Part Six

 

            The first thing I knew I had to do was write Alice. I plopped myself down on my chair and flicked on my computer. I used to practically live on this thing back home, now I hardly have it on. It took a while to load so I doodled in pink pen on a small scrap piece of paper. After two minutes of drawing little hearts I turned on my messenger. Zero emails. I wondered if everyone already forgot about me, or if they thought I forgot about them. I opened a new email and began to type.

 Hey Alice! Guess what? A few houses down here lives a boy our age. He has the most amazing green eyes and plays the guitar on his roof. His hair is black and semi-long. HE IS THE HOTTEST GUY I HAVE EVER SEEN. Did I mention he lives a few houses down? Yes, easy person to stalk! So today he invite me into his house and we talked and guess what?  HE KISSED ME!! Three times I should add! I really like him.

Besides that this town is so boring. My neighborhood is effed up on so many levels. As soon as you cross into it the air gets colder and it becomes harder to breathe. Everyone who lives near me is grumpy all the time and acts as if they are hiding something. I hate it, but Trevor is not like that. He is the only thing keeping me sane.  I miss you guys! Say hey to everyone!

 -Lexoxox

 I was disappointed that no one sent me an email and that no one was online. I should probably make some new friends here… that I don’t want to make out with. Usually I make friends at the beach or from school but school wouldn’t be starting for another month and this place didn’t have a beach or anything remotely similar. Trevor should have loads of friends, maybe I should ask him to introduce me? Or would that seem way to needy? So many thoughts rushed through my head, along with other voices of people. I decided I would lie on the roof for a while and collect my thoughts. I shut off my computer and slid out the small window.

The clouds were dark and slowly building; I wouldn’t be able to sit out here for long. I looked over towards Trevor’s home to see if he was outside as well. He wasn’t and this disappointed me. I shut my eyes and filtered through all the thoughts of my neighbors. I slowly drifted off into a small slumber. I wasn’t sure how long I was out for.

I was awakened by the soft drips of rain that were slowly starting to fall from the sky. My eyes slowly blinked open. My body was numb from being so cold and my hands were violently shaking. I had to get inside before I got pneumonia or something. I sat myself up and looked around. That’s when I herd it. It started off like a small whisper, it shouldn’t have caught my attention but the shrillness in the deep voice alarmed me. It was coming for the forest. I tried narrowing down on the voice, try to find out who the voice belonged to. It got louder and it started to act like a ringing in my ear. It wouldn’t stop. My brain felt as if it was about to explode from the agony the voice was causing it. I started to whimper and the voice crackled into a deep laugh. It got louder and louder and became all I could hear. The rain was pounding now and my skin was turning grey. I knew I needed to get inside and get warm before my body collapsed but I couldn’t take my hands off of my ears. I squirmed and struggled to move an inch but my brain couldn’t focus on anything. My body just shut off at this point, I don’t know what happened.

 The next thing I remember is hearing Trevor’s voice half panicking when he saw me. “Lex! Oh my god Lex are you okay?” He yelled from his rooftop. I was lying there not moving, what exactly did he think? I could only get out a small groan. I was in and out of consciousness at this point. I heard him jump from roof to roof until he landed right beside me. I felt his hand touch my head and slowly stroke my hair. His breath was distressed and loud. I wanted to tell him I was okay but nothing would come out. He turned me off of my side and onto my back. He saw that my eyes were open and relief moved over his face. “Lexi what happened?” He whispered softly not wanting to alarm me of how worried he was, even thought I could already tell.

I was trying to talk but still nothing but a small mumble could come out of my throat. “I’m going to get your parents” He announced and started to stand up. I used all my might to lift my arm and grip his leg. He looked down at me. I let out a shrill noise. I didn’t want my parents to worry, or talk to Trevor. I tried to tell him to stay but it came out as a mashed up sentence. Trevor got the point and bent back over, “I won’t leave you if you don’t want me to.” His eyes were tender and he held my gaze. We sat there in silence until I could regain my strength.

Trevor helped me sit up. My throat was scratchy and I still couldn’t talk perfectly clear. I didn’t know if I should tell him about what happened since he was so passionate about the Manas. I decided I would. “I was sitting here and a man’s voice just came into my head, it got louder and louder and I finally couldn’t take it.” He stared at me. He pulled me into his chest and held me tight. “I don’t know what happened but I am glad you are alright.” He spoke so softly I could hardly hear him. “I should go tell your parents…” He said this as if he was asking me if it was okay. “No please don’t I don’t want to worry them.” I whined. If anyone were to tell them about this it would be me, privately. “I’m going to go lay down and rest.” I said pulling away from him. I didn’t want to be with anyone right now, not after what just happened. We said our goodbyes and he slip down the rain pipe.

I slipped my way back into my dark room. The rain had stopped for a while but the air was still cold and the clouds were still frighteningly dark. I peeled off my wet clothes and slipped on my baggy pajamas. I shut my window and closed the curtains. I was still shaking but not from the cold. I have never been more terrified in my life. I was so used to know what was going on all the time. Now I don’t know who that voice belonged to or why it was torturing me. But I knew it was after me and I knew it would come again. I crawled into my bed and pulled up the covers above my head.

Part Seven

 

            I must have fallen asleep because when I opened my eyes my room was dark and the sun was no longer visible. My door was only open a crack and the light from the hallway pooled into my room causing small shadows to reflect off of the objects in my room. I let out a small groan. My head felt raw from the voice that was drilled into my head just a few hours ago. My body ached and felt as if it was ten times larger. I must have been sweating during my slumber because my sheets felt wet along with my skin. I pushed the blankets off of me and sat in the darkness.

 What had happened? That voice wanted me and I knew it would come again. I had to build an immune to it’s piercing tone. If it wasn’t for Trevor I would have been out there still, freezing and wet. Who knows what would have happened to me, I owed him thanks. My breathing was still heavy and thick, it seemed like I would never calm down. I took a deep breath and sat up. The room began to spin. Thankfully not fast as if I were passing out but just enough to make me not want to stand up. I put my head in my hands and tears started to flow down. I was so alone and I never was this restricted. I had always been in control and I always knew what was happening. This was so different and foreign to me. I never understood why people feared the unknown. Until know.

The tears continued to pour down when a small knock on my window startled me. My eyes darted towards the window; the curtains were drawn so I could not see who was on my rooftop. It had to be Trevor. No one else made their way onto their roofs, let alone my roof. The room wasn’t spinning as much so I tried my luck at walking. I stumbled my way across my room to the window and opened the curtain. I saw nothing but the blackness of the forest. I opened the window and crawled out onto the roof. I looked over to Trevor’s house. No one seemed to be home and the lights weren’t on in his room. I sat myself down into a comfier position. My heart settled down a bit and my breathing finally became slower. Who knocked? Trevor couldn’t of made it back to his house in that short of a time. The wind started to blow and goose bumps filled my arms. I turned myself around to start going back into my dark shadowed room. As I turned I noticed the letter taped to the right of my window. I could feel myself subconsciously cocking one eyebrow in confusion. I peeled off the letter and looked at the envelope. In fancy, perfect cursive writing it read my full name. Lexi Alexandria – Elizabeth Shapha. That’s when I got a bit creeped out. No one knows my full name except my parents, and got forbid they know how to write so elegantly.

 I crawled back through the small pain of glass and locked it tightly behind me. Some one knows a lot about me and what room I sleep in, No way this goes unlocked. I slipped my index finger inside the corner of the envelope and slid it towards the other corner to open it. There was only a small note inside of the envelope. I figured the paper was old due to the off yellow shading and the crumpled feel it had to it. As I lifted the piece of shriveled notebook paper out it felt as if it would crumble in my hands, so I made sure I was extra careful. There was only one line written on the small page. 

 

         Dear Miss Shapha, I know who you are, better yet what you are.

 

            I felt sick. My stomach flipped and gurgled. Not in the good way that I felt around Trevor. I needed to get to the bathroom, fast. I sprinted down the hallway and sat next to the toilet. Someone in this screwed up town knows my secret. I bet it was the voice. Vomit started to build up in my throat and travel towards the only exit. The room started spinning again. Defiantly the worst day of my life. I would have to talk to Trevor; I would have to tell him everything. He was my only friend here and the only one that could tell me more about these Manas. One long night and I could talk to him.

            After spilling out the cotenants of my stomach I brushed my teeth and curled up in my bed again. I didn’t want to deal with anything or anyone. Today was so messed p and long. Only sleep could cure my minds wandering. I settled in for a night of unpleasant dreams and screaming.