Possessed

4- Monster

Sal's POV

I ran out of the school, not knowing entirely where I was going. All I knew is that I wanted to escape. I wanted to just run away from it all. The thoughts constantly running through my head just made things worse for me, and Red not shutting up just made things almost impossible to ignore.

I hear Larry call my name, and I can only assume he is chasing me. But I can't face him, not after what I did. I ultimately decide to just run home, as Dad wasn't home nor was he going to be for a while.

I rush into my apartment, shutting the front door and locking it just before Larry can get to me. I sink down to the floor, curling my knees to my chest and wrapping my arms around my legs. I unclip my mask, quickly getting it off my face as my breathing picks up.

I hear Larry knock on the door, calling out to me and asking me to open the door. I just cover my ears and cry, trying to get my breathing under control.

"L-Larry...p-please g-go aw-ay..." I say, loud enough for him to hear me before I rush into my room, slamming the door and sinking back down to the floor.

Why did you do that?!

Oh please, Sal, you know you wanted to. It was in the back of your mind. Sure, maybe I took it a bit too far, but overall, that was you, Sal.

N-no..it wasn't... I would never, I...

You seem to be self torturing enough, I'll leave you alone for now.

I start shaking and crying. No, it was him. It wasn't me. Sure I might have wanted to hit Travis several times and make him suffer just as much as he made me suffer, but I never would have actually acted on it.

After a while of crying and just leaning against my bedroom door, I feel myself slipping out of consciousness. I've always gotten worn out after crying a lot, though normally Larry would help me through things and then cuddle with me, but I pushed him away...

All of my thoughts eventually fade to nothing as darkness consumes my vison.

{Sal's Dream}

I walk around school, looking for Larry and everyone else. But the halls were empty and dark. After a few minutes of walking, I hear talking coming from one of the rooms. I rush into it, seeing only my moms standing there.

"Mom?" I ask, confused.

"You did this to me, Sal. Your decision killed me. You monster," she says, screaming at me. She fades into the floor and I immediately run out of the room, only to just run into another.

This time, Travis stood in the center of the room. His face was bloody and bruised, and he just stared at me with cold eyes. "You did this to me, Sal."

"N-no I didn't! It wasn't me!"

"You're a monster Sally Face, you could have killed me!" He shouts and fades away. I run out of the room, avoiding all other rooms and just running down the hall.

After a minute or two of running, I see Larry and Ash standing down at the end of the hall. I run over and wrap my arms around Larry, burying my face into his chest.

"Larry, what's going on?" I asked, panicked. I feel him tense up, pushing me away which causes me to land on my back. "L-Larry?" My eyes widen in shock as they look at me with both discust and horror.

"You took it too far, Sal. You almost killed him. You could kill all of us..." They say in sinc.

"G-Guys, that wasn't-"

"Stay away from us, monster."

I curl up into a ball, placing my hand over my ears to drown out all the noise. Even though I couldn't see anyone, I heard their voices. It was as if everyone around me was calling me slurs, cuss words, a...monster.

I feel tears streaming down my scarred cheeks, which eventually makes me realize that my mask was gone. "Please...go away go away go away!" I shout.

And as if as soon as they started, they stopped, leaving me in silence once more. I look up, realizing that I was stuck in a dark void. Nobody was around and the only thing I could see was two red eyes in front of me.

"Did you hear them, Sal? Do you see the monster you're becoming?"

"I...I'm not..."

"How long must you insist on fighting with me, Sal? There's no end result other than death down that path."

"Please, just leave me alone..."

"Don't you see? You're stuck with me. This is the path you chose."

"I had no choice..."

"Nor did I?"

He stands there, watching me as I bring my hands up to my face and cry. Is he right? Is there no point in trying anymore? Are all my efforts to keep them safe going to be for nothing in the end?

I feel him place a hand on my shoulder, leaning down a bit and moving my hands away from my face to make eye contact with me. "No one would understand, Sal, nor would they try. No matter what you do, everyone will always focus on the bad you have done. You made a choice, and now you will suffer the consequences for it."

I don't speak, instead just clutching my fists and closing my eyes tightly. I didn't want to hear anything, I didn't want to see anything, I just wanted it all to go away. I feel him step away from me, and the darkness eventually consumes me.

~☆~

I shoot awake, gasping for air. I'm back in my room, still leaning against my door. I groan and stand up, stretching a bit. And it was only then that I noticed the blood on my hands. I was in such a panic that I didn't even notice that Travis' blood was still on my hands from when I punched him.

I've cried so much already that I felt I couldn't cry anymore. I just felt...numb. I didn't know how to describe it, but I hated the feeling. Quickly, I washed my hands in the bathroom sink, picking my discarded mask up off of the floor before walking back into my room.

I lay down on my bed, eventually feeling the presence of Red next to me. I sight and turn on my side, so I didn't have to look at him.

"I'm winning."