Surviving
Chapter 8
I wake up again to hear Wasted Noise, Poison, Kobra, Fun Ghoul, Jet, Thunder, Punk, Striped Bandit, and Raven Candy all talking about me. I stand up and walk over to them.
"Hey guys," I say wincing because of my back. Everyone stops talking and stares at me.
Thunder stands up slowly and says, "Rit, we have bad news."
"What's the bad news?" I ask. Thunder looks at Kobra and Poison.
Kobra looks at me, "We think, maybe you shouldn't travel with us anymore." Kobra says.
"WHAT?!? What do you mean by that?!" I say to Poison and Kobra. Poison takes my hand and takes me outside.
We sit down on the curb. "You've gotten hurt a lot. We don't want you gone for good, just for now… you and Thunder can go back home and stay there until we finish everything up, and clear it up too," Poison says to me.
"Poison, I'm fine… someone drugged that drink by the way," I say back.
"We know, we just gotta find out who. It could be Wasted Noise, she's the one who gave it to you. Or it could be chemicals, or someone else could've slipped something in it while Wasted Noise wasn't looking." Poison suggests.
I look out into the street, with the passing cars. "Ever wonder what it feels like to be hit by a car?" I ask Poison.
"Rit, please stop…"
I sigh, "I'm not going home… and I don't know if me and Thunder are even together anymore."
Poison puts his arm around my shoulders and says, "If you are or not, you'll be okay," he points out to the street. "That is not called for. You do not need to jump out into the middle of traffic. I will have eyes on you every hour of the day if I think you're going to hurt yourself. Trust me, don't think I won't do that, Ritalin"
"Okay," I sniff, then hear a big crash and look at Poison. He helps me up and we run into our hotel room.
Punk's lying on the ground and next to him is a broken lamp. His head and lip are split open and he's holding his head.
"Punk!" I scream out to him. "What happened?!" I run over to him and kneel down to get closer to his lip.
"I don't know, I came out of the bathroom and someone hit me with the fucking lamp and left."
"Can I look at your lip?" he nods. I hold his right cheek with my left hand, and with my right hand, I gently touch the side that's not split.
"Did that hurt?" I ask Punk.
He shrugs, "I didn't feel anything."
"Greeeaaat. Where's Dr. D?" I ask everyone.
Jet shrugs and says, "I can't find him or Wasted Noise."
Kncok – Knock- scream WTF? I look down at Punk, "Do you want me to stay with you while they figure out what that was?"
Punk nodded, "Please."
I get a pillow and lift punks head and put it under. He grabs my hand and I hold onto his. "Ritalin, why are you helping me?" I bite my lip, I cant tell him I still like him.
"Because, Punk, just because," I let go of his hand and stand up. "I'll be right back, I'm just getting a wet paper towel for your lip."
"Okay, wasn't gonna move anyways," he said sarcastically.
"Okay, smartass." I remark, and walk into the bathroom.
I open the drawer and get a wash cloth, and open the mirror cabinet to look for Neosporin. I close the door/mirror and run the wash cloth under warm water and bring the Neosporin out with me. I walk out of the bathroom and see Punk on the couch.
I sit on the floor by his head and put the cloth on his lip, take it off, then put Neosporin on his lip. "I don't know what do about your lip… sorry," I frown.
"This tastes like shit," Punk says and I laugh. "But Rit, you've done enough. Trust me."
I smile and nod, "Okay."
The door swings open and Dr. d walks in with a gag tied around his neck. Poison, Thunder, Kobra, and Jet follow. Kobra points to Dr.D with his thumb, "This is what we find, kicking, screaming, and gagged and tied to a chair. What… who…. Who's doing this?!"
"Actually, I think I have an idea of who our traitor is…." Poison said. I look at Poison and at the same time we both say, "Noise or Bandit."
"Neither on of them are here." I say and walk over to Poison. And Kobra, "But where are they now?"
Then there’s a knock on the door.
"Hey guys," I say wincing because of my back. Everyone stops talking and stares at me.
Thunder stands up slowly and says, "Rit, we have bad news."
"What's the bad news?" I ask. Thunder looks at Kobra and Poison.
Kobra looks at me, "We think, maybe you shouldn't travel with us anymore." Kobra says.
"WHAT?!? What do you mean by that?!" I say to Poison and Kobra. Poison takes my hand and takes me outside.
We sit down on the curb. "You've gotten hurt a lot. We don't want you gone for good, just for now… you and Thunder can go back home and stay there until we finish everything up, and clear it up too," Poison says to me.
"Poison, I'm fine… someone drugged that drink by the way," I say back.
"We know, we just gotta find out who. It could be Wasted Noise, she's the one who gave it to you. Or it could be chemicals, or someone else could've slipped something in it while Wasted Noise wasn't looking." Poison suggests.
I look out into the street, with the passing cars. "Ever wonder what it feels like to be hit by a car?" I ask Poison.
"Rit, please stop…"
I sigh, "I'm not going home… and I don't know if me and Thunder are even together anymore."
Poison puts his arm around my shoulders and says, "If you are or not, you'll be okay," he points out to the street. "That is not called for. You do not need to jump out into the middle of traffic. I will have eyes on you every hour of the day if I think you're going to hurt yourself. Trust me, don't think I won't do that, Ritalin"
"Okay," I sniff, then hear a big crash and look at Poison. He helps me up and we run into our hotel room.
Punk's lying on the ground and next to him is a broken lamp. His head and lip are split open and he's holding his head.
"Punk!" I scream out to him. "What happened?!" I run over to him and kneel down to get closer to his lip.
"I don't know, I came out of the bathroom and someone hit me with the fucking lamp and left."
"Can I look at your lip?" he nods. I hold his right cheek with my left hand, and with my right hand, I gently touch the side that's not split.
"Did that hurt?" I ask Punk.
He shrugs, "I didn't feel anything."
"Greeeaaat. Where's Dr. D?" I ask everyone.
Jet shrugs and says, "I can't find him or Wasted Noise."
Kncok – Knock- scream WTF? I look down at Punk, "Do you want me to stay with you while they figure out what that was?"
Punk nodded, "Please."
I get a pillow and lift punks head and put it under. He grabs my hand and I hold onto his. "Ritalin, why are you helping me?" I bite my lip, I cant tell him I still like him.
"Because, Punk, just because," I let go of his hand and stand up. "I'll be right back, I'm just getting a wet paper towel for your lip."
"Okay, wasn't gonna move anyways," he said sarcastically.
"Okay, smartass." I remark, and walk into the bathroom.
I open the drawer and get a wash cloth, and open the mirror cabinet to look for Neosporin. I close the door/mirror and run the wash cloth under warm water and bring the Neosporin out with me. I walk out of the bathroom and see Punk on the couch.
I sit on the floor by his head and put the cloth on his lip, take it off, then put Neosporin on his lip. "I don't know what do about your lip… sorry," I frown.
"This tastes like shit," Punk says and I laugh. "But Rit, you've done enough. Trust me."
I smile and nod, "Okay."
The door swings open and Dr. d walks in with a gag tied around his neck. Poison, Thunder, Kobra, and Jet follow. Kobra points to Dr.D with his thumb, "This is what we find, kicking, screaming, and gagged and tied to a chair. What… who…. Who's doing this?!"
"Actually, I think I have an idea of who our traitor is…." Poison said. I look at Poison and at the same time we both say, "Noise or Bandit."
"Neither on of them are here." I say and walk over to Poison. And Kobra, "But where are they now?"
Then there’s a knock on the door.
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5/13/13