THE RAVEN . | eric draven

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i woke up the next day to eric not being beside me. i figured that he just went on another one of his little missions. i looked at the digital clock beside me. it was 11:28 am.

i got up from the bed and went to the bathroom to go brush me teeth. as i brush my teeth , i looked at my disfigured body in the mirror. i just realized how skinny and sickly i looked.

i spit my toothpaste out in the sink. i ran my fingers through my hair and went to go talk to veronica to ask where eric went. she was laying on her stomach , reading a book. i sat down near her.

"where did eric go?" i asked. she looked away from her book and shrugged. "don't know .." she looked back at her book and turned the page , not seeming too concerned about my question.

i stared at the wall and sighed. veronica suddenly jerked her head to look at my neck. "oh my god , kat , what the hell happened to your neck?!" i just remembered everything from last night.

i rubbed my neck a bit. "oh , it's just a hickey." veronica raised an eyebrow at me. "just a hickey? did eric give you that?" i smiled and nodded at her.

"oh my gosh!" she hugged me. "i'm so happy for you two! maybe this will help him forget about shelly." i furrowed my eyebrows and pulled away from the hug.

"i mean .. i wouldn't wanna wish that .." i said to her in a quiet tone. she sighed. "just forget i said that then." she looked back at her book. i decided to just change the subject.

"do you know when eric left?" i asked. she thought about it for a few moments. "umm .. six this morning i believe." i was baffled by what she said.

"he's been gone for six whole hours?!" she nodded and continued reading. "miss him already?" she said , jokingly while still looking at her book. i rolled my eyes.

"i'm kidding. i'm sure he'll turn up. just read a book or something so i don't feel like a nerd by myself. pick one out of my bag." i decided to do as she says since there's no point in looking for eric because who knows where he could be.

i looked through veronica's bag. there two books in there that had more of a psychological vibe to them. "a clockwork orange" and "girl , interrupted" were my only two options.

"a clockwork orange" was a book about a gang of teens that hated the world or something cliche like that. "girl , interrupted" is a memoir about a girl with borderline personality disorder who gets admittted to a psychiatric ward and befriends everyone there.

i decided to go with the second option because it seemed like something i'd enjoy. i sat on the edge of the bed and opened the book up to read it. "i hope eric gets back soon so we can rent a car to drive to our parents' house."

i was intrigued with the idea of meeting eric's parents. "what's your parents like?" i looked at her. she sighed. "well , my mom is your average loving mother and my dad is a veteran."

she looked back at her book. "i'm sure they'll love you. my mother named me after herself." she turned the page. "we have a younger brother named chris. he's your age."

i looked back down at my book and turned a page. "that's cool." veronica laughed a bit. "it's funny. every used to think that him and eric were twins and i was the youngest sibling instead of the oldest.

i smiled at what she said. "what about him?" i asked. "what's he like?" veronica sighed and laughed again. "typical youngest sibling. annoying but can be cute."

i laughed as well. "yea , sounds about right. eliza was like my sister." veronica smile faded but didn't say anything and her eyes went back to her book.

suddenly , our motel door opened and there came eric , soaked from the rain. i immediately got up to greet him. "where were you? trick or treating or something?" i said , jokingly.

he put his hand in front of my face. "not now." he went to our room and slammed the door. i opened the door and closed it behind me. he looked like he's been crying.

"what's wrong , eric?" i tried to give him a hug but he just walked away to take his shirt off. "piss off .." he said in a quiet but harsh tone. i furrowed my eyebrows but i tried to be understanding with him.

"okay , something is definitely bothering you." he sat down on the bed and i sat down with him. i took his hand to hold it. "tell me what's wrong." he yanked his hand away. he was still silent.

"eric .. i'm trying to help you .." he got up from the bed. "i'm taking a shower." he walked to the bathroom. i got up , demanding an answer from him.

"will you at least tell me where you were?" i crossed my arms. "i just went out to get some fresh air." he turned the shower on. "any place in particular?" i asked him.

"will you stop nagging? i was at the cemetery , okay?" he buried his face into his hands. "i had to go see shelly .." i sighed in relief. "that's all you could've said. you missing her a lot?"

he looked down at the ground and nodded. "a lot .." his voice sounded shaky like he was about to cry. "last night , when we were kissing .. i couldn't help but wish it was her .."

my heart was crushed into a million pieces. "so .. all of those things i thought you felt for me .. was pretty much a lie?" i felt tears form in my eyes. he walked closer to me.

"no no , that's not what i meant .." he said in a comforting voice. i started crying. "it pretty much is!! you were thinking about her the entire time!!" he groaned in frustration.

"what? am i not allowed to mourn either?" i felt super angry in that moment. "no , that's not what i fucking meant!!" he groaned again but even louder this time.

"what the fuck do you want from me? i barely even know you and you're demanding me to like you!" i threw my hands up. "THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M FUCKING SAYING!!"

he held his head in his hands. "whatever. just get out .. i need to shower." i walked out and slammed the door behind me. "you're brother is unbelievable." i said as i walked into veronica's room.

"yeah i heard you two yelling like a bunch of animals." she said while reading her book. "we have to leave to go to my parents soon so try to not look mad at eric."

i sighed but i respected her wishes. "okay."