The Voices Won't Keep Quiet

Chapter 5

Hunter's Pov

"We found him," my dad said.

"You're lying!" I said.

"It can't be him," My mind refused to believe such a thing.

"Hunt, I'm afraid it is him. I've already  signed you out of school, I'm in the car you can leave."

"Are you still there?"

"Yeah," I said forcing the words out of my mouth. I can't believe it he's dead.
I told my teacher that I had to leave but I didn't go into too much details. I hurried through the halls to leave this place quickly.

As I stepped outside the cold wind sent a shiver down my spine. I spotted my dad's car and got in.

" You ready to go?" My dad asked unsure, it seems like he was taking the news quite harshly himself and seemed as shocked and spechless as I was. I knew what he meant it was time to go to the hospital.

"Where's mom?" I asked.

"At the hospital," I just nodded in response.

The ride to the hospital was quiet. Neither of us didn't know what to say to the other. The sounds of Demi Lovato's Stone Cold was the only sound that rung in our head.

After 15 minutes,we finally pulled up to the hospital. My placed his  hands on my shoulder squeezing it firmly. It was his way of communicating be strong.

We were at Mount Signius Hospital, the best hospital in town. I had always remembered coming here if anything happened, if Xavier broke his hand or something we'd come here but the difference was we'd always leave, unfortunately it isn't that way this time around.

Entering the hospital, it's synthetic smell greeted me oncr again but it made me feel sich this time. Before I never actually paid attention to this place. Everything was always laughs and jokes.The cream walls made the place feel stagnant and dead. My dad went up to the receptionist and said something to her then signalled me to follow him.

"He's in room 304," my dad said going into the Elevator. I muttered a quiet "Ok".

I watched as we made our way up, past more floors. It felt like forever until we got off but we did.

I stepped out of the elevator, looking immediately for the room. This room was marked 298. I was close but not close enough. I started down tell path going left.

"299,300,301,302,303,304," My heart leapt at the name. I'm finally here. I heard voices talking within the room, I knocked and entered. My mom was standing there with the doctor who's face was void of emotion, quite stoic.

" Oh honey," my mother said hugging me. She was a lot more emotional than my dad but my eyes were looking for his body. I peared around the room before my eyes stopped at a curtain.

"Is that where he is?" I uttered to my mom. She met with my gaze, she nodded sadly.

" You don't have to see him now if you don't want to. We can come back later," she said.

"It's ok mom I have to do this now or I might never come back here again," I said ignoring my fastening heart.

" If it's ok I'd like to see him alone," I looked at my mom hoping she's agree. The doctor looked at me then mom before my mom nodded and exited the room. I noticed dad had never entered the room, he's probably outside. They filtered out of the room. I was finally alone.

I walked up to the curtain slowly, I didn't want to see what lay here but I have to see to believe it with my own eyes. My hands grabbed the curtain pulling it back slowly. The thought that crossed my mind was.

It really was him

My brother lay on the bed. I froze, my mouth ajar. I closed it and got close to him. This didn't look like the brother I was knew. His once rich black hair looked dry. His face seemed miserable, his arms we're thin and boney. What happened to him? But I couldn't keep to my thoughts anymore as a tear escaped my eye. I refused to believe he's dead.

"Xavier! Xavier! You gotta wake up,bro"

"You can't leave me here. I haven't seen you in- " I said my voice cracking.

"I haven't seen you in months and when I find your on your death bed," I said bawling my eyes out gently hitting on his chest.

" Weren't we suppose to be the next Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg. You can't leave me like this. You can't leave me here by myself."

"Oh but he will," a strange voice sounded in my head.

" Is somebody here?" I looked back at my surroundings but was met with silence.

" You'll end up just like him too, I'm coming for you Hunter. You'll get to meet your brother soon," the voice said again. It sounded like it was in my head but it wasn't a normal voice it was firm and deep, nothing like my head voice. I couldn't stay here looking at my brother in this condition so I left, closing the curtain behind me.

" Who are you?" I asked.

"Your worst nightmare," it said, then I felt a striking headache ripple through my head. This was no joking matter, this is excruciating pain.

"Hunter the doctor has to do some more chec- Honey are you ok?" My mom said opening the door walking to me with the doctor. I couldn't even respond, I felt as if I uttered a word the imaginary  band placed on my head would get tighter.

"Hunter I'm going to need you to take a seat," the doctor said. I let the chair take the fall of my weight.

" What does it feel like?" He asked. I didn't respond.

" Hunter, I'm going to need you to cooperate with me so I can help you. Describe what it feels like?" He said.

"Band," I said shortly. It felt like that one word made it get tighter.

"It feels like a band?" I nodded.

"It might be a tension headache with the way you refuse to talk it must be painful and you're struggling to keep your eyes open. I'll be right back I'll go get medication." My mother nodded at him.

" Does he have any allergies?" He asked my mom. She shook her head no and he left. My dad now decided to enter the room.

" What's the matter with him?" He asked.

"The doctor thinks it's a tension headache," my mom answered.

"Today is gonna be a long day and the weather is getting worse we need to go home soon," my dad said.

Currently I'm in bed. I took the medication the doc gave me but it's only eased up a little and I was told it will make me sleepy. I can't believe Xavier's gone. And there's this weird voice I keep hearing, I don't know. Is it in my head or around me? Whatever it was threatened me and said that I'll end up like him soon. What does he mean? Is he gonna kill me?

"Ouch," I yelped. Thinking about it was painful. It's time I let my eyes shut.