Chapter 1, Part 3
I THINK YOU SHOULD KNOW
I wake up in my bed, my head is still pounding. I open my eyes, and look around; finally able to move. Monika is asleep in my desk chair. I look at the clock.
I've been asleep almost all day.
I lean over my bed to find a trashcan; I feel like I'm going to throw up again. Monika hears me rustle the can, and wakes up.
"Sleep well?" She opens her eyes, and offers me a glass of water. "You sure slept for a while."
"What... the hell... did you do to me?" I'm trying to catch my breath; my heart still won't stop racing.
"I showed you what could have happened." She sets the glass of water on my bedside table, and returns to her chair. "Or, rather, what still may happen."
"What are you talking about?" I reach for the glass of water, my mouth is incredibly dry. Did I sleep with my mouth open?
"I'm talking about..." Monika begins to explain. "Look, I think you should know; things are a lot different than what you think they are. I'm not going to get into details, because I don't really think you'll understand. Not yet, at least."
"Just... get to the point, Monika." I really don't feel like being toyed with. I just want this feeling to go away.
"Pushy." She laughs a little to herself. "Just relax for a while, you should feel better if you just take it easy." I recall what I saw in my dream, and I almost burst into tears.
"What.. what did I see? Why did..." I can't even finish my sentence before I finally break down and cry.
"I'm sorry you saw that. I really am." Monika rolls the chair next to my bed, and rests a hand on my shoulder. "But, I felt like it was the only way for me to really show you the gravity of what you're about to go through. But, the good thing is; you can stop it from happening. I won't help you, do everything, but I will tell you that right now, everyone in the club needs your help with something." She starts running her hand through my hair. I admit, it feels both really weird, but also... nice.
"So... everything that I saw... could still happen?" I look up at Monika.
"I'm afraid so." Monika takes the hand she was using in my hair and puts it on my cheek. "But, if you do everything right, it won't happen that way." She takes her hand back, and puts the chair back at my desk. "I really wish I could help more, but... I can't. Something's changed. You have to do this by yourself."
"Monika... please.. tell me what I have to do." I try to speak to her, but she just ignores me and packs up her things. I can tell she's upset by this too, I saw a tear run down her cheek as she turned to the door.
"Oh, and one more thing;" Monika stops in the doorway, and turns to me. "Don't tell anyone what you saw in those dreams. I know you may be tempted to, but it will only cause more problems." She waves and smiles to me as she leaves. "I hope you get to feeling better before tomorrow. It's a big day."
Monika closes the door behind her, and I'm alone with my thoughts.
I have no idea what to do right now.
After thinking in bed for a while, I return to sleep, and get some rest. If what I saw and what Monika told me is true... I'll need all the energy I can get.
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Thank you for reading the first chapter of Doki Doki Lover's Club! I had planned on making this more relationship based, but I thought it would be best to save that for a bit later, and instead focused on a lead-up to the more major story events to unfold in later chapters. I know this part was a bit short, but it was an important plot part of the story. I hope you all look forward to Chapter 2!