Jazmine: nerd soon to become a badass ready for revenge! Bullied in school by her brother, Jason and his friends, the school's bad boy being the ring leader. Constantly at the nurses office putting a bandage over another bruise. She didn't like life...
It's been 2 hours and Jazmine is still in surgery, I look up when I hear wheels rolling. I see one of Hunter's men on the bed as they roll him into a room. Once they leave him alone I get up abruptly and march to his room. He sees me and grabs the remote to call for help, I quickly snatch it and wrap the cord around his neck, and pull, making it hard to breathe.
"What did Jazmine ever do to him, this was a fight between me and him." I say trying to keep composure.
"He knew killing her would break you and in order to get Jazmine, he had to take one of her prized possessions." He began to smirk.
"What a makes you think that, after all, we did break up." I say trying to get answers. He began to laugh hysterically.
"What is so funny?" I asked.
"You really fell for it, Hunter sent you that pic to get you guys to break up so Jazmine would be vulnerable, and cut the shit, you love her and when you thought she cheated, you decided to grind on her enemy in the hallway." He laughed.
"Thought she cheated?" I asked
I couldn't help the overwhelming anger taking over my body. I remember one day Jazmine had went to get Starbucks, she was back in 30 minuets. 2 days later I got a picture from an unknown number of Jazmine talking, kissing, and hugging some guy at Starbucks, I didn't want to believe it but it seemed so legit.
"He photoshopped a photo he took of you and her from a couple weeks before." He laughed, finding my stupidity hysterical.
I must have spaced out because before I can register what's happening, I feel him begin to struggle against me. I pull harder on the cord but I stop when I hear a voice behind me.
"Is everything ok in here?" The nurse says.
"I was helping him, he tried to commit suicide." I say in fake frantic to sell the story. The guy goes into a cough fit but the hears what I said.
"What!? no! He just tried to fucking kill me!" He accuses.
"Sir, I know you're mad at me for saving you and that you want to end it all but you have to understand the everyone deserves to live a full and happy life and I think you need help." I say.
"Don't believe that shit! I'm not fucking mental" He says beginning to get hostile.
"That's something someone mental would say" I add.
I turn to the nurse and give her a toothy smile.
"Please get him help, I don't want to wake up tomorrow and see he's finished the job" I say.
She blushes and nods at me.
"Mr. Richman, I think it would be better if I get you some help" she leaves the room before he can say anything.
"Guards, please watch him and make sure he doesn't leave." She said on her way out.
"I'm not fucking mental!!!" He screams.
"Sir please calm down, you'll get help soon" A guard says.
I take this time to walk out with a smirk on my face. The smirk vanishes when I realise that it's my fault Jazmine is in the state she's in.
When I get back, a nurse is talking to everyone.
"What's going on? Is Jasmine ok?" I say frantically. "And where the fuck have you been?" Jackie says.
"I TOLD YOU IM NOT FUCKIG MENTAL! LET ME GO!" I turn around to see Hunter's man is being dragged away but he manages to get a leg up and kick a guard in the face. I turn back around.
"Busy" I reply. Jackie just nods as she watches the man struggle to get away.
"Jazmine has slipped into a coma."
I felt my heart wrench. Something huge inside me just expected her to be ok, to make it through safely.
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It's been 3 weeks and Jazmine is still laying peacefully in bed. I haven't left the hospital since I heard the news. I've occasionally taken a shower but it only lasted 5-10 minutes, feeling so lonely and empty like if I stayed in too long, Jazmine would disappear. I've barely eaten. Not wanting to leave Jazmine alone, it felt so wrong to eat, shower, and live life when Jazmine just sits there. The others went home after the third day. It was so crowded and everyone was restless.
"Ace you have to go home and take a proper shower and eat a proper meal." Ryan says, trying to pry me away from the bed.
"Yeah Ace, you look like you haven't slept in a week." KC says rubbing my shoulder.
"Hmph" I scoff still refusing to move from my spot.
"Jazmine wouldn't want you to do this to yourself." Jackie says and tries to give me a taco. I refuse it and lay my head on Jazmine's arm. Feeling awake yet so tired.
"Please go home Ace, come back tomorrow." CJ says, helping Ryan try to pull me away. Once Connor joins, they finally get me to let go and drag me out of the door.
"Let me go, I have to be with her. What if she wakes up and I'm not there." I say barely having energy to fight against them.
"She will be fine, just please go home, sleep, shower and eat. Jazmine wouldn't want you starving and staying up like this." Jamie says.
I scowl at her as they drag me to the elevator. Not having Jazmine's face to look at made me realise how exhausted I am.
They finally get me into the car and I lay my head against the window and I watch the building pass by.
-:- We arrive at the girl's house. I slowly get out of the car and slug along up the stairs. When I get to Jazmine's room, I close and lock the door. I go to the bathroom and take a long hot shower, trying to wash all of the feelings out guilt and pain away, just standing, letting the water run down my face. I turn the water off and wrap a towel around my waist. I walk out of the bathroom feeling more alert after a proper shower. I look around at Jazmine's stuff. Noticing her vanilla perfume, guns and knifes hidden but in reach, I notice a drawer open, I walk up to it and open it more. Inside was her old glasses, her little sticky notes she used to stick every where, her pens she used to clarify dates and names. There were cigarettes on top of her desk, I grab the pack and take one out. Grabbing the lighter that's right next to it and lit the stick. The tears began to fall, if I had just talked to her before kissing Maria, if I hadn't argued with her, if I hadn't been so fucking stupid.
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I did it again, I thought as I chuckled humourlessly. I hurt Jazmine, Jazmine saved ME from getting shot, and now I'm sitting her helplessly, begging for things to change, for all this to be a bad dream. I finish off the cigarette and grab some of my clothes out of her closet from when I stay over. and lay back in her bed, feeling a little better. Soon I slowly drifted off.
