[center][color=wheat][h1][b]Jejomar Salinas[/b][/h1][/color] [img]http://i.imgur.com/J7pHcEl.jpg[/img] [b][u]Location:[/u][/b] Apartment 3C --> Hospital [b][u]Interacting With:[/u][/b] Eva [@Aewin], Echo [@ChaoticFox], Tas [@Lady Amalthea], Nurse and the Receptionist[/center] [hr] [center][color=wheat]To: The Power Ranger Knockoffs Hey everyone! I'll be there, I just need to figure some stuff out.[/color][/center] Jejomar smiled for the first time in days. Everything was going all right now, everything was okay. He almost had a spring in his step. The voices were gone. The sneering, snarling voices vanished from his mind. His brain was much clearer, emotions surging inside of him and his heart was pumping at a relatively normal place. He was no longer a husk of his former self, he was now Jay. The calm, quiet, kind thinker that knew how to keep a level head most of the time. It was normal now. He decided to do something productive while waiting for Echo's reply and so he got into his usual attire. Game tee, black jeans, vans and a fedora to top it all off, he looked damn classy if he asked him. The Ryan's Restaurant idea was brilliant, he said to himself. He could meet her over there. And so he patiently stared at the phone on his table, waiting excitedly for the response. When he had none, he just stared at the phone. He needed to stay positive and as he gently put the phone on the table and started to pace around. There was a reason for this, he said confidently. As seconds turned into minutes and minutes into tens of minutes, worry started to seep into him. But he steeled himself. There must be a reason. She was probably busy, he assured, nothing to worry about. And so he kept walking from wall to wall until he heard a soft voice come from the other side of his door. He let out a small smile, recognising the voice immediately. He reached for the handle and opened the door, smiling wide for Eva. "[color=wheat]Don't worry sis, I'll be coming to breakfast soon. Come on in will ya?[/color]" He gestured for his kind-of-sister to come into his room as the familiar Mario theme tune blasted from his phone. He smiled apologetically and went for his phone, immediately noting the down look on her face but deciding to deal with it later. Swiping right and bringing the phone to his ear, he sent a goofy grin to the girl in his room before greeting the person on the other side. "[color=wheat]Hello there, this is Jejomar speaking.[/color]" As he listened to the nurse speak, he felt his mood immediately sour. His shoulders drooped, face set in a look of astonishment and sadness, his whole demeanour changed in mere moments. The hand on his side began clenching, his eyelids began shut close as tears ran down his face. He bit his lip and let out a shaky, fearful sigh before nodding slowly. "[color=wheat]Yes. I-I understand. I w-will come there as f-fast as I c-can.[/color]" He slowly dropped the phone on the table, emotions surging inside of him. Sadness. Anger. Worry. Hurt. Shock. He sat down quietly, silently staring at the wall opposite from him. To Eva, it would look like her brother had just endured years of burden, turned into a hollow husk with a thousand yard stare. To her, it would've looked like he had grown older and worn from the years. She wouldn't see Jay. She would see a man broken into two. A minute of tense silence and he slowly turned his head towards her with a tearful look. He bolted towards her, enrapturing her in a fierce hug. He let his tears fall on her shoulder, hands wrap around her. He let himself sob, the tears flowing like a river. He hugged her tightly, grip like steel holding her in place. '[color=wheat][i]Decided to switch huh? Hugging a girl, someone you use to have a crush on I might add, while yours is in some hospital. Disgusting, I like it. Lemme have a go, I'll give her a nice time.[/i][/color]' He stopped, eyes widening like saucers before he forcefully pushed himself away from the embrace, breathing quickly. He muttered to himself, shaking his head. "[color=wheat]No. No. Not like that. Is like sister to me. Quiet. Quiet. Quiet.[/color]" Used to have a massive crush, he taunted, you weakling couldn't even ask her. He jeered and snarled as Jay clutched his head in pain. He kept mumbling to himself, a crazed look on his face, eyes twitching madly. "[color=wheat]No. No, no, no. Stop. Not true.[/color]" He started breathing quicker as the headache became more painful, memories of the first few days popping in his head. It was true, he kept saying, you followed her like a dog. He felt himself cough violently, blood splattering on his hand. The headache got worse and he coughed even more, mumbling and muttering nonsensical words to himself like a maniac. Jay kept a stash of migraine and pain killers in his drawer, working on a computer all day could bring serious headaches. He stumbled towards his desk, brought out the small bottle of migraine killers and swallowed two in one swift motion. The migraine seceded and the memories were drawn away but the disgust in himself wasn't. As he stabled himself, he couldn't bring himself to look Eva in the eye. "[color=wheat]Don't tell anyone about what happened Eva. I'll be sent away. Please, just keep this silent. I...[/color]" He choked up tears as he wiped the blood from his hands "[color=wheat]I-I don't want t-to be s-sent away, sis. Don't t-tell no one, n-not even Feliks. I t-trust you. I'll e-explain it l-later okay? I need to g-get to Echo.[/color]" He gave her one last, blood smeared, fake grin before going. He kept his head down as he moved past her and out of the door, running towards his car. He opened the door and shut it behind him. He looked towards the apartment, emotions rising and crashing like a wave before revving his engines and taking off towards the hospital. [hr] [center][b]One Hour Later[/b][/center] [hr] Jay had sat silently in the waiting room, awaiting the nurse to let him inside. His hands were jittery, sweaty palms clasped together, head swerving towards the door every few seconds. His legs were shaking, feet tapping on the tile, stomach growling from starvation. Tired eyes stared at the ground or the door most of the time, breath deep and slow. His head swivelled around towards the sound of the door opening, boring his eyes into a nurse that walked towards him. The nurse stopped in front of him. "[color=ed1c24]Mr. Salinas? You are free to visit Ms. Young now in room 3D.[/color]" He didn't even wait for her to finish before he bolted upright and sprinted towards the room. After 22 minutes and 7 seconds of just counting the time, he had politely asked the nurse to give him the layout to the hospital. He had memorised every inch of the layout she was allowed to give and was quickly running towards 3D. He abruptly stopped in front of the room and gently pushed through. The sight made him crumble. The emotions he tried to lock in came out in waves, tears once again forming in his eyes. He didn't mean to ignore Tas but he focused all his attention on Echo, her quiet breathing, the bruising. He rushed towards her side, leaning down to kiss her on the forehead, tears dropping down on her gentle face. He brushed them away, kneeling down next to her. He softly grabbed her hand, softly brushing the tears in her forehead. He closed his eyes, taking a sharp intake of air. "[color=wheat]I'm sorry. I'm so sorry Ecks. Forgive me, please.[/color]" He bit his lip, eyes closed shut as he whispered to her. "[color=wheat]I'm sorry for hurting Ed. I'm sorry for disgusting you. I'm sorry, so sorry Ecks.[/color]" His bottom lip quivered as he drew blood but ignored it, focusing on his... girlfriend? He leaned down and gave her a light, soft kiss on her forehead once more before breaking down in tears. Not even the sound of Echo's father entering the room could take him from her.