2. The Party.
I was lying on a bed watching the room spin. In the opposite corner Jess was sitting in a small brown chair playing absent-mindedly with what looked like a phone line. It seemed like she was trying to plug it into her wrist.... Wait. What? I sat up and tried to focus on what was happening. Jess had a compass in her hand, not a phone line.
"Stop it!" I screamed. "Stop!" I ran over and grabbed the compass from her hand, which was now covered in blood and threw it to the floor. And then I did something I instantly regretted. I slapped her.
Jess looked up with a tear stricken face and whispered, "why?"
I don't know? "Because." I answered her without so much as giving her an answer. I can't take this anymore, I cried internally.
She was looking down at her hands which were streaked in blood and started to laugh. I looked at her briefly before I stormed out of the room and into the hallway throwing my fist through the wall in front of me.
As I stumbled down the hall I shoved others out of my way. People turned to watch me, noticing that I had begun to cry, even though that realization had been lost on me. As I stepped out onto the porch I ran into Jess's boyfriend, Mike.
"Why the tears Bells?" he asked. I looked at him confused before shaking my head.
"Why else?" I whispered. His eyes went dark; he turned and walked into the house. I was too numb to follow even though I knew I should. Let someone else deal with it for once, I begged myself.
Why did I agree to this party? Why did I bring Jess along? I thought as I started the walk home. I wrapped my arms around myself trying to warm up and mentally cursed myself for not grabbing my jacket as I ran from the room. Lost in my thoughts I tripped on the footpath causing me to fall to my knees.
"Funny!" I screamed out loud before rolling over to inspect the damage.
"It looked rather painful to me," a voice called from behind.
I turned to see a tall guy approach. He was dressed in dark jeans and an overcoat. I tensed; I had no idea who he was, it was dark and I was alone.