kids with guns // 2doc

Chaapter 10

April 13, 2007

Noodle and Stuart had asked around to find out if Russel and Murdoc were in the same hospital. Turns out, their injuries were more severe so they had been transferred.

"'Ow bad yuh fink i' ez?" Stuart asked Noodle as they walked out of the hospital. "No idea. We don't have any scratches on us, so they probably aren't much worse."

Stuart nodded and held his keys up to find his car. "Evryfing's suh wayed... an ugly." Stuart blurted as he looked around at the cars and buildings around him.

"Couldn't agree more."

The pair drove to the address they had been given and weaved their way through the hospital. They found the room the other two were being kept in but couldn't bring themselves to go in.

"Come on Stu, they're fine. We'll come every day to check." Noodle spoke rubbing his back. "Whuh iffay doe wake up?" he whispered and turned to her.

Noodle gave him a sympathetic look and squeezed his hand. "We did didn't we? They would wait for us if the tables were turned."

Stuart nodded and opened the door. There were two tv's on one wall and a huge window. The beds were separated by curtains and blocked the view to anyone who walked by. Stuart and Noodle cautiously walked to the first bed and pulled the curtain back.

There lay Russel, unconscious with tubes down his throat and nose, much like what Stuart had. He had bandages over his eyes and multiple scars on his arms.

Noodle choked on her breathing and walked over to him holding his hand. "You have to wake up. You have to." she said quietly rubbing her thumb on his hand.

Stuart looked at the ground then at the separation next to him. He didn't want to pull it. He turned to look at Noodle and she nodded. He took a deep breath pulling it aside.

Murdoc lay in the same situation as Russel. His head was wrapped in bandages and so was his nose. Stuart pulled a chair up and lay his head on Murdoc's chest.

"Ge' up already. I'm goin'a may brekfs. Earl Grey an eggs. Jus' how you like i'" Stuart whispered grabbing Murdoc's cold hands. He fell asleep like that.

It was around three in the morning when Noodle woke him up. "Stu we gotta go, if staff finds we're still here, they'll beat our asses. We'll come tomorrow." she said shaking him.

He didn't want to leave. Not in the slightest. What if Murdoc woke up while he was gone? What if Russel woke up and Noodle wasn't there? "Can't we jus' hang out a lil bi' lunguh?" he mumbled as he sat up.

"No stupid, let's go. Your man wants a break from your drooling and snoring." she said yanking him up. Stuart rose to his feet complying. He glanced at Murdoc in case he woke up before pulling the curtains.

The two drove in silence to the house neither remembered.

It was a three story house that looked slightly like a fishbowl in Stuart's opinion. It was mostly glass but managed to look nice. They walked into the house and looked around.

The walls were messy with stains but it had class. There were things that looked more expensive than the house itself, so Stuart steered clear of them.

Noodle had disappeared upstairs to find her room and crash, but Stuart lingered downstairs. He saw pictured of themselves hanging on the wall, all smiling.

Stuart grinned as he saw pictures, slowly recalling his life. It was a weird feeling if he was honest. He didn't know if he was just heavily sleep deprived or if he was just nostalgic.