PILLS AREN'T PEOPLE

ch. 4

The next morning, patton was making breakfast well the others conversated in the comman room. Logan was sitting in his normal chair reading a book well roman way spred across the couch taking up the end of it. Virgil looked at them all from the stairway with his old hoodie on. The old clothing was a bit smaller than his new ones and were fitting but because of how thin he had become they looked loose on him but still showed that he was far too thin to be healthy. Virgil walked into the room and everyone quickly went quiet, only the sound of patton cooking could be heard. Virgil looked at them for a moment before looking away and walking to the couch. Roman quickly sat up and moved aside well virgil sat down and took out his phone. The room stayed quiet for a bit longer before logan sighed and spoke up. " since no one elce will address the matter than i shal" he said and virgil looked at him " virgil, why are you in your old atiter " he asked setting down his book. Virgil looked at him with a sturn look " anxiety...." virgil said plainly " wha-?" logan was cut off " anxiety not virgil..." virgil said to logan. Logan looked at virgil with surprise, the others were also just as worried and confused for the dark trate. Patton walked into the living room and put his hand on virgil's shoulder " virgil are you ok-" patton too was cut off " anxiety!" he growled and moved his shoulder from patton's grasp. The others looked at virgil with surprise, if there was one person that virgil trusted it was patton even in the past virgil never held a grudge on patton. Logan was about to speak up but they were called by thomas. Virgil wasn't called but he followed.

Once they saw thomas they looked at him with worry, he seemed in a slight panic and his face showed worry " g-guys! " thomas said but when he saw virgil he looked at him only starting to sweat more. " o-oh hey virgil " he said which only made virgil glare at him more. Thomas looked at the others and sighed knowing he was in trouble " um... guys there gone " thomas said, the other sides looked at him confused for a moment before their eyes widened in fear trying not to look at virgil. The room stayed quiet for a moment before virgil spoke up " oh, im sorry, is this what you are looking for? I thought i might just keep a hold of them for safe keeping" virgil said in a cold voice well pulling out the pills and shaking them. The others looked away in shame of what they had done. That was until virgil held out the pills to thomas " if you want them...take them" virgil said in the cold voice still looking into thomases eyes. " im only your anxiety, it's not my job to stop you from making this choice, that's logans job." virgil spoke in a stern voice, almost talking to logan but still looking at thomas. The room stood still for a moment, everyone but virgil looking at the pills. With a slight nod from logan, thomas took the pills from virgil's hand " LOGAN!" patton yelled out well looking like he was going to cry. Roman looked at logan upset too, he may always act mean to virgil but he even he would never go this far. " what? He gave me the choice and the most logical choice is to take the pills, they have been helping, have they not " logan said looking at them. Virgil had a blank stare at the pills in thomases hand, the expected thomas to know the right thing to do and not take them but, maybe not. Virgil started to shake and looked at thomas and logan with anger, thomas could feel his anxiety pick up so he opened the bottle and quickly took a pill, " THOMAS?!" Patton and roman said loudly as thomas took the pill. Virgil calmed down and looked at thomas with hurt in his eyes, but it was quickly washed away by a strong pain in the head and stomach. Virgil's hands wrapped around his abdomen as he gripped it tightly in pain. Thomas didn't take the pills at the normal time so they had time to flush out his system so it was just like when thomas took the pills for the first time. Virgil started to feel dizzy and nauseated so he went to grab the thing closest to him but nothing was in his reach before he collapsed, as virgil fell roman quickly went to grab him pulling him close, roman let out a sigh of relief but it was short given. Virgil started to shake and cough, then out of nowhere he puked onto romans shirt. Roman would've quickly pushed him away if it wasn't for the shock that filled the room as he looked down as virgil and his now red shirt. Dark red dripped down onto the floor at roman and virgil's feet as the room went quiet. " i-is t-that...." patton stammered out shaking slightly. Virgil lifted his head slightly and put his hand to his lips, he rubbed his fingertips on his lips before pulling it away and looking at it, the red sight shocked him.

" B-blood?........"