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[Kisiel]

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Just over three hours passed before Megan finally got off the sofa. She had been sitting with her knees drawn up to her chest for a long time, just staring at the wall. She didn't eat, mainly because she knew what it would end up in. With a loud sigh, Megan walked back into Alex's bedroom, and began tidying the covers on the bed. As she straightened herself, satisfied with the straightened material, the pain flooded her body. She didn't expect it, and fell to her knees, biting her tongue not to scream. It kept on burning her stomach, as if it wanted to annoy her by being stronger each time it came back to torture her again. Megan wrapped her arms around herself, rocking back and forth as she waited for the pain to pass. It didn't, just increased in strength each time she took a breath. Unable to take any more, Megan closed her eyes and fainted, falling beside the bed.

[Midnight Butterfly]

Alex got to work and sighed. He had hours and hours of sitting in front of a monitor. He was going to be bored, watching corridor after corridor after corridor. Nothing interesting happened on days like this. All he wanted to do was go home and he had hours to go. Eventually, his shift was over and he punched out, driving home.

[Kisiel]

Megan was still on the floor, unconscious and barely breathing. The pain died down, but her body was too weak from fighting with it to get up and work properly.

[Midnight Butterfly]

"Megan?!" Alex called as he shut the door. He walked around the house, calling for her and looking for her. His eyes widened, catching sight of her on the floor. He rushed to her side, pulling her up into his arms and lay her on the bed, worry in his eyes.

[Kisiel]

She didn't react at all when she was lifted up from the floor, not even when her back touched the soft mattress. Her breaths were shallow, and her eyes glued shut. Megan was weak, and the absence of her medicine in her body didn't help.

[Midnight Butterfly]

Alex tapped her cheek, eyes frantic. He gulped, looking for her medicine when he realised she hadn't taken it that morning, cursing himself for not remembering. He found it, injecting her quickly and tapping her cheek to see if it had helped.

[Kisiel]

"What are you doing?!" Megan yelped, her eyes snapping open. She trembled, remembering what happened less than an hour ago, when she collapsed onto the ground, controlled by the pain

[Midnight Butterfly]

Alex sighed, glad that she was finally awake. "Thank God..." He said, hugging her quickly and without warning. "You scared me..." He mumbled into her shoulder.

[Kisiel]

"No...!" she gasped. "You're squashing me..."
Her words were probably quite unfitting for the situation, but Megan was afraid that Alex could cause
more damage to her.

[Midnight Butterfly]

"Oh... Sorry..." Alex said, letting her go quickly. He bit his lip, looking away from her quickly, feeling guilty. He bit his lip gently, feeling the relief continue in his veins.