I'm back for another chapter! I've really been enjoying reading the reviews for this story. I said this a couple times before but this is my first time sharing my writing. So please, leave a review. Give me feedback, tell me what you wanna see, or just tell me that you like what I'm doing. I'd really appreciate it.
Anyway, time for school!
It's Monika, standing right in front of me. We stare into each other's eyes, both shedding tears. I walk over to her and we share a tight embrace. We stay like this for a few minutes before we pull back to look into each other's eyes. We both simultaneously move closer, our lips desperate to meet. Slowly our eyes close and our lips are just an inch away.
I feel a tap on my shoulder. Startled, I turn around.
"What the hell are you doing?"
It's my friend, Devon. Well, I use the term friend loosely. I turn back around to see that Monika is gone.
"Were you playing that stupid game again?" Devon's sudden snap forces me to turn and face him again.
"Oh my God, what the fuck is wrong with you?" He continues, "You need to get a fucking life."
I scowl at him then turn around and start to walk away. "I don't wanna deal with his shit right now." I think to myself
Devon calls out to me, "Where are you going?" he shouts in an annoyed tone. I ignore him and continue to walk away. As I do, I can feel myself sinking deeper into the ground. Confused and desperate to save myself, I turn back and I stop sinking. I walk back to Devon, and he starts to walk away as I follow.
"That's what I thought," he says.
As we walk, Devon continues to insult me. I'm still engraved in the ground but I'm no longer sinking.
"You know," he starts to speak. "If you keep playing that weeb shit, you're gonna lose whatever friends you have left. Including me."
"You're lucky that I've put up with you for so long." He continues to ridicule me. "I even stayed with you during your super emo phase in freshman year. But I guess that phase is still going on, huh."
As I reluctantly walk with Devon, I can feel shackles appear on my left arm, with Devon holding the chain connected to them. I don't bother struggling against them. What other options do I have? I hate him, but it's better than being alone in this place.
"God, you used to actually be cool." Devon continues. "But then you started playing that shitty game, and talking about the fucking anime girl."
With that comment, I feel my sadness being wiped away. And in its place comes anger.
Again, Devon continues to talk. "News flash! No one fucking cares about how much you love your fucking waifu."
I get even angrier and I start to emerge from the ground and close the distance between us.
"God, I can't even remember her name." Devon stops and thinks to himself for a bit.
At this point, I'm right behind him. Anger overflowing me. Even though I can't see myself, somehow I know that my left eye is turning red.
"Oh yeah, I remember now." Devon turns to face me. "The bitch's name is Moni-"
Before he can finish saying her name I turn him around and wrap the chain of my shackle around his neck. I pull it against him as he struggles to get away. As I do this the black void around us lights up in a dark red hue. Before I know it, my hair falls and covers my right eye. Leaving only the red one visible. A scar draws itself over my wretched left eye.
I can feel Devon's body slowly going limp as he runs out of air. I've fully emerged from the ground, I no longer hear the distant whispers. I feel powerful.
"Dean." I hear Monika's voice from behind me.
I drop everything and turn. My eye and hair go back to normal and the now red void goes back to its default black.
"Dean" she calls out again, but I can't see her.
"Dean!"
I wake up in a sweat as I inhale sharply. I'm laying in bed, with Monika leaning over me.
"Oh thank God." She sighs in relief. "You had me worried for a second. Are you okay?"
I blink until my vision clears.
"Uh… yeah." I say, still slightly disoriented.
Monika frowns, not fully believing me. "Okay. Well, you have school in a few minutes. So you need to get ready."
I reluctantly get out of bed and walk over to my closet. I grab a pair of black jeans and a Linkin Park graphic tee. As I'm standing with my back turned to Monika, I can practically feel her gaze on me.
"What's that!" She shouts, worried.
"Oh shit. I forgot." I think to myself.
Monika walks up behind me and traces her fingers along the marks on my back. I jump slightly and she pulls back.
"Oh, Sorry" She apologizes then hesitates before speaking again. "A-Are those scars?" She asks.
"Yeah," I reply. I don't see them too often, but apparently, my lower back is covered in scars. I've heard people say that it looks like someone whipped me.
"What happened?" Monika says, genuine concern accompanying her words.
"Your guess is as good as mine." I say as I throw on my shirt and turn to Monika. "They've been there for as long as I can remember. And I don't know how they got there." I pull on my jeans.
Monika looks at me with sad eyes. Seeing that expression on her face just makes me want to hug her.
"Hey, don't worry about it." I attempt to calm her down. "They're probably just stretch marks or something."
It's a bad excuse, but it seems to put her at ease, at least a little.
She sighs. "Alright, well you should take a shower and go to school. Don't worry I'll hide from your mom." She smirks at her last comment.
I grab my phone and keys. I then grab a chain from a hook under one of my shelves. I fasten the chain around my neck and clasp the ends of it together. Making sure not to make it too tight but also having it hug my neck. Monika watches me as I do this.
"Ooh, that looks cool." Monika says.
"It's just a weird accessory that helps me feel a bit unique." I reply, "Kinda like your bow." I point to her hair.
Monika feels her bow before she speaks up again, "Well I like it. It really fits you."
I walk over to her and kiss her on the forehead. "I'll take that as a compliment." I say as I start to walk out.
"Just a kiss on the forehead?" Monika calls out.
I walk back over to her and passionately kiss her lips. We stay like this for a few seconds before I feel Monika try to push her tongue into my mouth. I oblige and open my mouth, letting her enter. As her tongue explores my mouth I move mine in to explore her's. We play around for a while until I hear a slight moan come from Monika and I pull away.
"If you're trying to make me late to school, I'm okay with that." I say, only half joking.
Monika chuckles, "No. I don't wanna get you in trouble." She replies. "Maybe when you get back." She smirks and a faint blush appears on her cheeks.
"Now go." She demands as she gives me a small shove towards the door.
One shower later and I walk into the living room to see my mom sorting through papers. She barely looks up at me. I walk into the kitchen and open the fridge for a snack.
"So why didn't you leave early today?" I passively ask her, not even taking my eyes out of the fridge.
"Who's the girl?" She asks, ignoring my question.
I close the fridge and face her with wide eyes.
"What?" I say nervously.
She replies, still looking through her papers. "The girl who was sleeping in your bed last night."
"Damn it." I curse to myself.
Monika must have unlocked the door last night when she tried going to the bathroom to change. Still, I'm surprised my mom even came in to check on me. We must have been making a lot of noise.
I walk over to her, "Her name is Monika. She just moved here from Japan."
She doesn't reply.
"The people who were supposed to look after her just abandoned her." I explain. "She doesn't have anywhere to go."
Still no reply. She doesn't even look up at me.
"We have the extra room," I try to convince her, although I'm not sure if she's even listening. "I'll even get a part-time job if you don't want to pay-"
"Hey Monika!" she cuts me off. "Come out here."
Monika appears out of the hallway and hesitantly enters the living room after I give her a nod of approval. Thankfully she put the jeans on from yesterday on before coming out.
She looks at my mom, "Hi Mrs…" Monika stops and thinks to herself for a second, embarrassed.
My mom looks at me for the first time today. Maybe even this week. "You're already sleeping with her and she doesn't even know our last name?"
She then looks at Monika. "It's Crimzen. Like the color. And it's Ms. actually.
Monika smiles at her. "Well, it's nice to meet you, Ms. Crimzen. I hope I didn't cause too much trouble last night."
"Not really. Just try to hold in your sceams next time." My mom says with a chuckle.
Monika and I look at each other, confused.
My mom then looks over to me. "I like her. She can stay. Just keep it down at night and you better be using condoms. I'm not having another baby in this house." And with that, she returns to her papers.
Monika looks at the ground, blushing madly.
"Uh... " Monika looks over as I begin speaking. "Let's head to school." I finish.
I grab her hand and open the door.
"Don't worry." I whisper to her, "She's barely around, so we would have to see her much."
Once the door closes behind us, Monika speaks up from behind me as we walk to my car. "Am I going with you?"
I turn to her, "It'd be a bit suspicious if I said you didn't go to school. It should be fine, believe me, the teachers won't care. Or probably even notice."
We approach a slightly beat up, red, 1999 Toyota. It's not the best car, but it works. And it was cheap. I unlock the doors and we both hop in. Monika immediately puts on her seatbelt which reminds me to put on mine. With my bag in the backseat, we head off to school.
I think over the past events that just occurred, and what's to come once we get to school. I stop at a red light as questions start to fill my mind. "Is anyone gonna recognize her?" "Can I really sneak her into school?" "How did all this even happen?" "How did all those legal documents just appear out of thin air." "What the hell are these dreams about." I lay my head on the steering wheel and sigh. Monika looks at me curiously.
"Fuck my life." I mutter to myself.
Well, there's another chapter done. Things are gonna start to get interesting from here on out. So I hope you guys are ready.
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