Blurry Nights

Chapter Two | Suspicious

George watched as everyone talked to each other in their own little world.

When a door slammed, George's eyes were locked onto where the noise came from. Out came a tall blond who seemed to be in a bit of a panic.

"Clay!" One of the staff came out of where the blond had come from.

"Dream!" the blond retorted loudly, clearly annoyed.

George locked eyes with Clay---Dream? For a moment, they smiled at him before moving, just barely avoiding the staff.

More personnel came through the large doors George entered. The blond kid was trapped.

"Damnit! Alright, fine, fine! Chill, boys, I'm going, God!" The blond rolled his eyes, avoiding the staff's grip.

The blond gave George one last glance before going with the staff back into the room he had just escaped from.

Someone cleared their throat, getting George's attention. He glanced up at them. They had raven hair, brown eyes, and a rather firm gaze. "That's Dream. You won't see him much." The raven-haired man sat in front of George.

He glared at the door, then back at the stranger.

"I go by Sapnap. You?" the raven said, now known as Sapnap.

"George..." he answered nervously.

"Well, welcome to Blue Skies!" Sapnap lowered his voice and leaned a bit closer. "Or how I call it; Gray Hell."

"Anyway! Good luck, my friend! Oh, and a bit of advice: stay away from Dream." Sapnap smiled, walking away.

Dream was clearly troubled, yet-- he intrigued him.

He looked back at the door through which Dream had disappeared, and he tried to inspect the door, but a staff member got in his way.

"What are you doing?" the staff member asked, sporting a name tag which read "Rodger".

"Uh.. what's there? Behind the door?" George inquired nervously.

"It's none of your business. I would suggest you don't try to go to off-limits places, especially to patients," Rodger grumbled.

"But... If it's off-limits, then why did I see Drea---Clay go back there?" George asked, which made the staff narrow their eyes.

"It doesn't concern you, George." The staff crossed their arms. He decided not to push him further and walked away.

When one of the staff members got the members' attention, they gathered their chairs and formed a circle around the staff member.

George followed, unsure of what exactly he was supposed to be doing. He sat next to Sapnap, turning to shoot a glance at the door Dream went through. He was hopeful he would see Dream during the meeting, but the door never opened.

The meeting consisted of getting to know each other. Luckily, George somehow managed to avoid talking despite Sapnap's efforts.

When it was time for medication, George got in line behind Sapnap. He took a quick glance around before deciding that he was, in fact, right. He would rarely see the blond.

When it was George's turn, they handed him a small container containing a light blue pill. "What is this for?" He looked up at the woman behind the counter.

"Just a vitamin, don't you worry!" The woman seemed suspiciously cheerful. He inspected the pill one last time before taking it with a sip of water.

Before he could walk away, the women stopped him with a command. "You need to lift your tongue, so I can make sure you took your pill."

George listened, then walked away. He nervously used the restroom with the others before following the others out towards the cabins. He said goodnight to Sapnap before walking into his cabin, which he locked behind him.

George looked at his one pair of clothes before lying down in the bottom bunk. The bed was uncomfortable, but he was too busy thinking of what was behind the door to care.

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He was woken up pretty early and wasn't very happy about it, but he didn't have much of a choice. He followed the others away from the cabins and into the main building.

George looked around, but there was no sign of the blond. George made his way over to Sapnap, sitting in front of him.

"Will I ever see Dream again?" he asked without thinking.

Sapnap raised his eyebrow. "Possibly. Why are you so interested in Dream? I told you---"

"I know," George stopped him with a groan. "I'm sorry, I'm just curious."

Sapnap lowered his voice so the staff nearby couldn't hear him. "Well, stop. Your " curiosity " will get you hurt."

What does that mean? "What do you---"

One of the staff had come up to the two. "Nick, I believe you should give George some space."

Sapnap looked at George before standing up. "Yeah. I should..."

George was confused. Sapnap did nothing wrong. Did I do something wrong?

Sapnap walked away nervously as if he knew he had done something wrong. George looked at the staff member. "What? What did---?" George started, but the staff stopped him.

"He did nothing wrong; he just needed to give you some space." The woman smiled before turning and walking away.

"That's what they always say." Another member with the name tag "Eret" walked up to him. "Word of advice: don't talk to only one person, it makes you look suspicious." Eret smiled before walking away as if he said nothing.

Suspicious? What? Just making friends looks suspicious?

George was dozing through the morning prayer. He wanted to be fixed, but his mind was so wrapped up in his conversations with Eret and Sapnap.

Sapnap got in trouble for talking to me. Eret said not to talk to the same people? Are they afraid I might fall in love with one of the other members?

He was coming to get fixed, not to be in a relationship with a boy. He cringed at the fact that they thought that was what he wanted.

When the prayer ended, George was free for a couple of minutes before his first official meeting began...

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