The Perfect Mask

Chapter 4

sorry I haven't posted in a while for those people who actually read the story and want to read more. I have been extremely busy with basketball tournaments (we got runner up) basketball practice, school, and just stuff my parents ask me to do. anyways, here is the next chapter. I really do not know what I am doin but that is ok.

~Simon POV~ 

I have mixed feelings on looking through the cameras that we placed in Elliot's room. I understand we are just trying to help him, but I would also hate it if someone invaded my privacy like that.

I do not think anything is wrong with him. Yeah, he might struggle with ADHD, but that is all I can really tell. 

I know Ryan and the others really want to add him to our relationship, but I honestly do not think I can trust him. There are just so many unsolved mysteries about him. He creatively avoids all questions we ask him that is personal, or tells us just enough so that we will not ask more the subject.

I admit he is cute though, and if I understood him better than I might be okay with adding him to the relationship. Maybe looking through the cameras will help us understand him. 

"Simon snap out of it!" I suddenly hear Lucas shout.

I hadn't realized I was zoning out.

"Oh... sorry. I was talking to the ghost in the room and forgot about you guys," I responded.

"Bro, what the fuck, there isn't a ghost in here," Ryan said.

"That's what you think," I told him.

Eric started to get impatient with us.

"Come on, we need to start going through these tapes. We don't know how long he will be gone," Eric said in an annoyed tone.

Eric hasn't been as happy as usual lately because he can't figure Elliot out. That man seriously needs to chill. You can't solve every mystery in the world. I guess I understand him though. It is pretty sketchy we can't find ANYTHING on him.

"Ok, we are coming," James said.

Ryan, Lucas, James and I walked into the living room where Tom and Eric where already waiting. Tom had found a way to connect the recordings to the TV, so we could see the images bigger.

We all sat down comfortably, cuddling together. Tom brought a large blanket and placed it over all of us. I was sitting in between Eric and Ryan. Tom was next to Ryan, and Simon was next to Tom. James was sitting next to Eric.

Eric had only placed two cameras in there, one in the bathroom and one in his bedroom. We decided that we would watch both together so that we could cut the time. Besides, he can't be in his room and the bathroom at the same time so we won't miss anything. We also decided that we would place it on 2x speed and only slow the tape down if we found something concerning.

We would completely skip the parts that he was not in the room.

"You guys know this will take a while, we have only had the tapes in his room for 48 hours, but he has been in his room for about 30 of those," Tom said.

Elliot had been out of his room for about 14 hours. The second day he arrived he played basketball for about 10 hours. That is the time that we placed the cameras in his room. He was only out of his room for 4 hours the next day.

"Yep, but we need to make sure he is ok," I said.

"Aww, Simon is caring for someone, that is so sweet!" Ryan said.

"Shut up," I said in a harsh manor

"I can't believe our sweet little Simon is actually caring for someone he has hardly met!" Lucas said in a tone that suggested he was speaking to a child.