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Chapter Three:
I couldn't sleep that night. All I could picture was Dan's eyes and his tight grip on me. Time seemed to stop at that moment, and I didn't like it. When Dan had a hold onto me, it felt like I was open to him. He could sense everything that I was, feel everything I was feeling. Honestly it creeped me out. Phil stated with me after that for a little while, trying to get my mind off of him. "Don't worry. I'll make sure he doesn't do anything irrational Lydia. I'll find out what he's up to", I remember Phil saying. Finally, after what seemed like hours, I finally fell asleep, still picture Dan's eyes staring into mine.
"Hey. How did you sleep last night?" Phil asked me at my locker. "Horrible." I was mentally cursing Dan from taking my sleep away from me. "Yah I can tell, you're a mess." Phil laughed. "Yah thanks" I grumbled. "Oh come on, you know I'm only teasing you. Come on let's go to class." "Uhhhh fine. Just please keep Dan away from me." I begged. "Alright I'll try. Just ignore him. He can't do anything while I'm here." As we walked to class, I couldn't help but think what Dan would do to me if he got me away from Phil, or worse; get his dark side to switch on.
Ever since Phil and I have become friends, I have only seen his darker side once, and I never want to again. He became a whole different person; literally. His look in general became dark and rebellious. Phil's dark side was Dan's natural persona. It scared me. "Hey! Snap out of it Lydia. You almost just ran down some Freshman." he nudged me. "What? Oh…sorry. I was just thinking."
The last bell rang and I quickly jumped to my feet with my things. Today had gone pretty well, but everywhere I went, I could still feel Dan's eyes digging into my back. I grabbed Phil's arm and dragged him to my locker, making sure there was no chance Dan could get me alone. "Whoaaa, calm down there. What's wrong?" Phil asked trying to pry me off of him. "Eh sorry…I just didn't want to give Dan the chance to get me alone again." "You're still thinking about that? Aw Lydia stop worrying." "I know…" I grumbled. "I just don't want to be alone right now. Do you want to come over tonight and play some video games?" "Sure! But why don't you come to my house instead?" he got all excited and did that cute little smile of his. I couldn't help but smile back. "Okay, I'll meet you at your house in a bit." I put my music in, and pulled up my hood and ran to my car, following the massive wave of people out of the school, trying to blend in and keep away from Dan.
"No, no, no! Why do you always beat me at this?" I yelled. "Hahaa, Lydia don't you remember that my life revolves around video games?" Phil laughed at me. "Yes but it's still not fair…" I pouted. Then, out of no where, my body seized up. I couldn't move. His eyes flashed in the back of mine. The dark red seeping into the brown, the pressure on my wrist. "Phil…?" I managed to say, but then the room went black.
"Lydia? Lydiaaaa? Come on, wake up! What's wrong?" I heard someone…but it seemed so distant. "Phil?" I think it was him. I felt something cold against my forehead. "Heyyy. Lydia what happened?" he said while I sat up. "I just…well…you're going to think I'm crazy." "Lydia no I'm not. Tell me. What happened?" I honestly didn't even know what happened. I saw Dan's eyes again and then I passed out? I think? I don't know, but I doubt Phil will believe me, but what choice do I have? "Well…you know the other day when you got me away from Dan?" "Yah and you left with me?" "Yeah, well before you came, Dan held on to my wrist really tight and I felt like I couldn't move and…" I felt my heartbeat start to race and my breathing grow faster. "Lydia breathe." I took a deep breath. "Sorry…and he got really close up to my face and stared into my eyes. I felt paralyzed and Phil? His eyes. The were brown, but I saw red…seeping into them…and…Phil?" Something happened next that I never want to see again. Phil was kneeling beside me on the floor, his face looking down, his knuckles white from gripping the carpet. "Phil?" "Ha…haha..ahahaa" "Ph-Phil…what's wrong?" He then took the game controller next to his hand threw it against the wall. "ILL KILL HIM, ILL KILL HIM!" And next thing I knew, Phil slammed the door behind him and was running to his car.