traitor | Ziggy x Nick

8: déjà vu

do you get déjà vu?
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Olivia Rodrigo
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"You're telling me you came to my house at 3am, smashed a light like a creep to tell me you think someone is stalking you?"

"The light was an accident. I was trying to wake you up," He deflects and I let out a groan, my head falling into my hands. Then I get up and kick him in the shin.

"You're delusional," I say as he winces, holding his leg.

"Why the hell are you so violet!"

"It's not like your family hasn't been drawing blood for centuries," I jab.

"That was a low blow..." he replies quietly but I didn't give shits about what he felt after everything he did.

We stay quiet for a few seconds before he speaks up again.

"But I'm not kidding Ziggy. I saw a figure in the front yard of my house. Saw him from my window-"

"Him?"

"Their stature reminded me of Will," he sighs, "that's not the point. They were lurking and he kept circling the place and what if someone found out about me and my family and the devil and everyth-"

"Nick. Get a grip. You're a Goode and a Sunnyvaler. Everyone there loves you. And if it was a creep he can't hurt you in your fancy ass mansion ok?"

"Ziggy, I'm serious what if someone finds out?"

"Why are you asking me!" I suddenly stand from the counter, chair legs scraping against the floor.

"Because you're the only person I can trust," he says and it stops me in my tracks.

"How would you know I don't plan on killing you here and now? What if I let you into my house and plan to slit your throat just like the Shadyside killers," I say to him, eyes widening and a smile takes over my face.

His throat bobs and I can see panic in his eyes.

"Holy shit!" I laugh and break character, "you should've seen your face! I'm not actually going to kill you dumbass."

He rolls his eyes with relief, "Ziggy I'm serious, if someone is stalking me they might find out about you and then you could wind up dead."

"You're overthinking it Goode. No one is going to give two shits about me. And unless possessed by your amazing ancestor Solo-whatever, Shadysiders don't kill Shadysiders."

He stares at me and I shrug while I pop another Reese's into my mouth.

"Now get out of my house."

He clenched his jaw to me and I raise my brow, cocking my chin to the door, my arms crossed. He gets up slowly at walks out the door, visible caution on his face, looking left and right before leaving through the door.

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"How are you doing?" I ask my mom who was sat in her bed.

"Better," she whispers with a raspy voice.

I stroke her hair from her face and pull out some takeout I got before coming here.

"The food isn't exactly the most appetising. Figured this was better than anything offered here," I grab a fork and open the styrofoam container.

I feed her small bits of food and make small talk with her trying to make her feel less alone. I was hoping this would help her quit alcoholism and we could live quietly after everything that had happened to us. She was all I had left.

I stay with her the rest of the day, nurse Beddy occasionally coming in to check on her and talk with me for a bit. I consider staying after visiting hours like I had done for the last few days but this time Nurse Beddy tells me I have to start going home these days. I relent and hug my mom, telling her I'd be back soon and she smiles.

As I go to close the door she calls out to me, "Ziggy, thank you. I-I haven't been the best mother since your father left and Cindy was...killed, but I'm glad I still have you. You're a good kid and you deserve more than what I can give you."

My eyes start to water, and I turn around to hug her again. "We'll get through this. For Cindy."

I pull back from her.

"For Cindy," she echos.

I wave before leaving and am met with Nurse Beddy at the foyer.

"Sorry kiddo, I took another night shift so you'll have to get home another way tonight," he says.

"It's okay, it's not pitch dark yet so it should be ok. I'll stay under the street lights," I say when he contemplates my journey.

"Stay safe Ziggy," he says comfortingly, more to himself than me though.

I nod and wave to him as I walk out the hospital doors and turn in the direction of Shadyside. I stay true to my word, keeping under the street lights, careful for any drunks who might want to cause a scene.

As I get closer to the "border" between Shadyside and Sunnyvale, the sun also nearly completely gone, I hear a branch crack behind me and swing around. My eyes scan the shadows starting to grow and I shiver. My pace quickens and I break into a jog when Nick's words echo in my head.

If someone is stalking me they might find out about you and then you could wind up dead.

As I jog, looking down at the path to avoid any branches, I hear another one crack and I turn my head side to side. I was sure I didn't step on anything which meant someone was behind me. Since I didn't see anyone it meant they were hiding.

So I was being followed.

I start running the last mile to my house, not caring if I was making noise on the way, all I could focus on was getting home. As I approach, I jump to the door, unlock it with shaky hands before diving in and locking it behind me.

"Holy shit, holy shit, holy shit. Nick might be right," I whisper to myself as I grab knives from the kitchen and lay them out on my bedroom floor.

If only there was a way to get tell Nick that I should've believed him. We might be getting stalked.

I spend the rest of the night with my eyes and ears peeled looking out for any sign of a stalker. I always kept a knife in my hand to make sure I was ready if a creep got to me.

Knock knock.

My head snaps up.

"Ziggy! Let me in!"

I quickly scramble from my room to the door, peering out the window to see if someone else was with him, but upon seeing him alone I open the door.

"Nick someon- what the fuck?" I shout when he runs in covered in blood.

I lock the door behind him and hold his shoulders so I could survey if he had any wounds.

"Not my blood, it's, it's..." he stammers and I look at him with furrowed brows.

Then I realise the blood was black.

No fucking way.

"Tommy's back."

a/n
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