Stairs

Heiko

I had been working in a music store for a year. I heard this song and it got stuck in my head. It was called Benzin. I didn't know how I knew all the words. I heard it once. I looked up the video on my phone and saw it was by a band named Rammstein. I was watching the video when I noticed something. The one guitarist looked like me.

I waited until my shift was over and watched more on Rammstein. I then took my bracelet off and moved it around. I noticed on the inside it said Arielle and Paul. I then looked through my phone and noticed pictures and things. It all hit me. My name isn't Heiko Paul Hiersche. It is Paul Hiersche Landers.

I messed up. I quit my job and went to find everyone. I then went and started to call Richard.

"Hello."

"Where are you?"

"America."

"Where?"

"New York."

I could tell something wasn't right he was the first one I went too. I went clear to America. I then was glad when the plane landed. I realized I was finally talking normal. I took a bike to where I had to go. I then went to where he said. I told the people I was there to get Richard. They led me to a room. Just as he was about to inject himself with something.
I ran

"Richard, no"

I was to late. What have I caused. I should have been careful. Richard was convalescing on the floor. I called for help.

I sat in the waiting room. He shot up with Heroin. They lost him once. I sat in the waiting room thinking what in the hell was he thinking.

A doctor came too see me and told me to follow him. I walked into the room Richard was in and sat down. He told me they were going to detox him and that I could stay. I fell asleep on the floor. I slept kind of better. I was under the bed. I fit and there was a place that I could charge my phone under there. I was out of site out and out of mind. I took a selfie. With the caption I am the hobbit that hides under hospital beds.

Yes, I went there. The next morning I heard talking. "How did I get here? Who saved me and why?"

"Why don't you ask the dwarf that has been hiding and sleeping under your bed."

I saw him walk out of the room and saw Richard put his hand down over the bed. I grabbed it. I know I was freaking him out. It was funny. I let go and then he put his head over side of the bed and looked down at me. I said boo. He retreated back to the bed.

I crawled out from under the bed and sat on the bed. He hid under a blanket. I had never seen him this scared. I kinda felt bad.

"Richard, I am the Hobbit/Dwarf hiding under bed. I am the one who found you. I am glad I did. Why did you do that."

He uncovered his head. He looked at me. "Heiko, how did you know my name? Where to find me? I had a nice day with a close friend of mine and I lost him later that night. I can't get the image out of my head. I can't believe he his gone forever."

He started to cry.  I moved closer and laid next to him and let him cry on me. I know why. I saw news reports of the fall and saw I saved a girl from being killed.

"Richard, my name isn't Heiko."

He looked at me and cried harder. "Then who are you."

"I am Paul H. Landers of Germany. I have two kids Emil and Lilli. I am in the band Rammstein."

"Paul, your back."

He hugged me. we stayed until he was well. Then we went back to Germany. I told him to tell no one I was back.