Chapter 3

"Remember, if you toy with her feelings too much, she'll leave you forever. No matter how hard you try to get her back."

Daniel's wise, but seemingly gay, words rang in Jimmy's mind as he tried to sleep. It was the Christmas Eve. Well, Christmas Eve Night.

"Daniel!"

Daniel shuffled into Jimmy's room, bleary-eyed.

"What do you want?"

Jimmy sighed. "Well, since you're my roommate, we became...friends, right?"

Daniel nodded slowly. "And that matters...why?"

"I've been thinking, you know? About what you said."

Daniel sat down on Jimmy's computer chair.

"So?"

"I think you're right."

"About?"

"The toying with her feelings thing."

Jimmy squirmed uncomfortably in his pajamas.

"And, well, we've broken up once before..."

Daniel stared at him. "You woke me up so we could talk?"

"Yeah...Anyway.."

Daniel shoved his hand in Jimmy's face.

"Please, let's talk tomorrow."

"But Cindy's going to be here tomorrow, first thing in the morning!"

"So?"

"I don't want anything happening when she's here..."

"Nothing's going to happen."

"How do you know?"

"I just do."

Jimmy sighed and laid back on his bed. "You owe me a million dollars if something goes wrong tomorrow."

Daniel scoffed. "Why? You already have like threemillion dollars in the bank, thanks to your awesome job, that you seemingly hate."

"Whatever."

Daniel shrugged and walked out the door.

"Daniel?"

He sighed. "What?"

"Thanks."

"Okay. Now sleep. Thanks to you, I'm going to fall asleep during class." (A/N: Daniel's going to a college. I don't know which one, but if you have any idea of a college in Washington D.C., tell me.)

Jimmy smiled. What really could go possibly wrong?


Jimmy struggled to get out of bed. The sheets constricted him, and he couldn't breathe.

"Help!"

Nobody was coming. He would have to do this alone.

First, Jimmy pushed the button on his watch to actuvate the laser. It beamed out, practically melting the sheets. The sheets writhed once, then fell in a heap.

Jimmy sighed angrily. "What the hell is going on?"

He walked out of his room. But when he arrived in the living room, he only saw darkness.

"Hello?"

His invitation for anyone to speak echoed many times before the silence was restored.

"Damn it..." He swore under his breath. Then all he could do was choke. Something was blocking his mouth. Jimmy tasted...Cotton?

Jimmy woke up with a start, sweating profusely. "Damn...It was all a dream..."


The next morning, Jimmy rubbed his head as he got out of bed.

"Daniel?"

No one answered. Then he remembered. Daniel had went on a trip with his college poly-sci class to Washington. Washington state.

Another sigh. Jimmy just stood up and walked to the kitchen.

Again, a sigh. "Where's Cindy?"

The doorbell. It rang twice, then fell silent.

"I'll get it!" Jimmy yelled to no one in particular.

He opened the door, but instead of Cindy, there stood...


A/N: DUN DUN DUN! Now it's a real cliffhanger! Who could this mystery person be? Go ahead and guess, but I guess that you guys won't be able to guess right! Muwahahahaha!

Anywho, review please!

(I know it's short, but bear with me people.)