The Droplet Curse

23

A few doctors stand at Steve's bed.

"We need to pull the plug." one of them says.

"Maybe we should give him a few days." the other reacts.

"We gave him a few weeks already, and nobody is paying for him staying. The chances are low he'll wake up." the first one says.

"But do you really think pulling the plug is a good thing?"

"We don't have another option."

Steve register what they say, he tries to sign that he doesn't want to die and moves his fnger. Hoping to be seen.

"Alright, pull the plug." the second doctor says.

Fear runs through Steve, it hasn't been seen.

the first doctor pulls the plug. The oxygen mask loses it's function.

The second doctor takes it off.

The first doctor takes the infuus off Steve's arm.

Steve's heartrate increases, the beeping of the heart monitor goes faster as well, buy the doctors continue their job. Everything that is meant to keep Steve alive gets unplugged aside the heartmonitor registrating his heartbeat.

Everything is unplugged, the two doctors look at Steve and then leave the room.

Steve's heart keeps beating, he's fighting for his life. He feels likehe's being choked. The voices return and shout at him, telling him to give up the fight but Steve shuts them away. Letting them win was and is a bad choice.

A nurse comes into James' room. The open door triggers him as he jumps up abd makes his way out, but he gets grabved abd pulled back in. "I have food for you." the nurse says.

"I bloody don't want to eat. Bring me to Steve." James snaps.

"Sir.." the voice of the nurse changes.

James doesn't fight anymore and looks at her scared as well quiet. "Is he dead?" He asks.

"They pulled the plugs." she says.

"Is he dead...?" James asks again, falling doen onto the bed defeated.

"I can't tell." She says.

"Bring me to him." James whispers.

The nurse shakes her head.

James' eyes widen. He sits back up, takes his glasses off and stare at her. "Don't you dare keeping me away from him. I swear. Don't. You. Dare." he puts his glasses back on, stands up and walks past her.

Slightly scared she follows him but signs her colleguas to hold him back.

'You drove him insane.' Sacha says, standing besides Steve's bed. She lookd through the blackwhite of the real world and sees the struggle of fear and fight onto Steve's face.

Steve glares at her. Fighting for his life, feeling exhausted.

'Give up.' Sacha says.

Steve shakes his spirital head.

'You've hurt James enough. Give him some peace.' Sacha says.

The door of the room opens. "Steve." James says, immediately being pulled back again by some doctors.

James escapes struggling, runs over to Steve's bed and holds onto it, dizzy and feeling like he'd faint. "I'm here. Try... Try to wake up. Please..." James begs. "You're inmensive strong. You know you are, I know you are. We've experienced it... Tr-"

Doctors pull James again. "TRY." James shouts as the doctors pull him.

The beeping goes faster, again. A few fingers move and Steve's eyes open wide.

The doctors let go. James runs back over and takes Steve's hand.

The beeping slows down, Steve closes his eyes slowly.

"No.. no... don't do this to me. Steve.... Don't you dare to shut your eyes." Tears roll down Janes' cheeks.

Bright. Bright, bright light. Steve keeps his eyes open, just. He stares at some kind of shadow hanging over him, crying.

a doctor places a hand on James' shoulder"He can't see you sir."

James strokes Steve's fingers, one of them respond to stroke back.

James turns his face around, looks at the doctor furious. "You wanted to kill him!!! You pulled the plugs! It could have been his death!" He's shaking. Black dots dance in front of his eyes. Janes waste energy he doesn't have. He sits down in the chair.

"It is technically impossible he could wake up." a doctor says.

"Let me take him home." James states.

"but sir.. You need help."

"I'll be fine. He's awake. I'll eat. I promise, and I'll sleep. I can figure out how to pay the bills, okay? Let us go.." James asks.

"jjj.." A quiet dry croaky whisper comes from the creature next him.

James turns his head and looks at Steve, struggling and definitive still fighting. He looks back at the doctors. "plug him." James demands.

The doctors listen and plug Steve, they're confused as well stunned about him.

Steve seems calmer as soon the things are plugged back on him.

"Sir." a nurse says.

James turns and looks at her.

"Please come. There was a reason we separated you two..." she says.

James looks over at Steve who gives him a quiet 'I'll be fine'  look because he knows James needs to be taken care of. James gices him a nod and goes to the nurse who brings him back to the room he escaped from.

authors note:

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- Elly