A trip to Florida with Dalegg (DNF story)

Part 5

TW: $3lf h4rm, d3pr3$$i0n

- GUYS THERE'S A SPIDERRR! - Alex screeched and everyone came down to see what's happening.

- Good thing you're all here. There wasn't a spider, but some news - I'll be out of the city for some reasons today. I'm really sorry guys, I planned for us to go to an amusement park together and to ride the most extreme attractions but we will do it tomorrow. I hope you have a great rest of the day. See ya tomorrow, chickens! - explained Alex and left the house.

- Oof for him I guess - said Sapnap. - It's 7 pm right now, who wants to watch a movie? I've picked a scawy movieee so then you two can cuddle out of fear!

- We should have dinner first, what do you think George? - asked Clay.

- Actually, guys - started George, - I have something to announce.

Both Clay and Sapnap sat on the couch, listening to the boy.

- What is it? - asked curiously Clay.

- Well, it's-

George stopped. His brain froze, he started to shiver. The panicked boy ran into the bathroom and hid. Was this all happening now? - that harmful question was going around his head, making the situation even worse. He couldn't come out, he wasn't ready. Why did he even bother coming here, what was the point in continuing with life with those detrimental circumstances? He wanted everything to be normal, at least the ''normal'' he had never experienced.

George started to cry. He got up from the floor, got the razor he had hidden behind the toilet for ''just in case, if it gets too hard sometimes'', and made a deep cut on his wrist that stated ''You deserve death''. His mind, full of lousy and unexplainable thoughts, was racing. The poor boy's vision was worsening, he was sweating, everything seemed unreal.

Clay's POV:

- What is it? - I asked curiously.

- Well it's - said anxiously George while running into the bathroom.

We were both sitting on the couch, confused about what was happening.

- Is he okay? - Nick asked nervously.

- I have no idea, he sounded like he was crying. Let's go to the bathroom.

We went there and-

- Fuck, it's locked. George? George, what happened. Are you okay? - I asked.

- Open the door George, please. Tell us what's going on and we will help you. You can always trust us. - said Nick. He seemed like he was very concerned about the poor soul.

- George, we can hear you crying there. Please, just open the door and we will do everything in our power to solve the problem you're currently facing. It's not worth battling alone, George. - I said while continuously hitting the door.

- Guys I'm fine. Please leave me alone.

- No you aren't!

- What was that noise? It sounded like something metal had fallen on the ground. George, open the door immediately or I'll break it. - I shouted - You have 10 seconds to come out to us.

George's POV:

Fuck. Fuck. FUCK.

The blade I had used to cut myself fell on the ground and made a really loud noise.

- Fine, I'm coming out, stop hitting the door.

Wait, no. I can't come out like this - I have blood all over myself, the sink has some blood on it, and the blade, too. Why the fuck did I just say that I'm coming? I can hear them shouting my name and still banging on the door.

I have to clear this mess as fast as possible before they suspect anything.

- GEORGE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING THERE? YOU SAID YOU WOULD COME OUT BY NOW. OPEN THE DOOR PLEASE! - at this point, Clay was basically crying. It was too much for him, for everyone.

- Just give me two minutes, I have to do something really quick. - I said nervously while cleaning myself.

- THAT'S IT. I'M BREAKING THE DOOR. - said Nick. I could hear him approach the door.

I had to act fast. I had cleaned the sink and myself, the blade was the only thing covered in blood, so I hid it in the same spot as before.

When I finished, I heard the door breaking...

Third person's POV:

- GEORGE, ARE YOU OKAY? WHAT HAPPENED? - Clay was shouting and crying.

- It doesn't matter guys. - George said while covering his wrist.

But it was too late, both Nick and Clay had seen the cut.

- NICK GO AND GET THE FIRST AID KIT, I'LL STAY WITH GEORGE - said Clay. - George please tell us what's going on, I'm beyond worried right now.

Clay was crying, George was, too.

- George come, I'll bandage you. - said Nick while taking him to the couch. He started bandaging his wrist while Clay was holding his other hand.

- Now tell us what's going on. Everyone has calmed down. - said Clay.

- You guys would understand either way. I have a malady that I haven't told you about. It's called ''Dalegg''. It makes you uncontrollably hostile towards living creatures for some time out of nowhere. Luckily, there are some pills that decrease the effects but do not fully eliminate them. This is incurable. I have done so much damage to this world already - I killed my cat, Ogy, the only living creature I've ever respected apart from you guys. That's why I was so hesitant with the conjecture I was given from you - I don't want to hurt you, and I didn't want you to know about this because it could change the way you perceive me - said George. He stopped for a moment to breathe and then continued.

- I didn't get the chance to visit school in order to not be in a place with too many people because I might become violent and perhaps kill somebody. Instead, I went to online school, isolated from everyone, always being alone. I rarely went to kindergarten because I was getting constantly harassed by some kids. At home, things were a bit better but I felt like I was neglected. Yes, my parents were understanding and helping but neglecting me at the same time. One of the reasons I'm always alone. Life was getting harder and harder, and then I became suicidal. I have had many attempts but never completed them. Every single day, after online school, my wrists always had new cuts which I hid from everyone. Such an atrocious ''human'' doesn't belong with you, I need to go away from everyone because I deserve all of that pain for being such a worthless person. Life doesn't make sense, it just chooses randomly someone to suffer. But I guess everything needs to be balanced with me being the chosen one...

Also, I didn't want to come here to Florida because of one more thing that I'm not going to say because I'm still not sure if it's candid or not. - finished George.

- George... I have no idea what to say. Just, why didn't you tell us? We would never look at you differently because of who you are, you can't change that, and it would make us toxic friends if we hated you. - said Clay.

- Dude, you're in a really big predicament. - started Nick, - thank you for telling us all of this, information like this requires such a strong soul like you, you have the courage to beat every single thing that arrives on your way. It's hurting me seeing you like this. And no, you are not a menace to society in any shape or form. You are you, and I'm proud of you for telling us everything, we are always open to talk if you need some support. Clay and I have supposed that something bad had happened before you came here because you were acting very off which now has its own meaning. - said Nick.

They all hugged each other and promised to always tell each other if something is bothering someone.

George's POV:

''Dear Diary, It's currently 11:42 pm and I had dinner with Clay and Nick, during the dinner they suggested me to visit a specialist who would help me with what I'm going through. Yes, I told them everything. Didn't expect the results to be those, though. I expected them to keep a distance from me. Luckily, they accept me. I'm glad I met such amazing people like Nick and Clay. Tomorrow Alex might come and I have 0 idea how to tell him everything. But I hope everything goes well :) - George ''