Stray

Sarah

        I was always having a hard time lately... my friends say im depressed and insane, but i tell them that he is real that he came to me and helped me. They tell me i am the same as i was before, but i know the truth i saw him, he was in my room right there in the window, I saw him.

         When I went to school the next day friends made fun of me. I tried to tell them but they wouldn't listen. They always said I was weird for my age but I know what I saw. "You just saw a bird or a tree" Gabe said. He's been one of my best friends and always believed me bit he wouldn't this time.

          "I'm telling you I saw him he was and actually person sitting in my window" I said excitedly "why won't you believe me"

           "Cause someone being there doesn't make since" he sounded a bit annoyed "why would someone come up to your window to say that"

           "I don't know, but I'm scared what if he comes back? What will I do?" I was frantic.

            "I think your just worried" Gabe was more annoyed then before.

            I took that as that he didn't want to listen and didn't care so I got up and told him I was leaving and went out. I usually leave class with him but I didn't want to talk to him now. He's the only one I trusted and he thought I was crazy.

               Later on I was laying in bed but I couldn't sleep. I felt like I was being watched and it wasn't worse then feeling followed, but I ran after a bit on the way home. But as I laid there I was thinking about Gabe. How could he not believed me?

                When the next day came by, Gabe wasn't at school. I didn't worry about it till 6th period came by and kids at school were talking about the coos here and that it was about Gabe. The office called me in. There were cops at Gabe's locker rummaging through it. I wanted to say something but I kept my mouth shut. When I got in the room the principal was in there and cops were all over the place. I asked "what's wrong? where's Gabe?"

                "Thats the problem. What happened between you and Gabe yesterday?" An officer, probably the chief, asked me.

                 "Well yeah we faught but that's it" I declared.

               He sighed. "he was found hunged in his back yard this morning." He said a bit to clearly.

                   I fell to my knees with my hands at my mouth about to cry. I know I was mad at him but he was my only true friend.

                   They told me about how it could've been depression but I didn't believe them. How could it? I knew him so well, he would've tried to fix it before he did that. They let me go and the day went on just a bit more depressive.

                   I went home and stayed in my room. Night came by and I didn't klnoticed nor did I cared. Why should I? My best friend is dead and I can only blame myself. once again I couldn't sleep. Then I heard the tapping.

                    "Man your worse then the first time I talked to you" someone said.

                     I jumped cause it came from no where and I was worried. "Who is that"

         "Don't worry its me and I'm your safety" he said after I saw him in the window again.

         "How can i trust you wont go and kill me." I said sounding a bit paranoid. I dont know why i sounded like this but i have a right.

        "cause if i wanted you day i wouldve done it. Your better for me alive." He said a bit organized.

        "i dont know. I truly dont know." i probably sounded truly scared. I didnt want him thinking that he could easily take me. That might be a bad thing for me, cause it seems like hes a killer.

        He started to laugh lowly so that it seemed like he thought it was pretty funny that i said that. " well i am to be trusted by you."  He got up and turned towards me and thats when i saw the other side of his face. It was covered in blood and his eye looked like it was cut right through the middle. I thought i was gonna scream but i tried to hold it in. "Oh i thought you didnt trust me. You wouldve yelled to your parents if you truly wanted me gone." He said while he made a little smirk.

         "Why are you here." I said a bit shakily. I dont think he noticed though.

        "Tomorrow meet me in the woods, the ones on the outskirts of town, im sure you know. Ill tell you there." He said jumping out the window.

        As he left me I had a lot of thoughts. What did he want with me? Why was he here? What was wrong with him? Why doesnt he want me not to worry?