Chapter Fifteen - Look at me

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"Gee!"  I heard both Frank and Mikey exclaim, but I was too tired to open my eyes.  I could sense them kneeling beside me and I groaned in pain.  Ugh, I'm such an idiot!  I should have known better than to use so much energy!

"Gee!  Gee are you okay?"  Someone next to me said, I couldn't tell if it was Frank or Mikey.  I only groaned in response.

"What the hell just happened?" That must be Frank, asking that.

"I told you we weren't crazy. Now help me with Gee!" If the other person was Frank, then this has to be Mikey.

"What are we gonna do? Is he okay? What's going on-"

"Stop asking so many ques....amnit! He'll be oh.......worn out........inside......rest........"

My mind was beginning to slip in and out of consciousness. I'd say I'm seeing stars, but the truth is I don't see anything at all. Just an empty black abyss. I felt hands wrap around me, I felt the loss of ground beneath me, I felt myself falling, I felt cold, I felt hot, I felt sick then fine then sick again. Then I felt nothing. Nothing at all. I felt numb.

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"HWEAAUUUUUHHH" I gasped for breath. Air, air, I needed air! I couldn't breath, why couldn't I breathe?! I coughed, I started to choke on my own saliva, I breathed deeply but it didn't do shit to replenish my lungs!

"Huh - GEE!" Someone far off screamed. I opened my eyes, everything was fuzzy and spinning but I could tell I was inside Cemetery Drive. There were loud footsteps, pounding in my ears, shaking the ground I lay on. Then Frank was there, beside me in an instant, a horrified look on his face as I sputtered out nonsense sounds.

"A-air! Air! Need! Air!" I gasped. Why aren't my lungs taking in oxygen?! "C-Can't! B-breathe!" My voice was beyond raspy, it hurt to speak, I coughed more.

Frank stared at me, confused, horrified, not knowing what was going on or what to do. Desperately, he screeched, "Mikey! Mikey get over here quick! Gee! Something's wrong Mikey get over here right no-" Before he could finish I saw my brother sprinting over to us and kneeling quickly beside me.

"Gee! Gee what's wrong?!"

"He can't breathe!" Frank explained.

I was in agony right now. My chest rose and fell quickly, shooting a sharp pain throughout my body each time. The world was still spinning, everything was getting fuzzy again. I felt someone put their hands on me, I heard...Mikey yell to me, "Gee! Gee stay with me! Stay awake Gee, Gee look at me! Look at me! Look at me!"

That kept repeating, look at me, look at me, look at me. I tried to, I really did. I tried to focus on my little brother but it hurt to keep my eyes open. I had to close them, I couldn't help it!

"No no Gee stay awake!"

Look at me, look at me, look at me, those three words kept repeating in my mind, getting further and further away each time. It was distant now. I couldn't hear anymore. I couldn't see anymore. I couldn't feel anymore. Look at me, what did that mean? Who had been saying it to me? What's going on?

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My eyes opened. Where am I? Everything is so bright...it stings. What's going on? What happened?

As my eyes adjusted to the brightness I looked around. I was still in Cemetery Drive? I guess I couldn't have blacked out for that long. What time is it?

I try to sit up but my body aches all over and it hurts to move. I groan in pain and immediately stop. I begin to close my eyes again, but then I hear someone yell, "GEE! YOU'RE AWAKE!"

My head shoots up and I look for who was shouting, and my eyes meet with Frank, and a second later Mikey too. Then, before I can process what's going on Frank is on top of me, arms wrapped tightly around my sides in an embrace. It doesn't help my aching bones, but I enjoy the feeling of having someone near me so I don't object. Instead I chuckle and pat his back as he rests his head on my shoulder.

"You scared the living shit outta me." He breathed. Mikey kneeled down beside me and said, "Hey, Gee. How ya feeling?" I shrug and reply, "My throat and back hurt like hell and everything else aches, but overall pretty good." He snickered and looked down, shaking his head.

"What happened?" I asked as Frank finally found the willpower to back up a little. He sat with crossed legs in front of me, leaning forward slightly to answer, "Well after you performed your magic show, a thousand outta ten, by the way, you passed out. Mikey said you just used too much energy and needed to rest so we brought you inside and he explained everything to me. Then we were just sitting around, watching you, talking, waiting. Then Mikey had to go take a piss so he left and then you woke up but you said you couldn't breathe and you were struggling a lot and oh my god Gee, you looked so in pain it was horrible! So then I screamed for Mikey and he came back and you still couldn't breathe and we were both freaking out and then you passed out again and we both got really scared and didn't know what to do but then you seemed to calm down and you started breathing normally so it seemed like everything was okay but then you didn't wake up for like an hour and I was really scared but then you woke up again and now you're okay and everything is fine and WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT YOU CAN DO MAGIC MAGIC IS REAL BUT YOU GOT REALLY HURT WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK GEE NEVER SCARE ME LIKE THAT AGAIN YOU AMAZING BITCH!"

I laughed at the way he explained everything, but then took a moment to think. I woke up before this? I couldn't breathe? I don't remember any of that. I remember showing Frank my powers, getting lightheaded and passing out, then waking up just now. But that part in the middle? That's never happened before.

This isn't my first time passing out from using too much energy, and I doubt it will be the last, but it's the first time anyone's told me about something like that happening. I definitely don't remember anything like that happening, well, ever.

"It was really scary," Mikey said quietly, and I looked over at him. "We thought you were dying." He said, his voice cracking slightly. Was he about to cry?

"But it's alright, cause you're okay now!" Frank chirped, making me smile. "Yeah," I reassured, "I'm all good."

We sat like that for awhile longer, huddled close together on the ground. Frank had many questions about my powers, and I answered all of them happily. It felt good to be able to talk about my magic to someone other than my family. To not have to worry about what might happen. I now felt as though I could talk to Frank about anything, I had nothing left to hide. He now knew my biggest secret, and I honestly can't even begin to describe how relieving it was.

An unbreakable bond was formed then, between Frank, Mikey and I. Frank now knew about my powers and was nothing but excited about it. We decided not to tell Mom and Dad.

When it was finally time to go our separate ways and head home, Frank hugged both of us and kissed me briskly before walking away, waving but not looking back. I had to do a double take. Mikey didn't even notice. That night for dinner we had pancakes. They were delicious.

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