If you were wondering why some conversations don't seem real, it's because I don't talk much, and don't really have a lot of friends.
Sorry for any minor mistakes on this story. I just type as I go, and don't really check my work. I know, lazy writing, but I want to post chapters ASAP. It keeps the flow going.
And no, I have not forgotten about Fabian.
Now on to the new chapter.
Alfie
It was still quiet after Patricia left for the playing area, followed by Nina, so I tried to crack a joke to lighten the mood. I guess everyone was still in shock about what Mara had done just a while back.
"I see shocked people, but I don't see the stun gun anywhere.", I pretend to look around, but nobody laughed. Not even Jerome. I sigh. I can't believe it. It was supposed to be a fun day of paintball, but now it was ruined. It seemed that nobody was interested to play anymore. Then Nina comes back from the playing area with a defeated look on her face.
Now at least the silence was broken, as Joy and Nina started to talk about Patricia. As Joy tries to stand up, presumably to talk to Patricia, she falls flat on the floor and we all run to her with concern. I was sure her head still hurt, and Nina knew too, so she helped Joy lay down on the floor.
"Do we need to call an ambulance, Joy?", Nina asks, but Joy shakes her head, saying, "No. This is just nothing. Thanks anyway, Nina." I see Eddie walk towards Amber, who was still in the corner of the room. She must be in a… wait, let me remember. Yeah, that's it. Trauma.
"Don't worry, Amber. It's going to be okay…", I hear Eddie try to make her feel better, but I doubted it was going to work. He whispers to her, so I could not hear what he was saying, but then Amber slowly stood up and walked towards Nina and Joy. Eddie was beside her, still trying to make her feel better. He was holding her hand. That's kinda cool, I guess.
"You think he likes her?", Jerome asks me and Mick, pointing to Eddie and Amber. "Yeah. I think so." Mick replies and I nod too.
"So, you think we're going to play paintball later?" I ask them, and they both shake their heads. "Not this time, man. Not everything can be fun. There's a problem here that needs to be resolved.", Jerome replies.
I get lost in my thoughts then I hear a whisper. It was the same whisper I heard in the attic, but this time with a different message. "Go. Go find your protectors. They can help you find your friend." "What? What do you mean?", I ask in my mind, but the whisper was gone.
"Hey, hey man. Are you alright?", I hear Jerome's voice from what seemed to be far away then I realized that I was just lost in my thoughts, so I snap out of it and assure him, "Yeah, yeah. I'm fine." "Are you sure, because you were speaking inaudibly just now.", Mick added. "I-I was just, thinking of something. But I'm fine, really." They decide not to ask me any more questions, and it gave me time to think about what the whisper meant by 'Find my protectors.'
Protectors? What protectors? Did it mean my parents? No, that does not make any sense at all. But who? Who are the protectors? I would want help to find my friend Fabian. Maybe my friends are my protectors… But I couldn't be sure. I don't really want to put my other friends in trouble, not even Patricia. I don't need them to know about my terrible dream. Even Sibuna doesn't know the full extent of my dream. (A/N: If you don't know what dream I'm talking about, read chapter 12 again) And I plan not to tell them anytime soon. They don't need to know that they were not just dead in that dream. What really happened in the dream was that I failed to save Fabian, and because of that I was in a rage. I couldn't control myself and I… I was the one who killed them all. I… killed them all. As if they had anything to do with it. I couldn't tell them that. And I can't live with myself if that happened in real life. Who would?
Something tells me to try and recall that same dream again. There was a pulling sensation in my mind. I recall the dream again and again then I finally notice something at the end of the dream. The dead students. There were only 8 of them. 10 students were staying at Anubis house, including Fabian and me… Which meant one was missing. But who? And why?
My thoughts get interrupted by Jerome, who snaps me out of my trance and looks at me straight in the eyes. "You're acting strange bro? Is there something wrong?" "No, just thinking of something." "You've been doing that a lot lately." "I know, but I assure you, I'm fine." Jerome, thankfully, drops it and I decide not to think about it for now as to not arouse suspicion.
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I have 2 questions for you guys to answer. I won't post the next chapter unless at least one of you gives me a decent answer in the reviews.
Who are Alfie's protectors, and why would you think that?
Who was the one missing from the dead people in the dream, and why would you think that?
Okay, that's all, and until next time.