The only Hope

Hope’s pov:

“No, I think…” He interrupted me.

“No, you’re not okay. Believe me, I have eyes. I can see you’re in pain.” His voice was low.

Without saying anything, he stepped forward and grabbed the shirt on both sides.

“This is going to hurt. You’ll have to lift both your arms, okay?” He looked directly at me.

“Yeah alright…” I prepared myself.

“On the count of three. One, two… three.” I raised both my arms as Gerard pulled the shirt over my head. I clenched my teeth. Fuck, that hurt! I slipped my good arm out of the shirt, immediately covering my breasts.

“Aaah…”I hissed and lowered my other arm slowly. Gerard threw the shirt in the corner where he had thrown the towel.

“You okay?”

“Yeah, yeah… Just… I’m so done with this arm…” I panted.

He smiled down on me, he was kind of… Staring. He then sat down again, facing me with his back.

“You okay from now on?”

“Yeah, think so. But… Can I ask you something?”

“Sure?” He was all ears.

“I had a pretty fierce blow to the head, but I remember wearing a bra, panties and a blue dress… I know you put clean clothes on me, but…” I had lowered both my arms now, hoping he would not turn around.

I heard him laugh. “What’s your question, sugar?”

I realized I had not asked him anything…

“Uhm, where are they?” I blushed.

“We’re washing them for you, so you can wear them again.”

“Oh…” I took a deep breath. “So you… Saw everything, huh?”

“Hey, nothing I haven’t seen before okay? And don’t worry, we didn’t do anything to you, you know that.”

“We? You were all glancing at me or something?” Perverts! I was a bit annoyed now and turned to Gerard, but of course I faced his back.

“Shhh… No, no! Only me and Ghoul put you in those clothes. He was there, because he had to examine your injuries.” Gerard looked like he was going to turn around, but luckily he didn’t.

“Oh… Okay, good.” I didn’t know what to say anymore. And god, my body was hurting all over.

I washed my arm as we sat in, yet again, an awkward silence, until Gerard spoke.

“Hope, where were you? We looked literally everywhere.” He sounded worried.

I grinned. “I’m not telling you, next time I need to get away from this place I might need that spot to hide.”

He chuckled, it was almost adorable. Hope, geez! Still unbelievable that they didn’t look in the barn behind the damn diner. Very professional.

I was done washing, but the wound stung a bit. I hissed again.

“Need help?”

“No, no, I’m okay.” I was afraid he was going to turn around, when…

He actually did.

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