UNFAZED - Book Three In The Unknown Identity Series

Chapter 2 - Missing Pieces

I nodded, and she left the room with a simple good-bye.

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The room was silent, peaceful, boring. The minutes seemed to drag on and on as I sat fiddling with my fingers. My mind was now a blank slate, no memories repeating in my mind and returning back to long turmoil to be archived.

The curtains were still closed, now hanging still in the air. Light tried to flood in, but wasn't successful for it was being blocked. But I didn't mind, the darkness was soothing.

I readjusted myself so now I was sinking further into the thin mattress, the sheets wrapped loosely around me, keeping me to some extent warm.

No doubt did seven minutes feel like seven hours, I wish that I could do something. Go somewhere. Be productive for once in my life. But earlier, the doctor came in and put me under strict orders to not stand up for I might fall again, the damage would be more severe and the chances of it happening again in three times greater than before.

I want to stand up badly, to get out of this room I'm cooped up in, or have been cooped up in for almost six days now. It's annoying because when I feel the urge to use my legs again, I can't. When I feel the urge to do something, I can't.

The room was so quiet. it was sound proof because there was no sounds echoing, no vibrations bouncing off wall to wall. But the quietness of the room was short-lived when three gentle, dove-like fists come in contact with the bulky oak wood door.

Shortly after, the person walks in and to my surprise, it's Jo-Je.

"Hey," she greeted with a small wave and sympathetic smile that reached her eyes. "How are you? The doctors said that we can now finally visit you and actually talk to you."

I nod, not saying anything. I've been doing a lot of that lately.

"How've you been holding up?"

"Fine." I croak. My throat sore from the loss of moisture.

"We all miss you, Jay."

"Scarlett."

"What?" She asks.

"It-it's my real name." I say, hanging my head low and peering down at my pale, frail hands.

"Oh, I understand."

"Anyway, how are you?"

"Great, now that your awake, Scarlett," she says, winking at me. I let out a small giggle and return to silence soon after.

"He misses you, you know."

"Who?"

"Keith, he's been asking for you non-stop."

My chest clenches. I haven't thought about him, nor talked to him for what seemed to be years.

"Do you miss him?"

"Of course." I whisper, mostly to myself, but she was able to infer and pick up on it.

"I-I told him something that I shouldn't have, about you two." She states out of the blue.

"What?"

"I told him t-that you two shouldn't have gotten together, that if you didn't then none of these things should have happened."

It hurt. It hurt to know that one of the people you love most wasn't there to support you. "Why did you tell him that?"

"I, I don't know I guess...I guess I was just caught up in the web of events. Over everything that happened and him lying, saying that you broke up with him and such-"

"He lied!"

"Yeah..."

He just doesn't know when to stop does he? He just continues to lie, over and over again! I don't get it! Why does he do it! It's unnecessary, it's not that hard to tell the truth!

"Just great."

"Whats wrong?"

"Nothing. Leave."

"Scarlett-"

"I said leave!" I shouted, the heart monitor once again beeping loudly.

I don't know why I've been so snappy all of a sudden, I hate it. Jo-Je stands, her head hung low in fault, and strides toward the door but stopping right before exiting.

"I love you, Scarlett."

And I didn't return it, just gave her an icy glare and she left.

Left out of the room, but it felt as if she walked out on my life, and it's all my fault. I drove her away with my rudeness and saltines.

"I'm sorry,"

I place my head in hands, and feel completely hopeless. Just when I thought I had all the pieces to my life, they are now all slowly fading away again.

Because of me.

Because I drove them away.

I drove the people I love most away,

And it's all my fault.

It's always my fault.

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