Lunatic

Chapter 28.

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Chapter 28.

There comes a time when it is time to help a person out of what you shouldn't be doing. That was what I was doing right now.

"It's impossible that you will make it out," I said to Zayn. He kept kissing me, not making out, just regular kisses.

We stood by the front doors. Henry wasn't in his office and Zayn snapped the alarms off. He was going for it, going for his goal.

"I can't tell whether if I would want a negative girlfriend like you or just one that has no hope in me," Zayn said. "Tell Hunter goodbye for me. And to behave,"

I kissed him on the lips. "I'm not negative. Good luck,"

Zayn stepped onto the steps. "Wait," I said to him. "What is your last name?" He's never told me before.

He smirked and walked up to me. Pecking me on the lips. "Malik," he ran down the steps and walked very slowly. But normal. He said he had figured out how to walk and pass through the gravel. It's to just walk normal and not have your body tensed.

The gate opened when he unlocked the lock and I ran to my room. Leaving the doors open. Just then, I looked out of my window. Tons of lights flashed and a siren went off. I saw him run around the corner and he was gone.

Mr.Reservoir, Alma, Adam, the security all ran out of the hospital. Security walked through the gravel rocks and then ran.

They ran for Malik.

His last name was as attractive as his first name and his face and his body and his accent and just how he was.

I liked him a lot. I got to kiss him and have him hold me and hell, even break me out of my dead state I was in just a week ago. I heard Mr.Reservoir yell. He was furious.

I closed my eyes and whispered, "Goodbye Zayn,"

Several minutes later, police showed up. So did Adam and his men. Patients were awake and walking and running around. Alma told them to go back inside when I heard her yell. A helicopter hovered in the sky above us with a flashlight scrolling around on the ground. They were looking for Zayn.

"Check the camera surveillance tape!" Mr. Reservoir yelled. "Do it now!"

I was scared but relieved that Hunter or I was in this. Hunter. Hunter! I ran out of my room and towards Hunter's. He was crying and it was my job to calm him down.

"Where's Z?" He cried.

"He's, uh, asleep." I wasn't going to tell him now that Zayn was gone.

"The sirens are so loud, how is he asleep?" I cooed him and laid down with him in bed. Trying my best to ignore the ruckus outside and in the hallways.

Zayn was now free. He isn't safe though. Zayn is going out of state. Out of the country. So I guess he will be safe, if he makes it out though.

"Shh," I cooed Hunter when he whimpered. "Sh." I brushed his brunette wavy hair. His hands covered his ears.

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Three days passed and I am completely empty. I only have twenty five percent of me left of humor. That twenty face percent is Hunter. Hunter is the only reason I get up around nine o'clock in the morning to be ready for his hyper self. Hunter is the only reason why I speak still. I don't have Will anymore. I don't have Zayn anymore. Elvira is glued to the new books that Mr.Reservoir had ordered in. Hunter goes off with his four buddies and I sit at my table in the corner, lonely. Sometimes Elvira notices me alone so she chats with me for awhile and then sits on the bench where Zayn or Will would sit at and read quietly.

I guess it's back to the old Geraldine now. Quiet. To myself. I felt awkward. Zayn wasn't there to give me my sparks. Even though we weren't boyfriend or girlfriend. Will wasn't there to make me smile. Which I enjoyed doing, was smile. Elvira, well she was smashed into these damn books, she hardly spoke. Hunter, the boy gave me the giggles when he spoke about his day and his creative imagination.

I cared for Zayn. I guess he did also for me and I think he was bummed about me turning down the plan of me going with him. That's why he was in his room avoiding me. That same night, after I thought it had ended well with my small nice chat with Mr.Reservoir, I was wrong. I woke up at the wrong time by screaming. A week later after the night of the terrible chapters, is what I called that night, Zayn left. Which was just three days ago.

I sighed as my days went slower now that I don't have my company to associate with. Hunter though was my straw to my berry. He was my sunshine to my gray sky. I ate lunch and dinner with him, also breakfast.

One morning, Mr.Reservoir announced to all of us patients that we were trying a new fun activity all together. He explained to us that we would be sending letters to random kids our age. We would be sending our letters to teenagers and children in an orphanage. It was sad because these kids had parents who actually did love them and they died. No mother or father.

Mr.Reservoir ended his announcement with, "We'll be starting our pen pal tomorrow if you guys are ready," Pen pal letters. What a name for a interesting activity.

Apart of me was curious all day about this activity, pen pal letters. Whoever the teenager was that was my age, were they a man or a girl? Did they have similar interests? Was this going to be boring or actually fun that I would e doing? Were they rude or polite? These questions bombarded me and I wanted answers.

What about Hunter? Would his pen pal be lovely or crabby?

I shook my head and cleared my throat. I just needed to be patient for tomorrow to come already.

Later during the day, I ate lunch with Hunter. After that, we both swung on the swing set outside. His friends and himself begged me to play freeze tag with them. I agreed to and it was very fun. It was excising for me which I didn't mind.

Ms.Rosa wanted to see me. So I told Hunter and his friends to continue playing without me.

"Ms.Osorio, are you okay mijã?" I nodded at her question.

I managed to quietly say, "Yes. Why?"

"Because. You don't have your friends that you talk to anymore, I am sorry that your friend left also." Left, she meant ran away. I pursed my lips and nodded looking away from her stare.

"Can I go now?" I asked. Ms.Rosa opened her mouth to continue what she wanted to, which was an interview. She closed it and inhaled. Nodding for me to go now.

I left her office and right when I close her door shut, I stopped and breathe in and out. Closing my eyes as I did.

"I'm so lost without you now," I mumbled. I knew who those words were to. He's long gone by now. Probably near his home now.

I was about to walk out to the backyard to play freeze tag with the boys, I stopped though. I turned my head to the living room and saw patients socializing to each other. I wanted to go to Zayn's room. So I did.

I went to open his room door, it was locked. There isn't no locks on the door. Or it was Mr.Reservoir who locked it down. Speaking of him, I haven't seen him or Adam appear around at all since Zayn successfully escaped. He actually did it. He did get out.

I leaned against his old room door and slid down. Plopping down on the ground. I sighed for the millionth time today and just sat there.

I didn't want to say I miss him because I felt like it was to early to say such things like that. I do though, I miss him. His presence at least.

I couldn't look out of his window no more. I couldn't go out onto the roof and feel actual fresh air. I couldn't speak to him no more.

After dinner, Hunter laid down in his bed and I gave him a kiss on his head. "Goodnight, hun." I said after he gave me a kiss back and a hug. "Sweet dreams,"

I left Hunter's room and went to mine. Just sleeping. All night. Waiting for tomorrow to come because I was unordinary excited for my pen pal activity thing.

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