You and Me, We're not the same.
"We found him." Lip said from the other line. "Where? Is he okay?" Fiona asked, out of the corner of her eye she sees Mickey slightly perc up in Ian's hold. "He was in some alleyway and he's not looking to good." Lip said. "What do you mean?" Fiona asked. Veronica walks back into the room holding a rag to clean Mickey's face but when she sees the worry on Fiona's face she stops, she handed the rag to Ian then pulled Fiona outside the room, Fiona didn't fight it. As this happened Lip explains "He so out of it. He could barely keep his eyes open, he's having a hard time responding to Colin. Pretty sure he was taking heroin. We already called 911, there's an ambulance on the way." Lip said. In the background of the call Fiona hears Colin start to yell something she couldn't quite hear "Shit-" Lip said. "What- what's going on?" Fiona asked. "Iggy's past out- shit-." Lip said before his phone dropped to the ground. Fiona heard movement from the other line, as well as some words that Fiona couldn't make out. "Shit!" Fiona said pulling the phone away from her ear. "What's goin' on?" Veronica asked. "They found Iggy but he's out. They think he was shotting up fucking heroin." Fiona said. "Shit." Veronica said looking back into Mickey's room, she sees Ian and Mickey still sitting on the floor swaying back and forth, Mickey face now clean of tears and snot, but he was still sniffling. "Are they taking him to the hospital?" Veronica asked turning back to Fiona. "They called 911. Said an ambulance was on the was." Fiona said before she heard what sounded like Lip on the phone again. She puts the phone back to her ear "Lip?". "Fi, the EMT's just got here. They're taking him to the hospital now." Lip said. "What hospital?" Fiona asked. "I'll send you the address. Colin road in the ambulance with him, im gonna catch the bus there." Lip said. "Okay, we'll meet you there." Fiona said before the call ended.
Fiona goes back into Mickey's room (Veronica went to get the keys to Kev's truck). "Hey, guys." Fiona said, sitting down on the floor next to Mickey and Ian. "So Lip called, they found Iggy-" Mickey shot up and cut Fiona off "Is he okay?". "They're taking his to the hospital right now, Angel-face." Fiona said. Mickey shot up off the ground "We gotta fuckin' go." Mickey said. Ian and Fiona got up as well. "Mick, calm down. We're gonna get there." Fiona said following Mickey out the room. "Don't tell me to fuckin' calm down." Mickey muttered.
Fiona got Debbie, Carl and Liam over to Kev and V's house so Kevin could watch them while they were gone. After that V, Fiona, Ian and Mickey all got in Kevin's truck and they were off
When they got to the hospital Mandy was already there, Lip couldn't have been far. The four join Mandy in the waiting room. "Where is Colin? How's Iggy?" Mickey asked his sister as soon as he got close enough. "I'm not sure, I just got here." Mandy said, as they all sit down. It felt like hell. Mickey also felt a weird sense of DeJa'Vu. The shitty plastic chairs, the bright lights that give him a headache and the buzzing sound coming from them, the feeling in his stomach that he could never quite identify. He had been there before, many times before. This wasn't the first time Iggy was in the hospital for OD'ing. This wasn't the first time he sat in those shitty plastic chairs with Mandy's hand clutching his as those annoying bright lights buzz. It wasn't the first time they were both staring at that derided hallway waiting for their oldest brother to come tell them everything was going to be okay.
Colin walked throw the hallway not to long after Lip and got there. Mandy and Mickey got up to meet Colin halfway once they saw him. "How is he?" Was the first thing that came out of Mandy's mouth. "He OD'ed um- he had a seizure on the way here but he's okay now. He's awake and the seizure didn't do shit but they need to keep him for a few hours just to make sure he doesn't have another one." Colin explained. "Can we see him?" Mickey asked. "Yeah." Colin said. Mickey looked back at where Ian, Fiona and V were sat. He saw Ian giving him a sad smile before turning around and following Colin to Iggy's hospital room.
"How ya' feelin'?" Mandy asked as they all sat in chairs on the sides of Iggy's hospital bed. "Like I went to hell and back." Iggy said. "You had a seizure, Ig." Mickey said. "Yeah. That's new!" Iggy jokes but no one laughs. They all sat in silence. "Can I talk to Mick? Alone." Iggy asked. "Sure, sure. We'll be right outside." Mandy said getting up, Colin following, and they leave the room together.
Iggy and Mickey sit in silence for a what couldn't have been longer then a minute but it felt like a hour. "Why- why did you do it?" Mickey asked breaking the silence. "Honestly." Iggy sits up and looks at Mickey. "There was no reason not to." Iggy said. "What- what the fuck do you mean?" Mickey asked. "Mick- I- Mickey you have every reason to stay sober but- but I have none! None, Mick!" Iggy explains. "What?- Iggy you have every reason to be sober that i do!" Mickey argues. "No Mickey I don't. Your in school, you have a job, you have the Gallagher's who love you like you're family- YOU HAVE a family that loves you and cares about you! And I have nothing! My life isn't even worth fucking dirt, Mick." Iggy said "Iggy- you have people who care about you to- we spent all day- ALL FUCKING DAY looking for you. We were all so fucking worried about you Iggy. You have Mandy and Colin AND me, Iggy." Mickey said. The look on Iggy's face made it clear he didn't believe Mickey's words. "I'm here for you, Ig. I'll always be right fucking here for you Iggy. Even if I live with the Gallagher's, you are still my brother." Mickey said. "Thank you, Killer." Iggy mumbled "Your welcome, Ig.".