Trapped

Chapter 2: Swallow

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Yami's POV

The bell that signaled school was out had rung a few moments ago. The once deserted hallways filled with students as they met up with their friends and departed from the building. I leaned against the lockers, scanning the crowd for whom I was looking for. Any minute, I hoped she'd round the corner, a bright smile lighting up the entire hallway, and her gorgeous blue eyes shining beautifully.

But she wasn't coming. I didn't get too worried, for it had only been a few minutes since school let out. Perhaps she stayed to ask a question, or maybe to talk to some other friends.

Ten minutes passed. Few students were left in the building. I remained in the same place, tapping my foot lightly. She should have been here by now. Something was definitely wrong. Did I do something wrong? Did she hate me? Was she cheating? Did she get hurt? My heart began to pound faster and I felt warm. No, Anzu wouldn't cheat on me. It had nothing to do with me, I tried to tell myself.

"I searched all over the school and in the bathrooms, and she wasn't there," A saddened voice came behind me. I turned my head to look at Shizuka, her eyes full of concern. We both knew Anzu wouldn't leave without us. I tried to seem more calm. I couldn't let Shizuka see my weak side. She'd always known me to be strong.

"Don't worry... Maybe she just had somewhere to go, and she had to leave right away," I said. A small smile graced her lips, and she nodded.

"I would call her, but the battery on my cell phone is dead..." She said sadly.

"I forgot mine at home," I replied. Out of all days, I had to forget my cell phone on this day. Oh well, it couldn't be helped.

Teachers in the building began to shoo the remaining students out. I picked up my bag and swung it over my shoulder, heading for the door. Shizuka followed close behind me.

The two of us walked out into the parking lot. It was a beautiful day. The sky was clear, and the sun was shining. It felt nice and warm.

"You wanna ride home?" I asked. She shook her head.

"I'm gonna walk home, and look around for Anzu. Thanks for the offer, though." She smiled.

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah. Don't worry, I'll be fine." She waved goodbye and headed in the opposite direction. I watched her walk off for a few minutes before I climbed into my car and started up the engine. I carelessly backed out and drove out of the parking lot, taking off at full speed down the street.

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Shizuka's POV

I walked along the sidewalk and watched as Yami's car sped down the street. To me, that showed he was upset. It always seems that people do things like that when they're angry or sad, or worried. He was probably feeling all those things. Angry, because he thought he may have upset Anzu, sad, because he thinks she will leave him, and worried, about Anzu herself. This is the first time she hasn't met up with us after school, so I couldn't blame him.

I walked off the busy streets and into the quiet neighborhood. I began to lose track of what I was doing and where I was going due to the fact that I was worrying about something. Something that could totally destroy Anzu and I's friendship if she knew. I had never told anyone, but maybe someone had found out, or decided to make it up and spread it around the school.

For about a year now, I have had a crush on Yami. I wouldn't dare ruin the relationship between Anzu and him, and I would never wish he would leave her for me. I'm fine with just crushing on him, hanging out and doing stuff with him. But maybe one or more of the many guys at school that are madly in love with Anzu decided to spread a rumor that Yami and I liked each other and were planning on dating. Then Anzu would fall into the arms of another guy. Not only would Yami be heartbroken, but we would've lost our best friend to a stupid rumor.

But Anzu knows us better than anyone else, so if she was told something like that, she wouldn't believe it... Right?

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Anzu's POV

I watched as the droplets of water slid down my shoulders and chest, and as they gathered at the ends of my hair and fell. I felt them as they slid down my face. I closed my eyes, enjoying the soothing warm water as it blasted from the shower head onto my back. It felt so nice, so relaxing, like I never had to worry about anything.

I turned the knob to turn off the shower and the warm water. I slid open the shower door, and felt a wave a cool air freeze my skin. I quickly grabbed a towel and wrapped it tightly around my shoulders, and fell to the ground on my knees, pondering my thoughts. I had made two stupid mistakes today.

The first was ditching Yami and Shizuka. I'm such an idiot! How could I leave them behind like that? They're probably worried sick about me. Hell, I bet they're mad at me. They probably waited forever after school, looking for me. I squeezed my eyes shut and tried to rid my mind of this thought. I couldn't change it now; I'd just have to apologize about it tomorrow.

The thing concerning me now was that little plastic bottle full of pills that was perched atop the bathroom sink. I glared at it, beating myself up inside for buying them. I wasted money, and bought pills off some street punk that could've poisoned them. Not only weren't they prescribed to me; they could seriously hurt me.

But I had already taken two. And I felt like I needed more. And for this, I blamed the pills. It's their fault for being so addicting to swallow, to feel it in my mouth and in my throat.

I stood and wrapped the towel around my torso, snatched the pills and bolted out of the bathroom down to my bedroom. Once there, I picked up a small pink bag from my bed and dumped its contents onto the floor. Containers and containers of pills spilled out, rolling onto the floor. All of them were some sort of diet pills. My parents were out tonight, so I raided their bathroom and the kitchen for anything that had the word 'diet' on it.

Immediately I opened one, dumping the pills onto the carpet. I picked one up and placed it in my mouth. I let it roll on my tongue before it casually slid down my throat. I pretended it was candy, and picked up a second, allowing it to do the same thing. Man, I was going to be thin soon. Thin like I was before. So thin, even the other skinny girls will look fat.

Yeah... That was what I wanted to look like. I smiled and let out a relieved sigh, and rested my head against my bed.

The next thing I knew, I was out cold.

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2:00 a.m. Once again, I was leaning over the toilet. Why? If I ate too much, I vomited, and if I took pills and didn't eat, I did too. Maybe I'm ridding myself of all that weight. Maybe tomorrow I'll be thin again. Please, God, let me be thin.

My parents were still out. They were off from work this week so they could spend time together. I was thankful for this, for I didn't want them to hear me throwing up. They would also be pretty angry if they knew I had stolen stuff from their bathroom and was using it without a prescription.

I had a feeling I shouldn't have taken those. I was unable to sleep, even when I didn't feel sick. After I had been knocked out, I awoke about a half an hour later, which was at about midnight, and that's when I started throwing up. It eased up after a while, but now it started again, and it felt like it would never stop.

After a while, when I was sure I'd be okay, I returned to my room, hid the pills, and climbed into bed, attempting to sleep. No such luck. I wasn't the slightest bit tired. Giving in, I reached over and grabbed my cell phone. My eyes widened as I saw the screen. Fifteen messages? I listened to them all, most being from Shizuka, some being from Yami. Tears welled in my eyes. They've been trying to call all night, and I've only ignored them to hurt myself. What kind of a friend am I?

Angry with myself, I stomped downstairs and grabbed a couple sleeping pills from the cabinet, and immediately downed them without water. I trudged back upstairs and fell into bed, closing my eyes.

Within an hour, I had finally fallen asleep.