Bonnie and Clyde (ON HOLD! Writer's Block.)

5. The Deal

Dylan's POV

As I lay in my bed I think about how close I was to her, the effect I have on her. I remember her admitting that she is afraid of me. But during dinner she didn't seem afraid, I mean at first she did but then she got used to me so easily. And she's always cold, so cold, her skin like ice. I like the way she reacts when I touch her, she doesn't react the same way like any other girl, actually she's not like any other girl. She's so beautiful and talented yet she doesn't show it. Maybe it's because she doesn't know. I doubt she doesn't know that she's beautiful, I mean she's gorgeous. I won't be able to sleep if I keep thinking of her. But I can't stop. She wants to know why I'm in here but I have a feeling that she already knows. I want to tell her but she won't talk to me after that, even though I didn't really do it. But if she already knows then why is she talking to you? I need to sleep, now.

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I hear someone unlock the door and I instantly wake up, perks of being a light sleeper. I get up and grab my stuff before going to the bathroom. I take a quick shower, brush my teeth, and leave the bathroom. I see her closing the door to her room before walking down the hall towards me, although I don't think she knows she walking towards me because her head is down. She's walking weird, like a zombie. "Victoria?" I say when she's close enough. "Hmm." she hums. "Look at me." I say. She slowly lifts her head and I can see her eyes blood shut, bags under it, and she's fighting it but her eyelids keep closing. "What happened?" I asked. "Just couldn't sleep." she mumbles before walking past me and into the bathroom. I hope she gets better.

I go back into my room and put my stuff down. I walk out of my room, closing the door behind me and go to the cafeteria. I take a banana and an apple, as usual, and sit at the table I usually sit at. As I peel the banana I hear the doors open and see Victoria walk in. She looks more alive and she's walking the way she usually does. That's weird. She looks at me and I motion for her to sit with me. She holds out her index finger, telling me to wait as she goes to say hi to her friends. After a couple of minutes she sits next to me. I study her face, eyes are perfectly fine, no bags or anything. What the hell happened?

"Why are you staring at me?" she asks as she looks up at me. "How are you feeling?" I ask. "Good, why?" she replies. "Because earlier you looked like a zombie." I says. "Oh yeah. I told the psychiatrist that I was having trouble sleeping so she gave me these pills. She said it'll take a couple of days for it to actually work." she explains. I nod my head as I finish my banana. We sit there in silence as she eats her apple. I notice she didn't grab a banana this time. What is she thinking? What is she feeling? She scratches her head as she chews on a piece of the apple and studies the apple in her hand. I lay my hand on her thigh and she quickly looks at me, her eyes wide and holding in her breath. There she is. "Are you okay?" I smirk at her.

"Uh, yeah." she stutters.

"What are you thinking about right now?" I ask.

"I don't know, my mind is kind of blurry right now." she replies.

"What were you thinking about when you were staring at the apple?" I ask.

"How much I hate awkward silences." she says.

"Really?" I ask and she nods. "Why do you get so shy when I touch you?" I ask.

"You intimidate me." she admits and I quickly remove my hand. She shivers once I do and I put my hand back. "You're always so warm." she states. "And you're always cold." I say back. "Maybe we were meant to be enemies, you know like fire and ice." she says. "Oh well, I'm still going to talk to you, no matter if we're enemies or not." I say and she smiles causing me to smile. "Are you ever going to tell me why you're here?" she asks. "I'm pretty sure you know why." I say, annoyingly. "Yeah, but did you really do it?" she asks. "Cause I can't believe someone like you is capable of it." she adds. "Don't worry about it." I mutter. "But.." "That's it!" I interrupt her, anger taking over. "Just drop it! I don't want to talk about it, not with you or anyone else!! So leave it alone!!" I yell. The look in her eyes turn into fear and I instantly regret. "Ok, umm, I have to go." she says before getting up and leaving me alone. I sigh as I comb my hair back with my fingers. I look around to see that everyone was staring at me.

Annoyed, I stand up and leave the cafeteria. By the time I reach my room it's time to go outside. I groan in frustration because they force you to go outside rather you're in the mood or not. As I walk to the doors I hear two guards talking. I decide to eavesdrop so I can get Victoria off my mind. "I hate this job so much, it's the same bullshit every day." the black haired one says. "Want to make it interesting?" the bald one asks. "Sure." black haired says. "I bet you fifty bucks that you can't make the least craziest one to sleep with you." the bald one says. "Deal." black haired says. "That's sick." I mutter to myself before going outside.