Chapter 32 - Leave It To Me Patton

                                    

                                          
Virgil's P.O.V 
                          
Click.
                          
The door finally unlocked after the fifth attempt.
                          
Patton's gasp filled the unlocked room with a new sound, "JA-JANUS?!" 
                          
Whimpering could be heard from a dark corner of the hospital bathroom as a helpless boy sat craddling himself, crying and trying to comfort himself. His hair was slightly wet and he was shaking. He was shaking so much. He was so scared of the world around him that he trapped himself in his own dark little corner.
                          
Patt rushed over to the broken boy on the floor.
                          
SMACK.
                          
A sharp slap could be heard connectioning with Pattons skin. He touched the place where it hurt and made a face of pain slughtly. It must have stung a lot.
                          
And the person who did this was Janus.
                          
"GET AWAY FROM ME!" He pushed Patt away in a fit of rage and sadness and so many other emotions that I just can't describe, "I CANT BREATHE WITH YOU AROUND ME!"
                          
I grabbed Patton and lifted him up, "Everyone get out for a moment, he's overwhelmed right now,"
                          
One by one they all left. Only me, Patton and Janus left in the room.
                          
"Is he going to be okay?" Patton smally asked with concern flowing through his words.
                          
"Don't worry, just leave it to me Patton," I assured him matching his tone of voice, "He'll be alright,"
                          
The door creaked shut and we were alone.
                          
"Janus, it's me Virgil, can I touch you?" His violent shaking slowed for a moment as the broken heart in front of my nodded to my question that seemed to calm him down slightly.
                          
I slowly approached him with a steady hand, placing it upon his shoulder as he flinched from the not so sudden touch before calming a bit more.
                          
Once again slowly, and carefully I placed another hand on his other shoulder another jolt ran through his body, but then calm again.
                          
Gently I began drawing small circles on his back with my thumbs of each hand.
                          
"Alright Janus, can you tell me 5 things you can see," I whispered quietly as to not startle him.
                          
"Th-the wal-walls..." He sniffled slightly as he took a deeper breath and said," The s-sin-sink....the-the t-toil-let..."
                          
His eyes trailed across the room until his own eyes met in his reflection.
                          
I was pushed back by him shoving his shoulder backwards at me.
                          
"Jan...it's alright," I said silently placing my hands back to where they were, drawing the circles slower this time, "The list Janus...2 more things you see,"
                          
A large inhale could be heard from the shaking boy as he spoke the last two words, "Th-the mi-mirro-r.... a-and th-the door...."
                          
"You're doing great...now 4 things you can touch," I instructed in a slightly louder voice but with the same soft tone as before.
                          
"M-my tr-trousers...y-you...." he gasped for a few breaths before continuing, "th-the t-tears on m-my ch-cheek....a-and the sn-snot fr-rom my nose..."
                          
"Wonderful Jan...and now 3 things you can hear," I encouraged lightly.
                          
I couldn't hear his crying as much as earlier now, "You...Pe-people outs-si-side...T-the lights hum-humming,"
                          
He sniffled loudly as I continued saying, "Alright...now 2 things you can smell,"
                          
His breathing began evening out but he was still shaking a bit, "Hospital sm-smell....Patton..."
                          
"And now lastly, one thing you can taste," 
                          
"My salty t-tears..."
                          
He rubbed his eyes with his clothes and I slowly got up and passed him a paper tower to blow his nose with as it was runny.
                          
"Can yo-you let Patton i-in please," He asked after placing the dirty tissue back into my hand before I threw it away.
                          
"Yeah, I will, wait one moment please," He nodded at me as I left the bathroom.
                          
"IS HE DOING OKAY?!" I got bombarded with several questions asking practically the same thing, just in different ways.
                          
"He's doing alright now, Patton," I called for him.
                          
"Yeah kiddo," a small red mark could be seen from where Janus had struck him.
                          
"He wants to see you," I pointed my thumb at the bathroom where Janus was hiding out in.
                          
"O-oh alright," 
                          
End Of Chapter. 726 Words.