Chapter 26: Disruptive Arguments

With Stella...

Stella lied motionlessly on her back as she continuously stared at the ceiling. She hadn't felt too well for the whole time she'd been awake, and it was about four hours ago when she woke up. Stella rolled onto her stomach and closed her eyes.

A few minutes later she rolled back onto her back and glanced toward the door. Stella was rather freaked when she saw that Jake was standing right next to the door. She was drowned in the morbid stare coming from his large eyes, and she wondered how long he had been there.

There was dolorous silence between the two. Stella watched the ground as she sat up. Jake continued staring at her as he breathed profoundly. He closed his eyes before he whispered, "Why are you doing this to me?"

Stella stared blankly at Jake. "What?"

"Why are you doing this to me?!"

"What? I haven't done anything to you! You've done everything to me!"

Jake shook his head and screamed, "WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS TO ME?!"

"What the hell am I doing to you?!"
"THIS!" Jake raised his left arm high into the air and pointed at it. Stella turned wan and screamed at the sight of blood pouring from his wrist where he had cut himself. She screamed, "WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS TO YOURSELF?!"

Jake shook his head and shouted back, "I'm not doing it...you're doing it to me!"

"How could I make you?!"

"You just are! You're making me torment myself every moment of my existence, and how much more do you plan to make me go through?! Why do you do this? Why, why, WHY?! WHY?!?!?! Why do I love you? Why do you hate me? Why do you torment my mind every second of every day? Why do I want to kill myself because of you? WHY?!?!?!"

Stella bowed her head and whispered, "But you ask why...why do you ask why? Why haven't the answers been getting to your head when they're spelled out right in front of you? Why do you do this? Because you're an insane, deranged wretch! Why do you love me? God only knows why! Why do I hate you? Well, isn't THAT obvious! Why do I torment your mind? Well, hun, I don't even know your mind, so how can I torment it? Why do you want to kill yourself? Well, God only knows that also!"

Jake screamed as he sank down onto the ground. "WHY?!?!?!" he sobbed. "Why, why, WHY?!?!?! I don't want to love you anymore, Stella, SO WHY DO I LOVE YOU AND WHY ARE YOU THE ONLY THING I CAN THINK ABOUT?!?!?! WHY AM I STUCK AS GLUE TO YOU? WHY DO YOU INVADE ALL OF MY THOUGHTS? WHY?!?!?! WHY DO YOU DRIVE ME INSANE?!?!?! WHY MUST YOU ALWAYS HATE ME WHEN I LOVE YOU? WHY?!?!?!?!?!"

Stella closed her eyes tight as she covered her ears. She curled up tightly while Jake continued inquiring why. Stella tried not to listen to his words as the nameless hamster came in again. He ran over to Jake and began to drag him out of the door. Jake seized the floor and shouted, "YOU'RE KILLING ME! WHY DO YOU WANT ME TO DIE?! WHY WON'T YOU STOP KILLING ME?! YOU IMMORTAL, MURDEROUS BITCH, WHY?!?!?! WHY?!?!?! I LOVE YOU, BUT WHY DO YOU KILL ME WITH NO MERCY?!?!?!"

Stella shut her eyes tighter as she screamed, "AND YOU'RE SAYING I'M KILLING YOU?!?!?! LOOK AT ME, BEGGING YOU TO LET ME BE, AND YOU'RE HERE ASKING WHY I'M DOING SOMETHING YOU'RE ACTUALLY DOING TO ME?! WHERE DOES THIS STOP?! NOW, LISTEN! IF THIS DOESN'T STOP AND YOU DON'T LET ME BE, I WILL KILL YOU, SOMEWAY, SOMEHOW! I WILL MAKE YOU WISH YOU NEVER WERE BORN!"

Jake jumped to his feet and grabbed Stella by the shoulders. He shook her as he shouted, "YOU'VE ALREADY KILLED ME...I'M DEAD, BUT I'M NOT GONE! IT'S BECAUSE ONE OF YOUR FALLEN ANGELS HAVE TRAPPED ME HERE! WHY DO YOU DO THIS TO ME?!?!?!"

"WELL!" Stella screamed in his face. "I'M NOT DOING ANYTHING TO YOU! I'M JUST NOT GIVING IN TO YOU! YOU WISH THAT I MIGHT BE HAPPY, BUT I'M NOT! I WANT TO GO HOME! DON'T YOU LISTEN?! I WANT TO GO HOME! I WANT TO GO HOME TO MIKE, TO MY FRIENDS, TO MY LIFE!!!" Hot tears were pouring down her face as Jake took his paws off her shoulders. He bowed his head low as he silently walked away.