100 Sleepless Nights

"Is he still bothering you?" Vic asked. I looked up at him from my seat on the stairs in my backyard. I nodded sotly.

"He just doesn't give in" I sighed, taking another draw of my cigarette. "It's just really sad to be honest" I tossed the dead butt into a nearby bush. "I hope my mom never looks in that bush" I laughed.

"There is a month worth of your cigarette butts in there, think she might get the hint about you smoking then" He giggled.

"What should I do about Ronnie?" I asked. Vic climbed off the wall and sat next to me.

"Bring him here" He smiled.

"Why?" I raised an eyebrow.

"This place can scare anyone... bring him here and we'll show him how not to mess with us" Vic gave me a look I'd never seen him use before. He looked so haunted... so evil.

I nodded slowly. "Okay..."

"I gotta go. See you later" Vic stood up and began walking away.

"Vic, tell Mike I said hi" I shouted after him, he turned and nodded.

....

"Harleigh, baby... are you ready to take me up on my offer" I felt Ronnie wrap his arm around my shoulder. I shivered slightly at his touch.

I turned to look at him and put on a fake smile. "Yes" I nodded.

A look of surprise crossed his face. "Okay, let's go" He mumbled. He led me out of the school and into the car park. "Where to?" He smirked.

"My house" I looked up at him. "My parents are at work and my sister is at her apprenticeship classes" I mumbled.

"Let's go" He stopped at a car and unlocked it. I got in the passenger side and he started the car.

I gave him directions to my house and we were there within 10 minutes. I climbed out the car and he scurried after me into the house. I turned to him and smirked up at him. "We should go to the basement. Don't want my neighbours to hear us" I began walking backwards towards the basement door.

"Alright, I like dark stuff" He looked at me with such desire. It creeped me out so much. I opened the basement door and led him down the stairs.

"Watch out, the light doesn't work" I explained.

"Okay where are we gonna it then? Is there like a counter or something?" He came up behind me. There was a small window in the corner of the far away wall. A flicker of light shone on us, illuminating our faces.

"You're in for a treat" I smirked.

He leaned in and tried to kiss me but I was pulled back. A hand placed over my mouth to stop be screaming, my eyes clamped shut. "Very funny Harleigh" I heard Ronnie laugh.

I opened my eyes to see a figure standing infront of Ronnie. I watched his face turn from amusement to fear. I tried to free myself from the grip I was in. I could smell blood, not just a small amount. A lot. I looked behind me and seen Vic. "What?" I asked.

I snapped my head around to see Ronnie still staring at the figure. It suddenly launched itself onto Ronnie and they fell backwards. I watched as Ronnie and this figure struggle, more so Ronnie trying to throw it off him. I tried to run over to help him but Vic grabbed my arm. "Ahhhhh!" Ronnie cried out. The figure disappeared and I ran over to him.

"Are you okay?" I tried to help him up but he pushed me away.

"Get away from me you psycho bitch!" He scrambled up the stairs. I ran after him and Vic followed.

"Ronnie?" I shouted after him. He turned for a second and I seen two scratches down his cheek. They were bleeding excessively. I stared at him in shock.

"Look at what you did to me!" He shouted. I shook my head.

"It wasn't me" I cried. My eyes filled up with tears and my heart was racing. I just wanted to scare him, not hurt him. Vic stood beside me and Ronnie shook his head.

"You're both crazy!" He ran towards the front door and opened it. Kellin stood on the other side of the door. He looked at Ronnie and then me.

"What the fuck has been going on here?!" Kellin almost screamed as he walked into the house.

"I can explain?" I stepped forward.

"Oh can you really? Do go on!" He said sarcastically.

"Why are you here? How did you know I was here?" I asked, confused as to his purpose here.

"Oh, well I heard my fucking girlfriend left school early with Ronnie fucking Radke, what the hell was I supposed to think?!" Kellin screamed.

"Dude, we were trying to get him to back off from her!" Vic spoke up.

"Did I ask for your opinion freak?" Kellin snapped. My jaw fell open.

"Don't speak to him like that Kellin!" I shook my head.

"Oh you're sticking up for him now? Shocker" He rolled his eyes.

"What's your problem?" I sighed, feeling defeated.

"You keep choosing him over us. You just don't seem to care about me anymore Harleigh. And taking Ronnie to your house? Which should I believe that it's nothing serious?" Kellin folded his arms across his chest.

"Fuck sake. All we did was try to get Ronnie to stop bothering me every single day. I guess it worked" I looked at Vic.

"Got that right" He grinned.

"Are you guys mental?" Kellin looked between us. "That dude was covered in blood and looked scared for his life. Look I'm outta here. I'll talk to you later Harleigh" He said then walked out.

"Aren't you gonna go after him?" Vic mumbled.

"Is it bad that I don't really want to?" I asked.

"That's for you to decide" Vic said then walked over to the door.

"Hey Vic... what was that?" I asked. He turned and looked at me.

"I don't know" He shrugged and left my house.

Damn.

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