The glue that holds the group together.

a space within one's mind.

(I'm boutta reveal a huge plot twist in this chapter, so.. yeah. Tw: vomit, blood, and hanging omg 😱)

2nd person in kels pov]

• • •
You've made a terrible mistake..
Haven't you..?

You wake up in what appears to be your room. Only your side of the room, though Hero's is nowhere to be seen.
You scoot towards the end of your bed, lazily slumping over.

The things in your view are your family computer, your dog Hector, a basketball, an ominous sliding door, and your favorite.. Orange Joe.

You walk up to your family computer.

[Would you like to go on the computer?]
Yes<
No

You turn the computer on. It's nothing but static and white noise.

[What would you like to do?]
Stare at the screen
Turn the computer off<

You turn the computer off and approach your dog Hector.

["Waiting for someone to talk to you?"]

You stare at Hector for a few seconds before walking off and towards the can of Orange Joe.

[What would you like to do?]
Drink the Orange Joe<
Do nothing

You drink the Orange Joe, it's refreshing. It felt nice.
You walk up to your basketball.

[Basketball was added into your inventory!]

Lastly, you go to the sliding door.

[An ominous sliding door, it casts an unnerving shine. What would you like to do?]
Stare at the door
Open the door<

[Welcome to the court]

You open the door, and you're met with three colorful children.
A pink girl, a green boy, and Lastly, a lavender boy.
The green boy's head turns to face you.

"O-oh hey Kiyoshi!" He waved at you happily.
The two other children turn their attention towards you.
"Hello Kiyoshi." The pink girl greeted.
The lavender boy silently waved at you.

The green boy runs up to you.
"Kiyoshi! W-wanna play hopscotch with us?" He says excitedly.
"Ugh! Basil.. you ran through the chalk. You smeared it all over the place!" The pink girl complained.

Basil looks over his shoulder.
"Oh.. hehe, S-sorry about that, Aubrey!"
He smiles sheepishly.
"It's fine, you're just... y'know."
She tries to imply something.

The lavender boy snickers to himself, shaking his head.
"Anyways, Hero invited us to a barbecue with Mari!" Basil stated happily. "Would you wanna go?"
He questions.

[What would you like to do?]
Go
Wait<

"Oh, a-alright then!" He smiles.

You go up to Aubrey.
"Hey Kiyoshi. You wouldn't have Mr.plantegg by any chance, right?"
She looks at you expectantly.

[Go to inventory]
Mr.Plantegg<

You give her back, Mr.Plantegg.
"Awe, thanks! You're a real-life saver.
Even though you pretty annoying."
She giggles.

Lastly, you go up to the lavender boy.
He looks down at you.
"Hello, Kiyoshi. Did you like the captin spaceboy comic I lent you?"
You nod.
He smiles softly at you.

You walk back up to Basil.
"Oh, h-hey again, Kiyoshi.
Did you have fun talking to Sunny?"
He says with a smug look.

You feel your ears turn pink as you shake your head.
He chuckles.
"Well, are you ready to go?"

[What would you like to do?]
Go<
Wait

"Alright! L-lets go."

You lead them out of the court, and you start walking towards the playground. It wasn't long until you and your friends got there.

[Welcome to the playground]

You are now at the entrance of the playground.
You scan the area until you eventually spot where the supposed barbecue is.

Hero spots you and happily waves at you. "Hey! I'm glad you've come!
And just in time, too!" The friend group makes their way towards him and Mari.

It looks like Mari had set up a small picnic as well.
"Hello everyone!" She says.
Everyone sits down on the blanket, enjoying themselves.

You can't help but feel dread.. you ignore it.
Hero serves you and your friends, you've always loved your brothers food. "Okay everyone, eat up!" He smiles.

Everybody starts eating their food including you.
You were always first to finish eating, and so you did.
You watched as everyone enjoyed their food.

You started to feel a little disoriented. In a state of vertigo, the others looked at you concerned.
"Hey, are you okay Kiyoshi?"
Mari said worridly.

You don't respond.
[You are sick.]
You try to ignore your hazyness.
Taking a deep breath.
[You are sick.]

You start to feel a burning sensation rise up from your stomach, and into your throat.

[What do you need to do?]

Throw up<
Do nothing

You throw up.
You look down, and see nothing but blood, and little bits of food you once swallowed.
You start to breathe heavily, gagging on your own blood.

You cough, and end up spitting out more blood. You look up desperately, the pain is unbearable.
No one is there, but Hero.

"This is your fault."

"You killed-"

You shut your eyes tight.

● ● ●

You open your eyes to see, that once again you're in Orange Space.
You look around, and you spot a basketball hoop that was not there before.
You also notice a rope.

[Who would you like to hang?]
You<

You stand on top of your bed, and tie the rope around the rim of the hoop.
You put it around your neck, and step off your bed.

*BREAK*

[1st person Kel pov.]

I wake up in a sweat.
Feeling nauseated, I get off my bed and hastily walk towards the bathroom.
I open the door, and arch my back over the toilet.
Successfully vomiting, tears peeking through the corners of my eyes.

I cough, getting some of the spit that was in my throat out. I sigh heavily, looking down at the mess. Ultimately flushing the toilet, blinking my tears away.

I look at the mirror.
And I see Kiyoshi.
"..."
My eyes widen, and I blink a couple times.
The reflection turning back into myself. I start to breathe heavily.
And I walk out of the bathroom, and close the door slowly.

I run back into my bedroom, and quickly get into my bed.
My grip on the covers loosening as my hands shake.
I close my eyes frantically, hoping for something to happen.

Someone to talk to me.

(Epic plot twist that would change the whole plot in the story moment fr.
Anyways, I hope you enjoyed this chaper! 1055 words!)