Game Over ~AntiAverage

14. Anti

I stood there staring at them as they sat and laughed around the table. I wanted to scream. I wanted to die. They were all so happy without me. So... happy... and I was not. I don't know how long I've lived on my own. I don't know how long it was that I couldn't find him. But here he was sitting with his egos around a table drinking their coffee and laughing about god knows what.

"Sam?" I narrowed my eyes as this voice filled the space around me and I frowned. "What do you see?"

"Sean." I whispered out fearing my voice would crack. A felt a hand on mine and I sighed seeing no one actually there. Jack was laughing as this man in a cap, Chase, was doing some trick shot on the table. They looked so happy. So very happy. Why... "Why couldn't I be?"

"Sam?" I shook my head ignoring the phantom voice as I watched the scene in front of me. "Sam, what's going on? What are seeing?"

"It's just Sean. And his egos... They're... They're having fun." I looked around only to be met with the quiet black. The only place with actual color or light was the area Jack was in. "They're having breakfast... I think. I'm just watching them. It's sad."

"How? Why is it sad?" I watched as Chased missed a shot and Jackie started to break down in laughter so strong he started to tear up. Chase just rolled his smirking like he had done it on purpose.

"They're happy. I'm not." The hand squeezed tighter and I couldn't help but melt slightly in its reassurance. "It was so long. I thought... I thought I would never see Jack. I was lost... But then I did and he didn't seem to worry. As if he never knew I was out there. That I was lost... that I was scared. He had his other egos and that seemed to be all he needed."

"Why would you think that?" I took a deep breath putting my hood up and slowly made my way over to the table. I 'accidentally' bumped into Jack as he was slowly standing up and I frowned seeing him fall on his ass.

"Are you ok, sir?" I called out as I helped him up and Jack just laughed as he brushed himself off. I kept the hood over my eyes so he couldn't see them. He didn't seem to care. You know... I thought that Jack would just know. That he would feel it was me even if... even if he couldn't recognize me.

"I'm ok." Jack called out as he started to clean his mess. The other egos were just watching me intently. I couldn't help but feel a little anxious.

"Here let me help." I bent down to help when someone nudged me over and I fell.

"Who are you?" I looked up to find Jackie glaring at me and I frowned. Jack just froze and looked back at me questioningly.

"I don't... Why?" They're eyes darkened and I could see Chase pulling Jack behind him. So Jack couldn't sense me but they could? "I didn't mean any trouble. I just..."

"Who are you?" I felt an arm go around my throat and I looked back to see a darker version of me with pure black eyes grinning psychically, whispering in my ears as if everyone could hear him. They couldn't. Only I could. In fact... considering he was only a voice in my head... I couldn't really understand how I was 'seeing' him right now. Then again, I wasn't really focusing on that.

"W̷h̴y̴ ̶d̷o̷n̷'̶t̴ ̸w̴e̵ ̶s̴h̵o̸w̵ ̵t̵h̸e̵m̷?̷ ̶T̶h̸e̸y̷ ̸d̴o̸n̷'̶t̵ ̸c̸a̸r̸e̷.̶ ̵L̴o̵o̸k̷ ̶a̵t̴ ̵t̶h̴e̷m̵ ̶t̷h̸e̵y̸ ̴c̷l̴e̷a̸r̶l̷y̵ ̵h̸a̴t̴e̵ ̸y̴o̸u̸ ̸a̵n̷d̶ ̶t̶h̵e̶y̷ ̵d̷o̷n̷'̸t̷ ̴e̸v̶e̴n̷ ̷k̴n̸o̵w̵ ̷t̸h̴a̶t̷ ̷i̵t̷'̶s̵ ̴y̷o̸u̷.̶ ̷T̶h̴e̶y̷ ̷j̸u̸s̷t̵ ̷s̷e̵n̵s̴e̶ ̸e̵v̶i̶l̸.̵" I'm not evil. I'm not... I wouldn't hurt them. I care... I want to protect Jack. His eyes narrowed and this sharp pain went across my neck. My hand instantly went up to feel the cut I knew was there and I narrowed my eyes pulling the hood tighter around me. "J̷a̷c̵k̷ ̸d̶o̷e̶s̸n̷'̶t̷ ̵g̵i̶v̸e̸ ̵t̸w̸o̷ ̷s̷h̸i̵t̸ ̵a̶b̸o̸u̷t̸ ̸y̸o̴u̶.̴ ̸G̷e̶t̵ ̸u̷p̸ ̸a̴n̷d̵ ̵l̶e̸a̷v̴e̸ ̵t̴h̶e̴m̵ ̸b̵e̴f̶o̵r̴e̴ ̶t̵h̸e̴y̸ ̶f̴i̸g̷u̵r̸e̵ ̴o̷u̴t̵ ̶w̷h̸o̸ ̷i̸t̸ ̶i̶s̴ ̷t̵h̴e̵y̸'̵r̸e̷ ̸t̴a̸l̶k̵i̸n̶g̸ ̷t̴o̷ ̴a̶n̸d̵ ̸m̵a̸k̶e̷ ̴y̴o̵u̴ ̴r̸e̷g̵r̵e̴t̶ ̴e̴v̶e̸r̸ ̵s̵h̶o̵w̴i̶n̵g̶ ̷y̶o̶u̴r̶ ̴f̶a̵c̶e̶.̷"