Blood and Water

Chapter 53: Wake Up

Mina POV

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By day five, I was completely losing it. I had left Chibs so many messages, I was beginning to forget what it was like to have an actual conversation with him. Jax and Gemma permitted me to stay at my house under the condition that someone came to check on me. They knew how close I was to the edge of doing something drastic. 

I was sitting on my couch when I got the urge to call him for what felt like the ninety-fourth time. All I wanted was to hear his voice and this wasn't able to help me with that. After listening to the voice mail message, mouthing the words I had heard so many times, I closed my eyes.

"Hey, baby. I know it's only been about twenty minutes since I called but...I don't know, I guess I just needed to think out loud. I just don't know what to do anymore. I'm struggling...and, uh, and everyone is saying I have to be strong for you. For now and for when you get home. I have to be a good old lady but...what if I can't? What if I'm not strong enough? What if I can't help you and care for you?" My voice started to crack as I spoke. 

"What if...you find someone better? Yeah, I know I shouldn't be thinking about this and should be focused on getting you home, but...I don't know, baby, I'm not ready to lose you. God, I just need...you. I just need you. I can't do this anymore without you, Chibs." Tears started filling my eyes, blurring the sight of my coffee table. 

I tried to breathe but a sob came out, sounding like a chuckle. "I don't know what to do. I don't know what to do," I sobbed into the phone. "F*ck, I don't know what to do. I miss you so f*cking much. I miss you so much. I don't know if I can live without you." I cried harder, moving the phone away from my face so my sobs wouldn't get picked up. "I'm sorry," I sighed, putting it back to my ear. I hung up and fell over on the couch, crying into the cushions. 

I cried myself to sleep on the couch, only to be woken up by three heavy knocks. Jumping up, I grabbed the gun Tig gave me and walked to the door. Three more knocks were echoing through the house.

"Who is it?" I yelled.

"It's Gemma."

I held the doorknob. "You alone?"

She scoffed, "Tig and Happy are with me. That okay?"

I opened the door. "Yeah, that's fine." The three of them walked in. "You guys want anything? Coffee? Beer?"

We sat down at the table and they told me that they heard from the guys who had Chibs again. "The guy said that they're gonna keep sending parts of Chibs and Bobby until they get what they want," Tig sighed.

"What do they want?" I asked.

"They want to end up dead," Happy said. 

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Chibs POV

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I woke up with the worst headache imaginable. My head was hanging down and I couldn't open my eyes because of the pain. I groaned and grumbled trying to move my head.

"Chibs," a voice said, softly. I imagined Mina speaking to me. I could see her so clearly on my eyelids. "Chibs, I have some painkillers for you and some water." I felt a soft hand on my face. "Hey, lift up your head."

I did as she said and lifted my head even though pain went coursing through me. I opened my eyes and saw Lou. She had four pills and a bottle of water. She held the pills up to my mouth and put them on my tongue, then let me chug the water. That was the first I drank in days. It hurt to swallow. 

I looked up at Lou and saw her face. She was covered in cuts and bruises. "The motherf*cker!" I hissed, making my head worse. "Ah, f*ck." I closed my eyes, trying to suppress the pain.