go ho-home," I whispered.

"Then we can go home," he kissed my head, "I'll sign you out. Once you see me in the doorway, we can leave." I smiled and nodded, and he left. I looked around to see a set of clothes. I grabbed them and changed, sitting back onto the bed once done.

"So," a familiar voice said, "looks like you're doing a lot better." I looked to my side to see Anti.

"Uh, yeah," I didn't know how he was here.

"Long story," he said as if reading my mind, "short story however, it's all in your head. I'm not, really, real. Anyway," he walked over and sat next to me on the bed, "I'm guessing you've learned something?"

"What?"

"I am an ass when I tell you this. I kept you asleep," I glares at him and was about to tell, but he cut me off. "What happened would happened if you woke. Anything I said, was never a lie."

"Then you want me to kill myself?" He turned him and gave me a confused look. "If all you said is true, you wanted me to go with you. I'd have to kill myself. Is that what you want now?" I held my head down, hoping I wouldn't have to.

"Oh god no. I don't want you doing that. The whole reason for keeping you in that sleep, was to show you what would happen if you continued to push away help and not seek help." Anti picked his head up, as if he could hear something I couldn't. "Okay, got to make this quick. Do you want to stay with Mark?"

"Yes," I nodded.

"Will you stop hurting yourself and try to stay happy?" I nodded again, "then I'll leave you. If you change everything by the time Mark gets back, I wouldn't come back. You're free to live how you wish now." He stood up and walked next to the door, "I hope you understand and keep your happiness. I better not be seeing you soon," he smiled. I gave an exhaled laughed. Mark opened the door, and Anti vanished.

"Ready?"

"Oh yeah," I jumped off and skipped over to him.

"You seem a hell lot better," Mark laughed.

"You have no idea," with that, we walked out, and left.