March 10, 2013, 9:29 a.m.
Memory Lane: Chapter 5
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The time seemed to move more slowly in the hospital. You couldn't tell whether it was day or night because of the dark curtains that covered all the windows. (removed paragraph break) And although it had only been four days, Blaine felt like it'd been at least a month.
He was going through the last day he spent with Kurt for the tenth time today when his phone rang. He kept ignoring all of his calls but the caller ID surprised him so he got out of the room and into the corridor.
The clock outside Kurt's room showed it was 10 o'clock at night, which made Blaine was even more confused, so he picked up his phone.
"James? It's really late... Did you need something?" Blaine said quietly. He was alone but he couldn’t get himself to raise his voice higher.
"Oh gosh! Please don’t tell me you’re doing this to me again! "James sounded amused but also a bit annoyed.
"What are you talking about?"
"I'm outside your door with no one answering me."
Oh right. Movie night is what Blaine was missing in the conversation.
"I swear that if you forgot again and went to devour each other instead I'll ..."
Blaine couldn’t stop himself from laughing at that. He realized he couldn't remember when was the last time he laughed in the past week.
"Yeah it became sort of a habit for us hasn’t it?"
"Not a habit I appreciate much if you won't' mind me saying..." James said with sarcastically. "Will we get to see the inside of your apartment tonight?"
Blaine could hear a distant whisper from his phone that sounded like David. Something that resembled 'let's go have our own party at your place...'
"We're not there..."
"Wha…?"
"Kurt had a car accident…" Blaine tried to keep calm and explain it all but a minute later he lost the ability to speak and started crying again.
"I'm coming over there... It’s still visiting hours right?"
"No... Don’t. I'm really tired... And Kurt is not much of a company right now." Blaine said in exhaustion. "… Maybe tomorrow."
"Sure. I'll come after work."
After hanging up, Blaine couldn't make himself go back to that room. He decided to go outside and get some fresh air; on his way out he passed through numerous hallways, faceless patients and hurried staff. By the time he was out of the hospital it had started raining.
He went to the hospital's grounds, with no direction or target he just tried to get as far from the building as possible.
His soaked clothes slowed him down and he started to regret he hadn’t grabbed his coat from the room. The thought of the room and the boy he loves lying in there made him full of regret and anger.
He started running, wishing it could also keep his thoughts far away from him. He ran until he couldn't run any longer and then he fell to his knees, the rain fell down on his face washing the tears away, and for the first time in many years Blaine started praying.
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Blaine and James settled in the hospitals' coffee shop.
"I can't imagine what you’ve been through..." James said while staring at the cup of coffee in front of him.
"It's been tough. I'll do anything to see him smile again"
James nodded and took another sip from the coffee. "David asked if he could help in some way…"
Blaine smiled "Kurt loved him so much... We were so ha...happy for both of you..." He choked on his words when he realized his usage of past tense.
James took Blaine's hand in his own and looked into his eyes "Everything is gonna be all right." He wished he could give Blaine the strength to go through it.
"I don't…"
Before Blaine could finish his sentence his phone rang with Burt caller ID on the screen.
"Burt? Is everything alright? "Blaine answered with panic in his voice.
"Blaine, you should come over. There's been a change in his condition, the doctors are checking on him now..."
"What?? Why…?" Blaine cried to the phone.
"Blaine!" Burt stopped him "I think he woke up."