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Elton::Olivia
Lewis, Drake, Que::Me
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"Hey! Hey Doc! Wait up!" The anxious boy shouted down the corridors of the hospital.
"Shove it Florence. Patients are sleeping." The older doctor scolded the young nurse. "Now what is it? Did you bleed through your panties or are you here to tell me how 'hardcore' your day was?"
Lewis smiled nervously, "N-No, its neither one of those things, dude." He pulled out a ticket to a concert. "I was wondering if you wanted to go to this concert. An awsome band is in town and I thought you might wanna hang out or something. Ya' know?"
Elton raised a brow and grabbed the ticket. "Concert huh?"
Lewis nodded.
"Tracy, I would love to go, but unfortunately, I have this thing. This small little-itty-bitty-teeny-tiny thing I have to do, this microscopic thing called, 'Your work', to do. So, you go to your little pop-band concert, and I'll take care of things here." he handed the ticket back to him with an angry look in his eyes.
Lewis cringed a bit. He gathered himself together, then nodded. "Okay, sir...." He shoved the small ticket back into his pocket and walked away.
Elton watched the younger doctor walk off then. He rolled his eyes and continued on with his late paperwork.
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Lewis was sitting ouside by himself when Elton walked out then. He looked over his shoulder at him and smiled. "Going home?"
Elton nodded. "Yeah, tomorrow is a new day. We have an old friend of mine coming in for work."
"An old friend?" Lewis raised a brow.
"Yup. Maybe now, I'll actually get some work done around here." He popped a sucker into his mouth.
Lewis shrugged at that. "That sounds good, dude." He looked back up at the sky then. The night sky was amazing to look at.
As Elton desended the hospital stairs and as he walked by Lewis, he put his hand on his shoulder, then walked off into the night.
Lewis smiled at that. The man befor him was the man he wanted to be. He could never figure out how, but that man was everything he wanted to be. "He's so cool..." he thought to himself.
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Lewis was running to work that morning. As he ran, he was trying to plan out his excuse. Elton would be mad at him. Then again, when wasn't he mad?
He stepped into the hospital and smiled nervously, as he walked up to Elton.
"Sorry Doc, I'm really late becau-...." Lewis stopped in mid-sentence to see Elton conversing with another. The male doctor was laughing with Elton. Gaining the approval he always wanted.
"Oh Georgia, Good to see your here." Elton scowled at him. "Look, I want you to meet Drake. He's an old friend of mine, and he just started his internship here."
Drake smiled as he raised his hand up to Lewis. "Nice to meet you, Georgia."
Elton chuckled hearing that.
Lewis scowled. "It's Lewis actually."
Drake shrugged at that. "Alrighty then, Lewis."
Lewis was about to grab his hand, but that was when Elton grabbed Drake's shoulder. "Come on Drake, I need to show you around. Maybe we will actually get some work done around here."
Drake nodded at that and turned with the doctor.
Lewis blinked at that. He curled his open hand into a fist and lowered it to his side. He watched in disbelief as the man he admired walked away with Drake. It wasn't fair, that he had gained Elton's acceptance already. All in less than an hour.
"I...really am useless...."
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A week past by.
Drake and Elton were on their way of becoming closer than ever. Lewis saw how they could be best friends. Drake was a level minded guy. Just as smart as Elton. What hurt the most, was that Drake was able to understand Elton better than anyone else. It was because Drake was much like him.
He had even overheard the two talk about Elton's past. It was painful to hear, and Lewis had started shaking from it. But Drake was stronger and talked him through the pain. Understanding every little thing about him. Lewis saw over time, that the older male has started to smile more often. His confidence grew as the days continued on. More work was done, and he was able to have more time off.
Drake and Elton were the best of friends. Leaving Lewis in the dark.
Lewis followed behind the two of the men. He kept his mouth shut tight these days. If he was to speak, both of them would last their harsh words at him. It was painful enough seeing the two get along better then he did with Elton, let alone letting them pick on him. It was just a fear he wouldn't face.
"Hey, Elton. There's a cool concert in town tomorrow. I got an extra ticket. You want to go?"
Lewis jumped at that.
"I guess so. Sounds like it would be fun." Elton grinned at Drake.
Lewis sighed and looked at the ground. He held the clipboard in his hands, tight his arms.
Elton looked at him. He noticed how he wasn't looking at him, like he normally was. "Whats wrong with you, Susan?"
"Lewis...."
"What?"
"My name...It's Lewis." He shrugged.
"Oh, Pee-Pants finally decided he's grown out of his panties! Now, Come on, tell me what's wrong."
Lewis reached up at his earring. "Nothing..."
"Theres something wrong. Usually I can't get you to shut up about your problems."
"I thought...You were suppose to be working during the concert...."
Elton raised a brow "I was supposed to be, untill Drake and I handled your s**t."
Lewis nodded at that. "Alright...."
"Is that it?" Elton crossed his arms. "You still have that look on your face. I don't like it. It's really beginning to piss me off."
"Am I really useless?" Lewis looked up at him with tired eyes.
"Yes, actually you are. You can't even put an I-V in right."
Lewis winced at that. "Is that why you accept him so much?"
"Drake?"
Lewis nodded.
"Well, he's actually very useful around here, so I would presume so." He scowled at him then. "Why are you asking me these things? You sound like a jealous school girl."
Lewis gave him a cold look then. "Alright then! If I sound like some school broad, I'll ask you this, Do you really hate me that much?"
Elton growled at him then. He grabbed him by the collar and brought his face close to his. "Alright Newbie, yes. I hate your effin' guts. I hate you so much that I hate coming to work. All because I have this little surfer boy, doctor wannabe, following me around all day, begging like a little dog for my attention. Praying and hoping for my acceptance, which he will NEVER EVER gain. All because the very sight of him pisses me off. Why don't you do me a favor Pup and roll over and play dead!"
Lewis's eyes were wide and in shock at all he said. Slowly, it all started to sink in. All his fears of what Elton had thought of him had came true. He was right, he would never be accepted. Not by him. Not by anyone.
Elton shoved him away then.
"Okay....I understand." Lewis said after regaining his balance. "I understand completly.... I won't bother you anymore...."
"Finally!" Elton smiled as he headed to a patients door.
Lewis watched wide eyed as Drake followed him. He slowly turned for the hospital doors and walked out. As he walked home, it slowly started to rain.
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A month went by.
Lewis and Elton barely spoke to each other. Drake had officially replaced him.
Over that month, Elton was happier with each passing day. The opposite could be said for Lewis. His eyes were tired, and his face showed no emotion.
Lewis soon started wearing long sleeve shirts to work. Even though the temperature outside was hot. Too hot to be wearing a long sleeve shirt with.
Elton noticed them a long time ago, but paid no mind to it. His anger got the better half of him. Till one day, he snapped. When he saw what skin he could of the young doctor's arms, he was disgusted to see the cuts.
He quickly grabbed him and threw him into a closet. He walked in and closed the door behind him. "What the hell is wrong with you?! What is this?!" he grabbed his arm and moved the shirt to show the cut skin.
"Cuts..." Lewis replied.
"I can see that smart a**, What are they doing on your arm?"
Lewis shrugged, "Why do you care so much? You hate me...."
"Because its my job."
"I don't have any money to pay you...."
"I didn't become a Doctor for the money! I wanted to become on to help people! Now you better let me help you!"
"Or else what?"
"Or else I'll kill you myself." He growled. "Now tell me, whats the matter with you? What is going on?"
Lewis reached up for his earring then. "Doc....Did you know Depression runs in my family?"
Elton raised a brow. He was finally getting somewhere. "Really?"
"Yeah...."
Elton bit down on his sucker. "Well, We are going to have to do something about that." He turned around to see the many flavors of pills. He grabbed a small bottle and turned to face him. "Take two of these, everyday." He handed them to him. "Promise me you will take every last one."
Lewis nodded, without looking at him.
"Good, Now get out of here." he grabbed the door and walked out.
Hope was in Elton for just a breif moment. Then it was swept away once he saw Elton walk straight to Drake.
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Sirens went off outside the hospital late that night. Elton and Drake were the first ones to jump into action.
Drake went straight to the ambulance as Elton looked around for Lewis. "Damn him...." He hissed. "Just can't be around when you need him."
He ran up to the ambulance then, slowly the doors swung open to reveal a heart wretching sight. Elton's eyes widened seeing Lewis on the stretcher. The sucker in his mouth fell then. Once it hit the ground, it cracked into a million peices.
They rolled him into a room, and plugged him into every necessary item. Elton took charge, and in his anger and sorrow, he kicked everyone out of the room.
He took Lewis's blood and examined it, himself. As the blood moved around in the vial, Elton came to a disgusting conclusion. "I can't...believe it....." he dropped the vial. Lewis had taken every last pill. Trying to make himself Overdose. Unfortunately, he had succeeded.
Elton grabbed Lewis's collar and punched him across his face. "Damn you! Why did you do that?!"
Lewis opened his eyes. "I kept my promise....."
"I told you to take two everyday! Why did you do this?! Why didn't you listen to me!?"
"I....Just wanted to ....make you happy....so I thought....If I dropped dead like you asked....You would be happy...."
Elton's eyes widened more. He finally realized, the reason for Lewis going on this self distructive path. It was his fault. All Lewis's pain was because of him.
Tears streaked down Elton's face. "You idiot....This isn't what I wanted......"
Lewis smiled. "I'm sorry....Doc...I wish I....Could have been more like you...."
"You don't want to be like me, Kid! Look at what I've done to you! Damn it Lewis...Why do you want to be like me? I don't understand! Please! Tell me why!"
"To be honest doc...." Lewis's eyed dulled. "I'll never really know dude.....Your just....a really...cool dude....." His eyes began to close then.
Elton jumped then, he grabbed Lewis's shoulders and began to shake him. "No! Don't you dare die! Please Lewis!"
The machine counted down then.
Beeep...... Beeep..... Beeeep......... Beeeeeeep............. Beeeeeeeeeeeep.................. Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee-
"No..." Elton shivered. "Lewis....This isn't ******** funny...Wake up...." he hugged him then. "Please ....Wake up, Lewis....." he closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
"LEWIS!"
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A week past and Drake continued to follow Elton around. Elton had lost al interest in Drake, but Drake continued to pester him.
"Drake..."
"Yes sir?"
"Leave me alone...."
"But why? We were getting back to our old ways."
"Yeah, we were. And then I remembered why I stoped working at your old hospital....'
"And why is that?"
"You remind me of myself and I don't really like myself. So with you being around, I feel more hatred than anything. Not to mention, I'm not ready to have another lacky. So I suggest you get far away from me as possible, before I put a bullet between your eyes." He gave him a cold glare.
Drake shivered and nodded. "I'm sorry....Sir....." He turned away then and walked out of the hospital.
Elton sat on a bench in the lobby then. His eyes stared at the ceiling tiredly. The room was completly silent. He closed his eyes, but kept opening them.
He kept thinking Lewis was giong to come down the halway up to him with a "dude" or a "sweet".
But there was nothing. Elton took a dep sigh and took the sucker out of his mouth. "Dude....I miss him...."
"Miss who?" Que walked up to him with a sweet smile.
"Oh...Que...How are you?"
"A little depressed....But okay, I suppose...."
Elton swallowed hard. "Que....I'm really-"
"Shh.... It's okay, I've come to peace with all of this. Lewis wouldn't want us sad. Just like I wouldn't."
Elton put the sucker back into his mouth as Que sat down next to him.
Suddenly, Que grabbed his ear.
"Ow, What are you doing, Que!?" He whined.
"Sit still please."
Elton winced when he felt something jab through his left hear. He raised his hand and touched the black metalic loop. "What the-" he felt the cool metal turn warm. Then it came to him. "Is this....?" He looked at Que, not moving his hand.
Que nodded. "That's Lewis's earring. When ever he was deep in thought, he would tug at it. I though it would obly be right to give it to his idol."
Elton blinked,then started to play with it. "I see....Lewis....I'm going to miss the little guy....Alot...."
She nodded at that. "Me too. He was....A really cool dude..."
Elton's eyes wide hearing those last words. Recognizing them, as his last words. A warm tear rolled down his cheek. "yeah...He was a really cool dude...."
Que smiled at him, even though her bloody tears came down from behind her eyepatch. "I can see why Lewis wanted to be like you."
Elton took off his glasses and whiped his eyes. "Why is that?"
"Your a very strong person. The strongest I have ever seen." She kissed him on the cheek, then stood up. "Don't ever lost that quality. Bro would be sad if you did."
Elton put his glasses back on and watched her leave. Tears continued to roll down his face. "Me? Strong? . . . . I guess so...Is that what you really think? Lewis?" He touched the hoop earring again, expecting it to whisper the final answer.
