Arthur Charles Abrams, "Artie" (sg_artie) wrote in supergleerpg, @ 2011-09-07 05:20:00 |
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Entry tags: | !type: narrative, !type: text, -2011: september, character: tina cohen-chang, former character: abigail morris, wanted character: artie abrams, ~complete |
Narrative/Text Messages
Date: 9/7, 5:20 AM
Character: Artie
Location: Artie's bedroom
Summary: He can't even go back to sleep after the fourth consecutive night of waking up in complete agony.
Artie had asked his mother to just let him deal with it, if it happened again. He could tell being woken up, night after night, was wearing on his parents, too. It made him feel like a helpless infant, to have them both come flying to his bedside every time. Besides, it wasn't like there was anything that could be done for the "phantom pain." Reluctantly, they stayed away.
When he woke up this time, he looked at the clock. At least he'd somehow managed to sleep until 5 o'clock in the morning. He lie flat on his back, his chest heaving up and down as he remembered what the pain had felt like in his dream. It was always coming from an unseen source, and that part was what bothered Artie the most.
Since he was already wide awake, he got up and started getting ready for school a full hour earlier than usual. With time to spare, he got ahead on his assignments and waited until he thought Mike and Tina would be getting up. As for Abigail, Artie supposed the girl didn't sleep. How could you, with a blistering academic schedule like hers? He decided to text them. As he downed his Red Bull, he composed a message for the group.
Date: 9/7, 7:15 AM
Character: Artie, Tina, Mike, Abigail
Brainiacs and Wannabe Brainiac, meet me right after school in the choir room? Let's vote on Abigail as our new fourth member and plan the rest of the meetings for the semester.
(A few minutes later, Artie sent another text to just Tina.)
Date: 9/7, 7:23 AM
Character: Artie, Tina
That weird pain I told you about? It's been happening every night this week. That's why I look like shit.