How long has it been? How long?
[ The voice of Jack Vessalius seems worried, upset, confused, hurt, angry. He had woken up- but it didn't seem to be right. Something was off. He felt like he had slept for a month. He was unshowered, not fed, hot and sweaty, anything one could imagine. He's frantic at the moment. Very frantic. He needed Alice. Yes.
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She tried explaining the situation to the pharmacist but quickly grew impatient and ordered that he give her some of everything. (Guess it's a good thing Jack is up now, or he might have gone into a different kind of coma >,>)
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"... Jack?"
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So she'll just wait for you to reassure her that this is no dream, Jack.
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"Alice?" He rubbed his eyes. "Alice? Is that you? Or am I still asleep?" He wasn't asleep. "Alice, what happened?" He was scared, that was a fact alright. He needed Alice here with him, and there she was. "Alice...you didn't leave me. I'm glad. I would have died without you." Well, that might have been the wrong thing to say.
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Relieved, and somewhat hurting for realizing how much stress she'd been under all at once, she felt her eyes swell with tears. His words, all melted into nonsense, the only word she was able to clearly make out was the calling of her own name. The room was spinning and she felt like she might be the one to pass out next. Until his last sentence snapped her out of her daze, somewhat. The words lingering and filling her with anger and hurt.
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Her fingers curled into fists as she struggled to keep from breaking down into sobs like a child.
"What were you thinking!? Suddenly deciding to sleep for days after days, weeks after weeks! Do you have any idea what I've been through!?"
If there were any small, decent sized objects nearby, she would have thrown them by now. Best start counting your blessings, Jack. :|
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"I still feel like I'm dying. I'm unbearably hungry, and I need a drink. I'm still confused as to how this happened." He felt like he was being an encumbrance to Alice, since she had been the one taking care of him. "Best get a shower in sooner or later, hm?" He chuckled a little, he was trying to joke around. But it just didn't seem to be working.
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"I-I... I did what I could! I didn't know... what else to do I.... You..."
What's going on? Why's she getting so damned emotional over this? Jack was fine now, so why was she still so upset?
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Yeah, he's on that subject again Alice. This couldn't be good for either of their minds. Alice already lost Oz here, and he was sure she would be damned if she lost Jack as well, right?
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"That's not... people can't truly die here. They just come back in a few days. You however, slept away an entire month!" And so she drops the bomb shell of just exactly how long Jack had been out.
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"A whole month?!" Well, there goes his mood for the rest of the week. He slept for a MONTH, he felt useless.
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"I thought... I'd lost you, again."
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"I'm sorry Alice. Thank you for taking care of me."
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And there it was; the breaking point. At his embrace, Alice could feel the tears welling up inside. just waiting to bubble over. But she still didn't want to cry! Crying is a sign of weakness and she had to be strong at times like this, right? ... It was difficult to think clearly at a time like this.
Being so close to Jack, his touch, his scent... the feeling of his chest moving in and out as he breathed. Knowing he was awake and okay and not lying lifeless in bed any longer, it was all she had wished and hoped for over the last 4 weeks. No, it was all she had ever wanted for as long as she could remember. So there was no way she was going to let him go again. Never again.
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