Struggling Love | Ross x gn!reader

Cʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ XXVIII

Hello my fellow readers! It's been a while since I've updated this book. School has just been a pain in the ass (I am literally writing this when I'm supposed to be learning biology for a test I have tmrw) buttt, this has been bugging me for a while and I decided to finally post

Btw, I changed my mind about Raeburn's height. He is 6'5" now 😋😋 (idk why I changed it, it just felt right)

Anyways, hope you enjoy this chapter :)

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October 27th 2022

Tuesday

I sat on the curb, the gas station lights irritated me as I aggressively scratched at my newly healed wound. I just glared at the forest, hoping to somehow make the monster fear me... but it was probably laughing at my face right now

Zip sat beside me, watching my every movement carefully and making sure I didn't open up my wound accidentally

I felt a small gust of air as I quickly turned my head to spot Ross sitting beside me

"Are you... feeling okay?" He questioned, tilting his head slightly to the side as he gave me an awkward, yet charming, smile. I felt myself blush as I copied his smile, shaking my head as I looked down at the concrete

"I'm feeling fine." I said, looking back up at him as I chuckled slightly, "Although you look a bit shaken up." I laughed. Ross blushed in embarrassment as he adjusted his beanie, laughing along with me

"Well, you don't see someone getting dragged into the ground every day." He sighed, hitting the concrete below him with a small and fragile stick he found in the woods

I let out a sigh, jumping yet again when Robert sat down to my left, taking a seat right where Zip laid. Although Zip was technically like a ghost to them, I could sense Zip's annoyance as it stood up and walked away. Robert shivered when Zip's body reached his chest

"Phew, it's kinda cold." He laughs, hugging himself. I wanted to say something but I didn't want to make him worry too much. I mean- he already watched me almost die

"Yup." I replied awkwardly, looking in front of me where Zip sat, staring at me with wide eyes. My vision on Zip was blocked when Roy stepped in front of me. His hands crossed and his eyebrows knitted together as he looked at me with a pissed off expression

"So... everything Ross was saying was true?" He says, lifting up a brow

"It really depends on what he said." I reply, resting myself on my hands as I stare at him

"Well... Ross said that you were possessed by some kind of ghost, and that the ghost was the reason you attacked me." Roy said, sitting down as he looked down at the ground in embarrassment and a hint of fear

"Well... that's not entirely true..." I said, looking back at Ross as he lifted a brow at me in confusion

"What do you mean not entirely true?" He questioned, tilting his head. I stare at him with furrowed brows. Didn't I already tell him everything? How could he forget?

...

Wait a minute-

That though has to wait, right now... I need to explain what is actually happening

"Well, to sum things up. Basically... I first had this monster appear in my dreams, just showing me bad memories that I didn't recall ever happening, so I brushed them off as just some shitty nightmares. Then it started to get more and more realistic, and as time passed, I felt like I was going crazy! I even swore I saw it in the real world, which, by now, you can tell that I wasn't actually crazy."