Unexpected Encounter

The Donation

Words in BOLD in between "quotation marks" represent thoughts of characters.
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Alex woke up the next morning feeling amazing, the best she had ever felt in years. She felt no pain whatsoever, any sore she had before wasn't there anymore. But something wasn't quite right... Her T.V. was on. She tried hard to retrace her steps and remembered the woman in her apartment and that she had... Alex quickly put her hands on her stomach as if to keep her blood from leaving her but she didn't have to.

There were bandages around her back and belly and a small tube sticking out of her right arm. Her clothes haf been changed as well. She followed the tube with her eyes and saw that the other end eventually attached to another arm. It was pale and weak. The arm belonged to a man. He was sitting on an armchair, her armchair! She couldn't make out his face because his long hair was all over his face acting as a sort of veil. He was so pale, like he had no blood left in him.

A woman came into Alex's bedroom with a tray of food but she started scolding the man.

"Hey, hey! No sleeping!"

"I'm not sleeping."

"You sure look like you are."

"Just... Resting my eyes."

Alex recognized that voice. She would recognize it anywhere.

"It's him..."

She thought to herself.
The woman placed the tray she was holding on the armchair as James pulled his hair back so that none of it got in his mouth when he ate.
Alex's eyes widened, "Oh my God!" she thought, "What's wrong with him?"
Karen noticed Alex was up and let James know.

"Morning, gorgeous... Sleep well?"

She sat up and covered her mouth as a tear rolled down her cheek.

"W-what.. what happened to you?"

Karen saw that the two needed a moment to themselves and stated,

"I'll be outside."

Putting her attention back on James after Alex watched Karen leave the room, James assured his friend,

"It's *cough* nothing... Just gave you a little blood is all."

"B-but... But... But look at you! You look so... Pale... And sick.."

Alex slowly got off her bed and crouched next to James. She pulled the tube from her arm which caused blood to start leaking from it because the other end was still connected to James, the person who had been giving blood.

"How long has this gone on for?"

"Pretty much all night."

"No! That's not right! I- I slapped you... How could you do this?"

James put the tray of food on the nightstand to his left, removed the tube frlm his arm, looked Alex straight in the eyes and said,

"Because I love you... I'd go to hell and back for you at this point."

Alex started crying on his lap, he was too weak to do anything about it. He simply patted her on the head and brushed her hair. It had been an emotional couple of days for Alex.
Karen came in and saw that he was no longer giving blood and left the room just as quickly as she went in. While she slept, James thought about the person who did this to Alex.

"Don't worry, gorgeous... I'll get him for you."