2Doc, a Time Bomb

Chapter 37

2D's POV 

A sharp pain bolted right through my head as I began to open my eyes and regain consciousness. I sat up in my bed and rubbed my eyes, in an attempt to try and wake myself up. My head felt all fuzzy. How did I end up in my bed? I don't even remember coming home yesterday. I brushed it off as I got up to go and get my painkillers, it wasn't unusual for me to have headaches so bad that I often have memory loss because of them. I searched all over my room and in my bathroom for my pills but could't seem to find them. Maybe they're downstairs? 

I went downstairs only to my surprise, see my Mum sitting in the kitchen on her laptop typing aggressively. Probably doing work stuff. "Mum, 'ave you seen my-" 

"Oh thank goodness Stuart!" She cut me off and rushed over to hug me. Odd.

"Eh mum 'ave you see-" I was cut off this time by a slap across my cheek, her face was now furious. I was taken back and held my hand up to my cheek, feeling the burning sensation running through it. "How could you do that to us Stuart! How!" She was on the brink of tears.

What the heck was going on?

"Do what Mum?" I asked trying hard to remember if I had done anything bad or illegal lately, it was hard to think with my head throbbing. 

"KILL YOURSELF!" She cried 

"What! I didn't try to-" the memory of my overdose came flooding back to me like a giant wave. "Oh" was all I said for a moment before calmly reassuring her that it was all an accident, I had taken too many pills by mistake and that I'm not at all suicidal. Only half of that was a lie. 

She let out a sigh of relief upon hearing these words but her motherly instincts pressed on. "Still Stuart, I think that maybe you should see a therapist just to be on the safe side, I don't want anything to happen to you, sweetheart."

"No Mum I um- um don't fink that will be necessary." I said slightly terrified of the idea of seeing an actual therapist, my online one was good enough for me.

"Stuart you're going, I never in my life want to see you having to get your stomach pumped again! I'll make an appointment and that is final." She said picking up the phone and dialing a number. There was no use in trying to argue with her, so I sighed in defeat. 

I walked out of the kitchen after making some peppermint tea, hoping it would help with my headache as I'm not allowed to have any painkillers for a while. I retired to my room where I decided I'd better shower to get rid of the hospital smell that seemed to be attached to me even though Mum said I was only there for one night. 

I got into the shower thinking about how I hoped nobody in school heard about this or I'd never hear the end of it. I'd be bullied even worse for it. 

I was only out of the shower when I heard the doorbell ring. Within a few seconds Mum shouted up "Stu, it's for you!" 

"Coming" I shouted back down as I threw on some clothes and dried my hair off in a towel.

I went downstairs only to be greeted by an angry Noodle crying and shouting things in Japanese. I couldn't make out what she was saying but I hugged her telling her it was all an accident, she too like my mother was relieved. 

After she had calmed down we sat down on the sofa with some tea and she told me everything she knew about what people were saying regarding my incident. 

"Well Toochie everyone knows that it was Murdoc who saved you, he found you and the empty capsule of pills in the bathrooms and from what I've heard he stuck his fingers down your throat making you throw up all over both you and him. He then carried you to the nurses office and an ambulance was called, that's all I know. Oh Toochie i'm so glad you're okay!" she hugged me again. 

We talked for hours and before I knew it I was waving goodbye to Noodle telling her that I'd see her tomorrow in school as there wasn't much a point in me staying at home, I'm perfectly fine.

That night as I lay in bed trying to sleep I couldn't help but think about what Noodz said to me about Murdoc saving my life. Why had he done that? I thought he hated me? Wasn't he the real reason I wanted all of this to just stop? My mind spiraled into all thoughts about Murdoc's behaviour, strangely enough thinking about Murdoc helped me to fall asleep. 

The next morning, I felt better, I had woken up with no headache which was always a good start to the day. I got dressed and said a quick goodbye to Mum as I left for school. Mum was going to be at home a lot more this week, she said that it was because the hospital had too many staff working or something all those lines but I knew that was a lie, she clearly was just worried about me being alone after what happened. 

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I stood outside the school entrance and took a deep breath. Contemplating whether or not to go in, I was already regretting my decision to come in today and the first bell hadn't even went yet. I was starting to feel anxious just looking at the building. I began to panic and spun around on my heels making a quick escape when of course I walked smack into someone. 

"Sorry-y" I stuttered feeling embarrassed and hurrying away.

It was only when that raspy voice of his that I stopped dead in my tracks. 

"Are ya not even gonna thank me for saving yer life Dullard?"