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A nurse rushes in, and I nuive her roo closely behind They both go to the other side of the bed

“NO!” Jules screa her head “NONONO!”

The ache in my chest that’s always present in my dreams is back, except it’s ten ti her suffer in the fleshher suffer inand all-consu and takes my damn breath away

I want nothing ainst o away, but it’s ht tears me apart

“Mr Hendrix, I’ to have to ask you to leave”

I ignore the nurse trying to usher hts the doctor and nurses They yell back and forth to each other as they try to calry when they hold her down and stick a needle into her IV I forcethe to help her, but I still don’t fucking like it

“Mr Hendrix” The nurse tries again, grabbing my arm “Theo!”

It’s the use ofirl in the bed I stare down at the nurse, and her eyes soften in sympathy “Please, just wait outside until the doctor calms down your wife and assesses her He’ll come talk to you as soon as he can”

I don’t correct her on her ive her a stiff nod before looking back at Jules onedue to the h her veins, but her eyes are still onthe pillow beneath her head, and it makes me want to fall to my knees and scream

Instead, with one final look andhollow, I turn on my heel and leave the room

ME: WHERE ARE YOU?

Theo: At Mo on?

Instead of answering, I throw my phone in the cup holder, startlot

I have no idea what I plan to do once I see Theo; all I know is Jules doesn’t know ht I was Theo Which ht soothes soer in my veins

Why in the fuck would Jules be afraid of Theo? What could he have done to cause the terror I saw in her eyes?