Blood and Water

Chapter 68: Sweetest Thing

Sweetest Thing - U2

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Mina had rolled onto her stomach and Chibs laid on his side facing her. He quietly stirred as he dreamt one of his worst dreams.

He laid on the street, covered in blood. He screamed in agony, not knowing to hold his stomach or face to stop the bleeding. Chibs stood up, screaming for help when he saw a woman laying on the road. 

"Mina," he yelled running to her. Blood was dripping from his hands as he picked up her torso. "Mina, wake up, love." 

Flames surrounded him as he picked her up. He drove to the hospital and stood in the bathroom, washing his hands. The door pushed open and Lou and Remington walked in. The light turned off, leaving him in the dark. 

"Wake up!" Remington screamed. 

The light came back on revealing Remington and Lou standing over Mina. Chibs was tied to a chair fighting to get out to her.

"Chibs, please!" Mina begged.

Remington slapped her. "Shut up!" The light turned off and Lou was on the ground. Remington lifted his gun to Mina's head. "This for my girl," he said.

Mina cried, "Chibs."

"No!" Chibs screamed as he pulled the trigger.

Chibs jumped up with his heart in his throat. He was so glad Mina wasn't sleeping on his chest. He looked over at her and watched her sleep for a moment. She was smiling from her dream which made him smile even though he felt like he was dying. 

He was struggling to breathe and walked out to the kitchen to not disturb Mina anymore. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. With a shaky hand, he grabbed the bottle Mina was taking away from him. Chibs chugged the whole thing and set it down on the table. Looking up, he saw someone standing by the sink.

"Look what you did to me," she sighed. She took a step forward into the light. Lou stood in front of him, dried blood in her hair, and bruises along her neck. "Look what you did."

"I didn't mean to," he whispered.

Lou chuckled, "Well, you did."

"You're not here," he sighed, holding his head. "You're not here, you're not here." He stood up and grabbed another bottle, drinking it all. "What's happenin' to me?" he chuckled as he set down the bottle. He heard something behind him and he jumped, spinning around. "Sh*te!" No one was there. 

He picked up the bottle and smashed it on the counter, sending a piece of glass into his arm. "Aw, f*ck," he groaned, grabbing a towel and wrapping it. He staggered down the hall to the bedroom, starting to get dizzy. "Mi...Mina," he stuttered. Sitting on the bed, Chibs reached over to her. "Mi..." He collapsed on the mattress, laying on his stomach. 

Mina's alarm went off and she leaned over to silence it. "Good m-" she started, realizing Chibs was still sleeping. 

She walked out of the room quietly and went down the hall to the kitchen. There was glass everywhere and an empty bottle sitting on the table. As she cleaned up the glass, she realized that he wasn't just sleeping, he got drunk and passed out. 

Grabbing a pan, she started cooking breakfast for them. The later it got, she decided to wake him up. She wasn't sure if there was anything happening with the club. She walked down the hall to the bedroom.

He was still on his stomach, sound asleep. Mina laid down lightly on top of him. "Baby," she whispered, "I made breakfast." Chibs didn't move, didn't react. "Chibs?" She stood up, shaking his shoulder a little. "Chibs, hey, time to get up." She rolled him onto his back. The mattress was soaked in blood. "Oh, my God! Filip! Filip! Say something, baby!" Mina shook his shoulders. "Please, Filip! Sh*t!"