My Girlfriend's Back

MY GIRLFRIENDтАЩS BACK
Chapter Six
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had fallen asleep soon after the pain in her chest subsided. She and cuddled up together on the bed and watched her sleep for a while, his arm draped around her waist.

The next morning, they woke up together. It felt like a long time since they had been able to do that. smiled and held close.

тАЬGood morning.тА? He cooed.

тАЬHi.тА? She grinned.

тАЬI was thinking.тА?

тАЬYou were, were you?тА?

тАЬYeah,тА? said .

тАЬOkay, what were you thinking?тА?

тАЬI was thinking we should go out tonight, just the two of us, to dinner or something,тА? he said, caressing тАЩs arm with the tips of his fingers.

тАЬYou wanna go out? Like, a date?тА? тАЩs eyes lit up.

тАЬYeah, like a date. Are you up for it?тА?

тАЬOf course,тА? she exclaimed. тАЬIтАЩd love to.тА?

тАЬGreat,тА? smiled. тАЬBe ready by seven tonight.тА?

тАЬOh, I will.тА?

Later that afternoon, came over for a bit to hang out and chat. Having back from the dead still freaked him out, but he was trying hard not to show it. He was on the couch with , sitting as stiff as a board, barely breathing. had gone in the bathroom to take a shower.

тАЬThis is weird,тА? said .

тАЬWhy is this weird?тА? asked.

тАЬShit like this only happens in films and stuff.тА?

chuckled to herself. тАЬMaybe weтАЩre all stuck in a dream.тА?

тАЬMaybe,тА? said.

shook her head. тАЬRelax!тА? She pushed him playfully. тАЬIтАЩm not going to bite.тА?

laughed awkwardly, his face flushing red. тАЬAll right. IтАЩm going to go. Tell that IтАЩll call him later.тА?

тАЬAw... okay.тА? pouted.

тАЬBye.тА?

got up off the couch and walked out the door. He accidentally brushed shoulders with a man who was leaving the apartment two doors down. He had dark tousled hair, scruffy facial hair on his chin and a scar above his lip. guessed him to be about six feet tall and noticed he had big hands.

тАЬSorry, dude,тА? said .

The man just looked at , nodded and continued walking. watched him leave until he was completely out of sight. He got a strange feeling from the guy, a feeling he couldnтАЩt quite describe.

climbed out of the shower and wrapped a towel around his waist. He walked over to the mirror above the bathroom sink and wiped at the fog so he could see himself. His hair was wet and stringy, laying this way and that on his head. quickly threw on some clothes before leaving the steamy bathroom behind.

тАЬYou know, I was also thinking that maybe we shтАФтА?

stopped in his tracks, his heart pounding hard. was lying still on the floor. He rushed over to her and began calling her name, trying to get her to open her eyes. She didnтАЩt respond. tried looking for a pulse but gave up when he realized she didnтАЩt have one. She was dead.

He got up from the floor and quickly grabbed the phone, dialing тАЩs number. As waited for an answer, he kneeled back down beside .

тАЬ,тА? he exclaimed. тАЬSomethingтАЩs wrong with . I donтАЩt know what to do.тА?

тАЬWhat happened?тА? asked.

тАЬI donтАЩt know. I was in the shower and was with her. When I came out I found her on the floor. She wonтАЩt open her eyes. ItтАЩs like sheтАЩsтАФтА? didnтАЩt want to think about the possibility of her being gone, dead. He lost once and he wasnтАЩt going to lose her again.

тАЬWell, whereтАЩs ?тА?

тАЬHeтАЩs gone. I, IтАФ, what do I do?тА? panicked.

There was a moment of silence on тАЩs end of the phone. It made nervous.

тАЬTake her to the hospital?тА?

тАЬOh, thatтАЩs clever. She hasnтАЩt got a pulse or a heart beat. TheyтАЩre going to think sheтАЩs dead,тА? he shouted.

тАЬ, she is dead,тА? said gently.

rubbed his forehead. тАЬYes, I know,тА? he whispered. тАЬBut we have to do something. I canтАЩt lose her.тА?

told him to relax and that heтАЩd be over in a few minutes. took тАЩs hand and held it, caressing it, kissing it. He stared at her wishing there was some kind of clue that could tell him she wasnтАЩt gone for good.

arrived a few minutes later, busting through the front door. looked up at with a helpless look in his eyes, pleading for his help.

тАЬDonтАЩt worry, sheтАЩll be all right,тА? said . тАЬSheтАЩll wake up.тА?

let out a sigh. тАЬAnd what if she doesnтАЩt?тА?

тАЬDonтАЩt think about that right now,тА? he said. тАЬGo get some cold water.тА?

тАЬCold water? What for?тА? asked as he headed toward the kitchen.

тАЬWeтАЩre gonna splash it on her face.тА?

тАЬAnd thatтАЩs going to work?тА?

тАЬIтАЩm hoping,тА? said .

filled a glass up with some tap water and brought it over to . poured the water on тАЩs face in one swift motion, hoping it would shock her back to life, but it didnтАЩt.

тАЬLetтАЩs try warm water,тА? he told .

took the glass from and rushed to the kitchen to refill it. He brought it back over to and poured it quickly on . Her eyes shot open and she struggled to sit up.

тАЬIтАЩm gonna get a towel,тА? said .

тАЬOkay.тА?

wrapped his arms around and held her close to his chest, the wetness of her hair dampening the shoulder of his shirt.

тАЬAre you okay?тА? He asked her.

тАЬYeah, IтАЩm fine.тА?

тАЬWhat happened?тА?

тАЬI donтАЩt know. All I remember is saying goodbye to and then my chest started to hurt. Everything after that is a blur,тА? explained .

returned with a white terrycloth towel and draped it over тАЩs shoulders.

тАЬIs she all right?тА?

тАЬYeah, sheтАЩs fine,тА? said. тАЬBut we have to figure out why this is happening.тА?