Mark Cohen
Take Me or Leave Me
The opposite of war isn't peace...it's creation!
Posts: 161
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Day 4
Aug 12, 2006 23:20:41 GMT -5
Post by Mark Cohen on Aug 12, 2006 23:20:41 GMT -5
'I went looking for a towel...we don't have any...at least no clean ones,' he explained and tried to neaten himself up. Mark tucked in his shirt and ran a hand through his hair, which didn't work, it instead made it stick straight up then some of it to droop again...no luck.
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Day 4
Aug 12, 2006 23:33:25 GMT -5
Post by Mimi Marquez on Aug 12, 2006 23:33:25 GMT -5
"Yes, thank you......both of you." Mimi looked up at Mark and smiled weakly. "Yes, I'm feeling a bit better." Suddenly Mimi's pager went off, and when it did she jumped. "Oh.." She looked down, punching the button to turn it off, and grabbed some AZT. She swallowed it, then looked back up at Mark. She scanned him, and giggled. She's seen that look before, except on Roger of course, when they had fooled around. "I didn't inturrupt anything, did I?" She grinned, she was happy for Mark...Then Mimi frowned. She was just with Maureen, and now Maureen was with Mark. I guess Maureen really is a flirt... Mimi sighed, I guess I now understand where Roger was coming from...
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Day 4
Aug 13, 2006 19:26:44 GMT -5
Post by Maureen Johnson on Aug 13, 2006 19:26:44 GMT -5
"No, of course not. You weren't interrupting." Maureen smiled and quickly pushed some hair away from her face. "I'm glad you're feeling better." She looked at Mimi again. "I can't believe Roger would do this to you!"
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Mark Cohen
Take Me or Leave Me
The opposite of war isn't peace...it's creation!
Posts: 161
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Day 4
Aug 13, 2006 21:08:08 GMT -5
Post by Mark Cohen on Aug 13, 2006 21:08:08 GMT -5
He blinked, confused, very confused. Roger did this to Mimi? Mark knew that Roger had a temper and a bad one at that...but he had never hurt anyone...not meaning too at least.
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Day 4
Aug 14, 2006 15:12:11 GMT -5
Post by Mimi Marquez on Aug 14, 2006 15:12:11 GMT -5
"Yeah..." Mimi sighed. "Hey Mark, do you think you can do me a favor? Could you maybe...talk to Roger. Make sure he's okay, and stuff." Mimi took her hand off of her head, finally the bleeding subsided. She looked at her blood-covered hand and shuddered.
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Day 4
Aug 14, 2006 18:16:51 GMT -5
Post by Maureen Johnson on Aug 14, 2006 18:16:51 GMT -5
Maureen looked up at Mark. "Yea, you should go talk to Roger." She used the sweatshirt she had on to wipe the blood off of Mimi's hands. After a minute she realized what she had just done and quickly took it off. "Let me go get you some water." Maureen got up and walked over to the sink. As she grabbed a glass she noticed some blood on her own hand. Maureen had never given much thought to the fact that her friends were HIV positive, and it was possible for her to get it also. Suddenly she was concerned about this. She sighed as she washed her hands and then washed them again after. Finally she filled the glass and brought it back to Mimi. "Here you go."
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Mark Cohen
Take Me or Leave Me
The opposite of war isn't peace...it's creation!
Posts: 161
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Day 4
Aug 14, 2006 19:42:23 GMT -5
Post by Mark Cohen on Aug 14, 2006 19:42:23 GMT -5
Mark looked horrified for a moment and pulled Maureen aside. 'You have to go and get medication...Maureen, you touched her blood...please, do that for me...' Tears filled his eyes as he hugged her tightly, 'I can't lose you...not to something like this...' Not when I want so much for us
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Day 4
Aug 14, 2006 19:50:08 GMT -5
Post by Maureen Johnson on Aug 14, 2006 19:50:08 GMT -5
"Mark you're so..." Maureen paused. She was just as nervous as Mark was and there was no use pretending she wasn't. "Fine Mark. Go talk to Roger and I'll stay here with Mimi. After we know that they are both okay we'll go so I can get medication." She smiled at him and kissed him gently on the cheek. "Okay?"
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Mark Cohen
Take Me or Leave Me
The opposite of war isn't peace...it's creation!
Posts: 161
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Day 4
Aug 14, 2006 19:55:51 GMT -5
Post by Mark Cohen on Aug 14, 2006 19:55:51 GMT -5
'He just needs time to cool down. This is just how Roger is,' he said. 'Remember he gets in his moods. He'll come around when he realises what he had done.' Mark couldn't help but want to keep her close, a huge part of him hoped that he wasn't charging blindly into this, not that he cared.
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Day 4
Aug 14, 2006 20:01:32 GMT -5
Post by Maureen Johnson on Aug 14, 2006 20:01:32 GMT -5
Maureen sighed. "Yea, I guess you're right." She looked at Mimi. Part of her wanted to be alone with Mimi while the other part wanted to be back in bed with Mark.
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Day 4
Aug 14, 2006 22:01:37 GMT -5
Post by Mimi Marquez on Aug 14, 2006 22:01:37 GMT -5
Mimi sat back as Maureen got up and noticed all that had happened just then. As Maureen handed her the glass, she spaced out then it all registered. "Thanks. Uh Maureen you didn't get any of my blood on you, did you?" Even though she knew, she didn't want to believe it. Then she thought of when they were together. "Oh my, no......" Mimi burst into tears again. "First I get you high, then I kill you.....I can't believe myself." Mimi gathered up her knees and put her head down. "This is too much..." Mimi said to herself.
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Day 4
Aug 14, 2006 22:09:33 GMT -5
Post by Maureen Johnson on Aug 14, 2006 22:09:33 GMT -5
"Mimi..Mimi calm down." Maureen rubbed Mimi's back. "You didn't kill me! I'm right here. Yea I got some blood on me but i washed it off, and me and Mark are going to get medication in a little while." She turned to Mark and frowned.
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Day 4
Aug 15, 2006 1:55:09 GMT -5
Post by Roger Davis on Aug 15, 2006 1:55:09 GMT -5
Roger had walked down the stairs and Mimi's cries for help didn't register in his brain. It was as if he was in a different world and nothing else mattered. His heart felt like ice, and his brain felt so hot. What just happened...Did I hurt Mimi? He kept on walking but after half an hour he grew calmer and realized that he hurt Mimi. She was crying for help and you didn't do anything. You're fucking scum. His heart burned with shame as he ran back to the loft and up the stairs. Bursting into the room, he realized the awkwardness and cleared his throat before kneeling besides Mimi. "A-Are you alright?"
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Day 4
Aug 15, 2006 18:45:18 GMT -5
Post by Mimi Marquez on Aug 15, 2006 18:45:18 GMT -5
Mimi sighed when Maureen's hand touched her back. She began calming herself when Roger threw the door open. Mimi jumped. She looked up to see Roger by her side. "Hey." Mimi looked in his eyes, and could see the pain in them. "Okay...I'm just okay, but I've..." Mimi sobbed. "I've probably given Maureen HIV....If not from my head bleeding, then when we..." Mimi looked up at Maureen and mouthed the words 'I'm so sorry'. She turned to Roger. "Can you just...just hold me Roger?" Mimi added with a desperate tone in her voice, "Please?"
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Day 4
Aug 16, 2006 2:35:23 GMT -5
Post by Roger Davis on Aug 16, 2006 2:35:23 GMT -5
Roger sat there and felt horrible, seeing the gash in her head. "Did I - Did I do this to you?" He was afraid of his own words, knowing that he didn't really want to know the answer, but he needed to know. But how can I just give in this easy? I was pissed, still kind of am...but I love her. That's why...I love her. Hearing Mimi's pleading voice, he simply nodded his head before moving closer to her and gingerly picking her up and placing her against his body. "You'll be fine..." He kissed her forehead lightly and looked up at Maureen and Mark. Mark looked rather happy and Roger could tell that he was about to get laid. About time..he needs to relax somehow. "Maureen, you need to go to the hospital, get medication or something. They'll know what to do. Just...just get there as fast as you can. Maybe they can stop it. I don't think any of us want you going through what we have. S-So go."
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