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chapter XVIII: I'M A GOOD PERSON..RIGHT?

Should I be doing this? I don't wanna be a creepy stalker.. and what if Shay notices me? What will she think? Nothing good, that's for sure. She definitely won't want to talk to me anymore. Or maybe she'll even get a restraining order! I don't want my only friend to leave me! And I definitely don't want to seem like some possessive pervert. I'm not like that! I swear! I don't want to become like Tobias, no, anything but that, I don't want to have anything in common with that creep. All I want is to protect Shay. I wouldn't forgive myself if something happened to her.

I turned my head towards my house, and then back to Shay, walking off into the unknown. But it wasn't until her figure was out of sight that I made a hasty decision.
I must follow her.
It's for her own good!

Nothing is worth the risk.

Besides, it's not like I have any bad intentions, but is that an excuse? It's not like I'm planning on harming her in any way, I'm doing this for her. That's not bad, right? I'm not a bad person...right..? No! Of course not! I'm good person. I'm just protecting someone who's important to me. That's something a good person would do. Right? Right.

I threw a hood over my head and resolutely followed her.

I promise, Shay, everything is going to be okay.

But what If something goes wrong?! No, stop. Stop thinking about it. Wait..how am I going to go home? It's pretty late already.. I have no one to walk me home.. Will I even remember the way back? It's dark..but that's fine! I can handle it! I'm fearless.
Hahah...

Shay cautiously looked around.

Did she notice me...?

I pressed myself against the wall so that she wouldn't see me.

What'll happen If she... Agh no! I don't want to think about it. But I couldn't get rid of the worried feeling. Why? It worked with totheark. It worked with almost all of my problems, I could forget them for a while. So why can't I forget this problem? How come I forget so many things, but I can't forget this? Why? My whole life I've been forgetting things, wether it was my keys, or five months of my life. My whole life I've been so selfish, yet now I'm risking my life to protect someone. But while protecting that someone, I'm also risking getting caught by them. This is so stupid.

Shay continued walking and when she was at a reasonable distance, I strolled behind her. As a once rebellious teenager, I've learned to walk as quietly as possible.
Soon enough, Shay was standing in front of a small, cozy-looking house.
Hm, I always thought she'd be the type to live in an apartment. Phew, I feel so relieved now that she's safely gotten home. Why haven't I been the one walking her home? She always walked me home. Either way, I'm a lot more calm now. Maybe walking back home won't be that scary.

Yeah, no. It was scary. Going down an empty dark street. I literally ran home. It was completely dark, and I don't want to be outside that late.
Returning home, I just hoped that mom and dad were asleep. I really don't feel like answering questions.

"Will! Where In the world were you? Have you seen the time?!" Of course mom was up waiting for me. She's been especially worried since our last little chat.
I didn't answer her. I didn't want to. I just walked away to my room. I didn't want to talk to her at all.
I felt pissed, don't know at what. My mom probably. Every time I saw her my anger built up. I love her, I really do, but..
My phone buzzed on the desk.
Oh god, is it Shay?? Did she notice me and decided to confront me??? No no no, please no.
I don't know If I should be glad or not, because the person messaging me was..totheark.

-Hello.

Seriously? 'Hello'? That's what they're going to say? Why are they still messaging me?? They aren't even helping me. They're just playing with me. Deleting all the messages the moment I needed them. I should've known from the start, I'm just a toy for them.

-Are you mad at me?

-Everyone thinks you're sick In the head, but I know what can help you

-Aren't you interested? Or are you going to keep ignoring me?

Huh?? I'm sorry?? Ugh, I should be used to the this. But... something that what could me? What does that mean? The only thing that can help me right now is the police. Oh wait, no, because SOMEONE deleted all the proof.

-Why aren't you replying?:( Don't you want the truth?

-Don't you want to end this nightmare?

-I do, but why the fuck should I believe you?

Totheark is hiding something. It just doesn't feel right.. no ciphers, no riddles, it's all too easy to be true.. I can't trust them.

-How about we meet? In Rosewood park. It's nice and peaceful.

There's definitely something wrong. They're acting different. But I can't tell for sure.. maybe we should meet.. I really want to put an end to all of this. What if this is my only chance?

-Don't worry, I won't hurt you. I know you don't trust me but you have no other choice.

- I won't bring any weapons. You can bring whatever you want.

-I'll send you the place.

Yeah, okay. Now this is very suspicious.

-I'd also suggest you tag your little girlfriend along. Never know what could happen to her while you're gone.

Totheark knows about Shay? I don't think taking her with me us a good idea.. all this is too shady, I don't want her getting mixed up in this.

-I don't want to get her involved in this.

-How caring of you. She's involved already. She has been the moment she handed you her number. You won't be able to hide it for too long. Sooner or later she'll know.

They're making it sound as If I'm the bad guy. Ugh I hate them. But at the same time they're right, I won't be able to keep all this from Shay for too long. She'll find out one way or another.

-fine, but how am I going to convince her to come?

-Why don't you think with that pretty little head of yours.

Okay, rude. We're not going to get along, that's for sure. Sure, oh-so-mighty totheark, I'll think of something. I'll just ask her to go with me. Damn, I'm such a genius. I think I remember her telling me she likes flowers, specifically daisies, dandelions and lilies. Oh wow, I didn't think I'd remember that. That's it, I'll tell her there's a flower field in the park. Maybe we could even have a picnic! But how am I going to explain everything later..? Ah..okay, well I'll tell her everything as it is. And then.. we'll see how it goes..
Now, what am I supposed to do with totheark? I don't know anything about them.. not their age, not their appearance, I don't even know their gender. Totheark, however, seems to know everything about me. I can't imagine how this will go.. Do they actually have important information that would help me? Or will they shove another riddle in my face and leave without an explanation? That seems like something totheark would do. How am I even going to recognise them?

-How are we going meet up in this park anyway? And when?

-Don't worry, Will, I'll explain everything later :)

It's so strange hearing your name from someone you know nothing about. It's almost as if their mocking me. Whatever, I just hope everything goes okay.