Eli Anderson

2.

     We met up after school, and got in the car to go home. Of course Nadia had to come with us; but it's okay because Ian came too so it wasn't completely awful. 

     Ian and I went upstairs and watched a movie in my room. We were in there for a couple of hours when we heard a crash from downstairs like a window shattering. 

     "What was that?" Ian said hesitantly.

     "I'm not sure," I said. I opened the door and walked out.

     "Hey, whoa wait, where are you going? Eli?" Then he mumbled some other things that didn't sound so nice. Eventually he followed me as we walked down the stairs.

     "What's going on?" I said when I got to the bottom. My sister was looking out the window. "Payton?" She looked back at me.

     "Nothing," Nadia spoke quickly. 

     "Right! See? We can just go back upstairs now!" Ian said. "No big deal."

     Ian grabbed my arm and basically dragged me back to my room.

     "Okay, what was that?" I demanded.

     "What do you mean?" Ian said. He knew exactly what I meant.

     "Why did you want to leave so badly?"

     "I don't know, it was weird.. I just- I just felt like we should leave."

     "Um, alright." 

     I decided it was probably best to not ask further.

     (time skip idk)

     Nadia and Payton were still on the couch when Ian and I came down the stairs.

     "I'm going to Ian's. Bye," I said as I basically walked out.

     "Whoa, hey, not so fast," Payton stood up.

     I turned around. "What?."

     "I didn't say you could go."

     "Yeah. I didn't ask."

     She raised her eyebrows at me. "Excuse me?"

     "What? I don't have to tell you every place I go. You're not my mom."

     "Hey, man, cool it down a bit," Ian said.

     I rolled my eyes. I don't know why but she was really annoying me. "Whatever." I walked out. Ian followed me.

     "Hey, uh, are you.. alright?" He asked once we got outside.

     "Yeah. Fine. Why?" I said. I honestly don't really know why I was acting like that.

     "Uh.. no reason."

     I looked over at him.

     "What??" he said.

     I stopped.

     "Why are you stopping?"

     "I don't-" Everything went black.

     I woke up in Ian's bed. He was sitting next to me at his desk... I think he fell asleep.

     "Ian?" I said. "What.. what happened?"

     "Huh? You're awake! You were walking and then you passed out. So, I just took you to my house. Are you okay? Are you hurt?"

     "Geez, you sound like my mom when I stub my toe."

     He laughed. "Yeah. Guess so. Are you okay though?"

     "Yeah. I think so."

     He sighed in relief. "That's good Eli. That's good."