Chapter 119
After a while, I don't know how long, there's a soft knock on the door.
"Vince?" I hear Howard say gently. "It's me. Let me in, please." I ignore him. "Vince, please? I just want to help." I keep ignoring him. After a few minutes, I hear him sigh and walk away.
"Vince, it's me." It's Naboo. He'll be angry, he'll be really angry at me. "Please open the door." He doesn't sound angry. He must be, though. He told me not to cut, and I did, so he'll be angry. "Please let me in, Vince." I do my best to block his voice out.
I keep ignoring him, but he doesn't go away. He stays there, speaking only occasionally. He asks me to let him in. I don't, of course. That would be stupid. He'll just be angry.
Later, I don't know how much later, I curl up on the floor. After everything that's happened, I feel completely exhausted. I just want to go to sleep and forget about everything. I want to forget about going looking for Noelle, I want to forget about Howard getting annoyed and calling me Vincent, I want to forget about him saying that he had to tell Naboo. I just want to forget.
I drop off as soon as I close my eyes.