Roses
Goodnight.
I re-read my letter, then went to find Mikey right away. I kinda didn't want to, but I knew I had to. I didn't know much about his voices, but I knew they weren't very nice. I found him sitting on his bunk, slicing his wrists. I tried to act calm, and I gently took away the knife he was using. He looked up at me and my heart broke when I saw how broken he was.
"He broke his promise, Ray. He broke his promise, so I broke mine. " He sniffled and looked away from me. I didn't respond, instead grabbing a wash cloth and some bandages. I washed off all the blood and put on a bunch of unicorn band aids. I quietly laughed at how much this was going to bite him in the butt if anyone saw these band aids on him.
I sat with him and held him in my arms for the rest of the day. I didn't even dare leave him in the middle of the when he was sound asleep. When he awoke, I wanted there to be someone there for him. Sure enough, he woke up sobbing around three am.
"Ray. Don't ever leave. Promise me. Please. " He was begging me.
"Of course Mikey, I wouldn't dream of leaving. " I hoped he didn't catch on to the meaning behind those words.
He didn't, and was soon back to sleep. I gently kissed the top of his head and finally laid down next to him . I didn't fall asleep until the sun was starting to rise.
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I woke up around noon to the smell of coffee. It took me a second to remember why I wasn't in my own bunk, and why Mikey was spooning with me. Not that I minded. I waited untill he was awake to tell him I was going to get us coffee.
"can I come with you? Please?" He did his stupid puppy dog eyes and I couldn't say no. Not that I would anyway.
"Yea, you can come with me. "
"Yay!!!!!!!" He was happy for half a second but then his face fell again.
"What if they are in there though?" He looked frightened.
"Who is they?"
"Never mind. I can't talk about them." Mikey calmed himself down and we drank our cups of coffee before heading back into his bunk.
I had just gotten my guitar out when I felt Mikey's hand in mind. He had fallen asleep holding my hand. I just smiled, put my guitar away, and wrote a song instead. It was titled, "Unicorn Man."
"He broke his promise, Ray. He broke his promise, so I broke mine. " He sniffled and looked away from me. I didn't respond, instead grabbing a wash cloth and some bandages. I washed off all the blood and put on a bunch of unicorn band aids. I quietly laughed at how much this was going to bite him in the butt if anyone saw these band aids on him.
I sat with him and held him in my arms for the rest of the day. I didn't even dare leave him in the middle of the when he was sound asleep. When he awoke, I wanted there to be someone there for him. Sure enough, he woke up sobbing around three am.
"Ray. Don't ever leave. Promise me. Please. " He was begging me.
"Of course Mikey, I wouldn't dream of leaving. " I hoped he didn't catch on to the meaning behind those words.
He didn't, and was soon back to sleep. I gently kissed the top of his head and finally laid down next to him . I didn't fall asleep until the sun was starting to rise.
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I woke up around noon to the smell of coffee. It took me a second to remember why I wasn't in my own bunk, and why Mikey was spooning with me. Not that I minded. I waited untill he was awake to tell him I was going to get us coffee.
"can I come with you? Please?" He did his stupid puppy dog eyes and I couldn't say no. Not that I would anyway.
"Yea, you can come with me. "
"Yay!!!!!!!" He was happy for half a second but then his face fell again.
"What if they are in there though?" He looked frightened.
"Who is they?"
"Never mind. I can't talk about them." Mikey calmed himself down and we drank our cups of coffee before heading back into his bunk.
I had just gotten my guitar out when I felt Mikey's hand in mind. He had fallen asleep holding my hand. I just smiled, put my guitar away, and wrote a song instead. It was titled, "Unicorn Man."
Thank you!
11/25/13