100 Sleepless Nights

“Harleigh, it’s time to get up” I heard my mom call into my room. I buried my head under the pillow again. The past 2 weeks had been so hectic and to be forced to go back to school was a nightmare. The level of anxiety and panic attacks I was having, was unbelievable.

So after I spoke to Vic I went back to Mike’s house, only to be greeted by the cops. They took me into questioning, since Kellin was stabbed there was no one else there to testify. I am a suspect, and for some stupid reason I can’t seem to come up with a good reason why it wasn’t me. ‘Oh yes officer, a ghost child stabbed my boyfriend to death in the yard of my haunted house’ I mimicked in my head. I would get locked up in an insane asylum, which I guess isn’t exactly the worst place I could go. It’s probably more sane than the place I’m living in now.

I pulled my head out from under my pillow and sighed. It hasn’t been too pleasent. Luckily for me Vic hasn’t showed up since I got back. Maybe he is waiting for the right time but I’m just hopeful that it doesn’t come. I have no idea what to do to stop his actions anymore. He is right, I guess it’s difficult for me to admit but I am in love with him and what kills me the most, no infact what disgusts me the most is that my stupid head can’t seem to grasp the fact that he is a murdering psychopath. “Harleigh I don’t want to have to tell you again!” My mom was at my door again. I rolled my eyes and climbed out of bed.

He is probably watching me. It’s so creepy when you think about it, he probably watched me in a lot of different situations. I can’t seem to grasp what his desire is here, I’m never gonna be with him. Even though the thought of never being with him makes my stomach go tight, I can’t let it happen. I can’t fall for it.

I looked around my room and whispered. “Vic?” Nothing happened. Oh well, I tried. I turned around to walk over to my closet and there he was.

“You called?” He smirked. I just stared at him. I actually missed him while he was gone.

“I wanted to see if you were creeping around” I mumbled. His facial features softened.

“I’m not a creepy stalker, I HAVE to be here. I’m not here by choice and I definitely don’t watch you in compromising ways, don’t worry” He explained. I have no choice but to just believe him. Either way I have to just deal with it.

I nodded and looked away. “ I have to get dressed now” I sighed. He nodded then left my room. It’s odd. He can just appear here if he wants, yet he uses doors. Maybe he wants to try and act as humanly as possible.

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I walked down the hallways, gathering the stares. Everyone knew what happened, most people assumed I killed Kellin and somehow managed to get away with it. Others think I’m some kind of witch that went crazy on Hallowe’en. Whatever, I don’t even care.

I walked into my History class and sat down. The class begun a few minutes later and I watched the teacher drone on and on about wars in Iraq. I felt kinda sleepy, like my body was just shutting down. I blinked quickly to try and stablize myself. When I opened my eyes, suddenly it was Kellin standing at the front of the class. I looked around, shocked and sickened. What the hell is going on here? “Okay class let’s have a little different History lesson today” He said. “In 2014 there was a girl called Harleigh” He announced. Everyone looked at me. “She was a lovely person, until she let her boyfriend die” He paced up and down at the front of the class. “Sorry, let me rephrase that, he wasn’t really her boyfriend was he?” He stopped, staring at me.

“I... umm” I stumbled, nothing would come out.

“While he was head over heels in love with her she was lusting after the boy she made up. A boy who wasn’t really there” He walked down the isle and stopped at my desk. “Isn’t that crazy?” He said looking down at me.

“Stop it” I said softly.

“Harleigh isn’t it? isn’t that familar... maybe it was you?” He giggled.

Tears began to form in my eyes. “ I said stop it” I said louder. He didn’t move. Just laughed, louder and louder. I began shouting, “STOP IT!! STOP IT!! STOP IT!!!” I stood up and closed my eyes, sobbing and screaming.

“HARLEIGH!” I heard someone shout. I opened my eyes and seen the normal setting of my class room. Everyone was staring at me and my teacher was standing in the spot where Kellin had previous stood. I looked around and felt embarassed. What the fuck just happened?

I grabbed my bag and ran out of the class. I heard the teacher call after me but I couldn’t stop. I had just had a crazy moment and that wouldn’t go down well after all that’s happened.

I ran home, I wasn’t allowed to use my car for awhile. I wasn’t allowed to do anything, but luckily they weren’t home. They couldn’t tell me what to do.

I unlocked the door and ran up the stairs and into my room, I jumped onto my bed and began sobbing. I let it all out, something I hadn’t been doing for the past 2 weeks. Something I actually missed doing, I couldn’t stop. I cried and cried and cried until I felt someone sitting on my bed.

I looked up through my tears. It was no suprise to me that it was Vic. Of course he would want to comfort me. “Hey” He whispered. I didn’t say anything, I just leaped into his arms and hugged him tight. His arms curled around my body and he hugged me, not letting go at all. “What happened?” He mumbled into my shoulder.

“I’m going crazy” I sobbed.

“If I were you I’d put that away, see you’re just wasted and thinking bout the past again. Darling, you’ll be okay” He sung softly to me. I felt chills, his voice was so beautiful. I couldn’t help but sit back and stare at him.

“You have the most beauitful voice I’ve ever heard, and it’s so wasted” I sighed.

“If I get to sing to someone like you just once, my life will have been worth something to me. This existance I have will be for something” He smiled. A real genuine smile.

“I think I am going crazy though” I switched subject. He tilted his head.

“Why do you think that?” He said.

“I imagined that Kellin was in my class today and had a freak out” I sighed.

“Look, the stress is getting to you. Please try to relax” He smiled.

I nodded and everything went quiet. “The cops think I killed him...” I mumbled.

He looked at me with confusion, “But you didn’t” He shook his head.

“They don’t have anyone else to blame, how did a kid just get stabbed and his girlfriend who was the only witness “clearly” didn’t do it” I said sarcastically.

“What do you think is gonna happen?” He asked.

“I have no idea, but they are gonna keep questioning me” I sighed. He pulled me back in for a hug.

“You know there is a way out of all of this...” He whipsered. I pulled back and looked up at him.

“No... I can’t do that to my parents and sister” I began to feel sick, I could never kill myself.

“It’s just a suggestion” He sighed. “I’ll leave you alone” He got up and left.

Well I guess he is right... it is an option.

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