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Jerome
I am quietly observing Alfie while we are at the dining table. He looked happy. Almost too happy. The expression on his face, I knew what it meant. There was only one other time I've seen that expression, and it was in grade school. There was this girl in class who he had developed a crush on, and he would make that expression whenever he thought of her.
I get distracted for a bit as I answer Patricia's question about the new students. "So, what do you think of them?" She motions to Nina and Eddie. "Uh, Eddie's great actually. He knows pranks. And Nina, she seems nice." "Too nice…", I hear Patricia mumble as I look at her and she was staring at Nina.
I look back at Alfie, and I saw that his expression had changed. It almost looked as if he was scared of something. He seemed to be deep in thought, which meant something wasn't right. I'm honestly getting a little freaked out now. First was the headache, then him helping cook, and now this. Something was wrong with Alfie and I was going to find out what it was, no matter what it takes.
Soon we get bored with the conversations in the dining room so I follow Alfie as he heads to our room. As soon as I enter our room, I close the door.
"What's wrong, bro. It seems like something is bothering you." He quickly shakes his head in reply, much like a child does when he was lying. "I know you man. I know when something's wrong. You can tell me." He stutters, but replies, "I think I saw a ghost last night." A ghost? I knew that Alfie gets easily creeped out, and he had an active imagination, so I had to ask, "Are you sure?" "Y-yeah, why would I hear whispers in m-my head if it was not a ghost?", he asks me. Something smelled fishy here. I had watched these scenes happen in a lot of movies we watched, so I thought he was playing a prank on me.
"Nice try Alfie, but I'm not falling for it." I was about to laugh when he told me in a voice that was so unlike Alfie, a tone so serious that I knew he was telling the truth, "I'm serious Jerome. It's not a prank." I saw him stop momentarily, then he suddenly looked very scared as he said, "I have to find him before it's too late." "Before what's too late?", I ask, puzzled as to what he was talking about. He now looked panicked, as he said, "Fabian! I have to find Fabian. Before he dies." I try to calm him down, as I tell him, "Calm down Alfie. I can't understand what you're talking about." I see him calm down a little, then he tells me, "Jerome, I-I saw Fabian die in a dream… I dreamt it after I blacked out a while ago, and now I remember exactly what I dreamt about. It felt so real, Jerome. And these whispers in my head, they keep on telling me to find him before it's too late." I saw him go pale as he passed out right in front of me.
I did not know what was going on, so I panicked a bit. I run out of the room and run towards the kitchen, knowing that some of the others were still there.
"Jerome, is something wrong?", I hear Mara ask as she, Nina and Joy were about to leave the dining room table. "It's Alfie! He just passed out in our room. I don't know what to do.", I reply, not knowing what else to say. "Is he alright?", Nina asked, concern in her eyes. "I-I don't know. What do I do?", I ask again, this time my voice sounded more panicked. "What happened, exactly?", Joy asked, folding her hands as if she did not believe what I was saying. She must be thinking that this was a prank. Mara seemed far less convinced that it was a prank, and Nina seemed like she knew it was not a prank. "Settle down, Jer. Tell us what happened", Mara tells me.
"Alfie was saying something about finding Fabian before it was too late, then he just blacked out.", I try to explain. "Fabes?", Joy asks me, but before I can answer, she starts to run towards mine and Alfie's room, followed by me and Nina, then Mara as she held a glass of water.
So hey, that was chapter 10. A little short, wasn't it? Look out for the next chapter to find out what happens next. Peace to y'all. Sorry to leave you hanging.