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Consolant	By : Lieriallial Category: Musicals/Plays > RENT Views: 1963 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Don’t Keep Me Waiting

“My dearest Roger,” Roger read after opening a letter from his recently-departed lover. “If you are reading this letter, I have taken the first jump into the new life that awaits all of us when we die. When we agreed to write letters to each other, I never imagined that I would be the first to go. Even though, as I’m writing this letter, I don’t really know what to expect on the other side, I know that when I get there, I’ll be greeted by Mimi, Angel, and Maureen, and then we’ll wait for you to come too. You know that I love you. That won’t ever change. Thank you for always being there for me, and for keeping me on my feet through the worst times. I will never forgive myself for starting you back on drugs, and I hope that it doesn’t do to you what it has done to me. Take care of Jackie as long as you can. All my love, and I hope to see you soon, Mark.”

Roger lay in his hospital bed, next to the bed where his lover had spent the last day of his life. It had been one of Roger’s better days physically since they had both been placed in the hospital as permanent patients, being able to stay alert and contented to just spend time with Mark. But mid-morning, something had gone terribly wrong, and Mark had slipped into a coma. Shortly before his death, however, he had awakened long enough to reach over and take Roger’s hand.

“Roger…” he had said weakly. “I love you, Stud-muffin.”

“I love you too, Pookie,” Roger said. “Please, Mark, don’t go yet.”

“You knew it was coming, Roger,” Mark whispered. “You may have had AIDS longer, but something hit me that has killed me so much faster. I hoped that we wouldn’t have to spend more than a few hours apart, but I didn’t get that. I’m okay, Roger.” Roger squeezed his hand, and Mark rolled over onto his side and shared a final kiss with Roger. “Goodbye, my songwriter.”

“My filmmaker,” he whispered. “I’ll be with you soon.”

“Don’t make me wait too long,” he sighed, turning back over onto his back, his eyes still locked on him. With tears in his eyes, Roger watched his lover’s sight fade, heard his breathing slow to nothing, and felt the grip on his hand slacken. As this had happened, Roger had felt his heart breaking, and he knew that he was going to go soon as well, not from his own terrible sickness, but from his broken spirit and heart.

“Hey, Dog,” Collins said, walking in slowly, using a cane to assist him in walking, even with the severe pain.

“Collins,” he said. “How are you feeling?”

“I’m okay,” Collins said. “How about you, Rog?”

“Not good,” Roger said. “I’m not going to be around for much longer. I can’t live without him, Collins.”

“Don’t talk like that, Man,” he cried. “I’ve lived without Angel for nearly five years, even though I thought I couldn’t either.”

“You don’t understand, Tom,” Roger snapped. “When Mark died, I felt the last bit of my will to survive anything break away from me. I want to keep my promise to him and not keep him waiting any longer than I have to.”

“Roger…” Collins sighed, kneeling next to Roger’s bed and taking his hand. “If you really feel that way, then no one can stop you. I hope you find who you’re looking for. It’s all right, you can go.”

“Collins, take care of my girl for me,” he said, a smile gracing his lips at the thought of the little dog, Jackie, that they had given to Collins when they had been put in the hospital.

“I will,” he said. On an impulse, Collins leaned in and kissed Roger’s lips. “Give Angel that for me, okay?” Roger chuckled softly.

“I’ll see what I can do,” he said with a smile. “You haven’t kissed me since high school, right after you came out and you said you wanted to kiss me.”

“I’ll never forget that,” Collins said. “I’ll certainly never forget you, either. I’m just surprised that I managed to outlive both of you guys, and I’ve had it longer.”

“Roger!” came a soft cry from the doorway as Joanne entered, interrupting the conversation. “I came as quickly as I could.”

“Hey, Joanne,” Roger said, his voice becoming weak. “Tell Kim to come in too.” In the couple of years since Maureen’s death, Joanne had struggled with grief, until recently when she had met a new girlfriend by the name of Kim Sterling, a new attorney that worked at the same firm.

“Hi, Rog,” Kim said, and Roger waved back.

“I’m sorry that I couldn’t get here before Mark went,” Joanne said.

“Ts’ok, Jo,” he said. “At least he knows you’re here.” He began to cough, bringing up a little blood. “He’s waiting for me, so I gotta go.” Joanne kissed his forehead as his eyes closed, and his rattled breathing became less and less until it stopped all together.

“He’s gone…” Collins said softly, tears in his eyes. “I can’t believe he’s gone.”

“I can’t believe you’re going,” Joanne said.

“I can’t believe this family must die,” Kim said. “They helped us all to believe in love.”

“No one here can disagree,” Joanne said.

“I can’t believe this is goodbye…”

Goodbye…

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