The Droplet Curse

17

James looks down at Steve's body. "You're coming back right...?" he asks.

no responding.

"I know you can move that finger... you did twice, and last time it was when I told about you." James says.

Again no responds.

"Why didn't you warn me about the voices? I'd have looked after you better..." James says.

Finger moves slightly.

"I knew you heard me." James says, starting to smile, then it fades "Please... try to wake up soon. I can't pay the bills... They'd pull the plug and you'll die forever... I know you're trapped at thr moment, not free. just a prisoner, but please... pleaase try to wake up, do it for me. I need you." James says. sighing. Stroking Steve's handpalm.

The nurse comes in the room. "James." she says.

"Not now." James groans. He just wants time alone with Steve.

"I brought some food for you. It's free. You don't need to pay it." the nurse says.

James stops stroking, he takes Steve's hand carefully and turns his head and looks at her. "You paid it?" James asks, surprised.

She shakes her head. "The team wanted to give you a free meal."

"Because I don't eat?" James asks.

"That, but also; you haven't left your friend at all. You deserve it." She says. Walking over and placing the food on the sidetable.

James nods. "Thanks.. but... I can't eat." he sighs.

Steve's finger moves a bit again, he feels triggered.

'James. Please.' Sacha echos in James' head.

She disappears again after. Her chains around her wrists and ankles becoming a slightly more tight and become heavier. She sits on the ground, invisible.

James murmers something before he picks a sandwich from the table and starts to nibble on it.

The nurse gives him a grateful smile and leaves.

James looks at Steve. "I'm eating.." he says.

No responds.

James sighs sadly. "I think I finally understand you." he says. "I sometimes hear Sacha in my head... sometimes feel her touching me. You have things like this always... It must be hard... To lose sanity and nit to know what is real or not... I don't know about Sacha... if I made her for that she's real... I think I created her." James sighs. "It's like, everyday that pulls me further away from my old life is making me more crazy, did something like that also happen to you Blondie? that something happened and took you away from the usual life, creating the voices?" James asks, continue to eat the sandwich in silence.

Authors note:

Happy new year!!! enjoy 2018 and thank you all for reading the books in 2017. I'm grateful, because this story doesn't exist without the readers.

- Elly