Here it is! The final chapter of One Eye Open!

One Eye Open

Chapter 10

Speak Out

Speak out, they all say. Speak out! But I can't! Why won't anyone get it! Why won't anyone just get it!

Why doesn't anyone get what happens when I speak out?

August 12th, Young Girl Found beaten and raped on street. Police investigating cause. Parents outraged and relieved. Father swears to 'Find these bastards and kill them.'. Young girl herself has lost ability to speak. Identity with held.

One Day Earlier

"That's a good girl... She's finally stopped screaming," said the man.

Two Day's Earlier

"Just be glad you're not pregnant," said the man.

Three Day's Earlier

"Come on Hayner. I want to see you try!" yelled Vanitas. He and his gang had ganged up on us again, demanding that Hayner work as a hit man for them. Hayner is one of the strongest and best people in the town. He's beaten up a few criminals and can beat almost anyone in school. The one's he can't beat are either druggies or jerks. He always refuses to work with them though. He doesn't fight unless he has to.

"No!" yells Hayner.

"Go away!" I yell.

"Stay out of this girl!" Vanitas yelled.

"Back off from her!" yelled Hayner.

"Says who?" he asked, obviously getting irritated.

"Me!" said Hayner. He then punches Vanitas square in the jaw. This makes all his cronies jump at Hayner. He beats the first few, but the last one has knife. He stabs Hayner, and punches him in the temple, knocking him out.

"Hayner!"

"Get the girl!" Vanitas yelled.

I tried to run, but they grabbed me and tied me with a rope.

"What the hell are you doing?" I yell.

Vanitas gags my mouth with something that, after all this, gave me swine flu.

"Shut up. If he won't join us, then you will. This ought to teach you to keep your mouth shut," he said. He ordered one of the guys to come over. He whispered in his ear, and the next thing I know, he swings a bat at my face.

A few hours, days, whatever, later, I wake up to find that I've been completely stripped and hog tied.

"Alright. This will teach you," someone said as he entered something into me.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" I yell, muffeled by the gag. I notice I'm sweating and crying. Then I know what they've been doing to me.

"Hmph! Scream all you want, 'aint no one going to here you!"

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"

He kept at his routine until some liquid flowed into me.

"Oh yeah!"

This kept on for hours, upon hour, upon hour. It all blurred by, until I ran out of energy to stay conscious and scream.

I faint.

I wake up the next day (week?) to find that I'm in a hospital. My parent are here, and so is Hayner, Kairi, Namine, and Xion, along with two policeman.

"She's awake!" my mom yells.

Everyone rushes over and starts calling my name. The light is so bright, and everyone is screaming so loud. I can't take it. I really can't take it. I close my eyes, and hope everything will end.

"Olette! Don't go! Olette!" they all scream, their voices blurring together. A nurse comes in, and pushes everyone out while a doctor starts ordering them around. I'm listening to a beeping sound. It's getting louder and louder, each beep getting faster and faster. I hear people ordering people around, but I don't care. My mind is saying it's all going to end. It's all going to end.

"Don't you dare die Olette!"

My eyes flutter open to see Hayner right there, holding my hand. He's been crying, by the look in his red eyes.

"Too tired..." I whisper. But then I notice no sound came out of my mouth. Then I thought, it was better that way. I mouthed it to him instead.

"No! No!"

I mouth 'Bye...' to him and close my eyes.

"Olette!"

I open them with a start and look to my side. It's Hayner again, but this time he's really crying. Hard.

"Don't go! Why the hell do you have to go! Why not me!"

He wants to go too? I want to take him with me too. Now I'm crying and when he looks at me, he sees a tear flow down my cheek. All the nurses are gone, and the doctor isn't yelling. He sees whats going on and leaves the room. It's just me and Hayner now. He pulls me up and steadies my body as I try to open my eyes.

"Don't go..."

I mouth to him, 'I won't.'.

And with that, my ordeal is over. I'm alive.

And I vow never to speak again. The last time I ever spoke, it made someone hurt Hayner. I don't ever want that to happen to anyone ever again.

Present

And now, I'm in the room, ending my tale to Luxord, who is sitting there patiently taking it all in.

"And now you can speak again. You always could. But it's your choice to speak or not," he says.

I nod.

"So will you?"

I shake my head.

"What will it take to convince you?"

I tried to think of an answer, but couldn't find one. He sat there waiting, noticed I didn't have one, and motioned someone to come in.

Hayner walked in and sat beside me on my bed.

"Hey," he says, quietly.

I wave.

"You can talk to me you know," he said.

I nod.

"What's wrong? You can talk now. Do you know how happy I was when I heard this! I wanted to hear you right away! But they made me wait while you told your story," he explained.

I nodded in reply.

"Please Olette. Speak up," he whispers.

Luxord stands up and leaves the room. I thought he was going to lock us in like what happened to Namine, Xion, and Kairi, but instead he just closes the door.

"Speak," Hayner says as he holds my hand.

I take my whiteboard and write down 'Only if you let me.'.

"I do. You know I never thought that was your fault you know. I thought it was mine," he whispered. "I spent days trying to find you, but the police found you first, on the clock tower in a bloody pile. I rushed to the hospital to see you, and waited hours until they said I could come in with your parents. I say you, and then Kairi, Xion and Namine came in. We waited an hour, and you finally woke up. They all rushed to you screaming your name, but I stood in a corner, trying to think of a way to face you. Then they pushed us out. They said you almost died. I ran in and screamed 'Don't die' and you didn't. You didn't."

I looked at him, and he was crying. I was too. I held onto him and for the first time, I whispered to him.

"Thank you."

One Eye Open – An Nguyen (Me)

I've got one eye open

One eye on the world

One eye on what I love

I've got one eye closed

Not seeing the whole

Ignoring the hurt

I've got two eyes closed

Seeing nothing

Looking inside

I've got Two Eyes Open

Seeing it all

Loving you dearly

End! It has finished! The sequel will come, don't you worry! It goes by the name of One Eye Closed! I hope you all wait for it!

-an1995616