The Secrets We Keep To Stay Alive (JohnDave)

Chapter 4-Wreck it All

Dave's PoV
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   I was eating my super healthy lunch when all of a sudden John just zoned out and wouldn't respond. 

   "Yo, John, you alive in there?"  I asked, poking him and trying to get his attention.  Before I knew it he was on his knees, screaming, and holding his head.  It looked like he was also fighting back tears.  I didn't know what to do and stood there for a second being super unhelpful while my friend was freaking out.   I started to rub his back and tried soothing him, and after a while he calmed down.  He didn't say anything to me, and when the bell rang he ran faster than a fucking jaguar. 

   What was that?

John's PoV
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   I've seen him for a day and I've already fucked things up, that's probably a new record.  I ran all the way to the bathroom and stayed there for a while, resisting the itch on my arms and trying to ignore the voices in my head. 

   I completely skipped 5th period and went to 6th period study hall.  I didn't have any homework  so I asked the teacher if I could I to the music room, and of course he said yes, as I usually ask him that question every day.

   I made my way to the music room and slipped into one of the spare rooms with a piano that no one would be using during class.  When I sat down I started to play one of the songs I had created, letting my fingers seamlessly glide over the black and white keys. ((You might want to play that video right about now)) I didn't even think about the notes I just let all my emotions pour out into the melody I was playing.

After I had played the finishing chord I heard a light clapping behind me. I immediately spun around and had a deep red blush of embarrassment on my face. When I spin around I saw none other than Dave standing there clapping.

"That's an amazing song, what's it called?" He asked.

"U-uhh, Showtime. I know that sounds really lame."

"Nah man, I think it fits well. Showtime, nice ring to it."

He's just lying
He doesn't really care
He's just trying not to hurt your feelings
Your song is shit
Why do you still even play it
You suck at piano

The voices come back once again, but I don't collapse again, thankfully. I try to play it off and ask Dave if he should be in class right now. After he finally leaves, I go retreat back into the bathrooms, but not without bumping into someone of course.

Vriska Serket.

Of course. We used to date but then she pulled my beanie off after I said I wouldn't. She thought I was a freak and dumped me. Whenever no one is around she beats me up every once and a while. Just my luck.

"Oh look, it's the freakish mutant! Why even 8other showing your face around here you disgusting hy8rid. No one will ever love you or even want to 8e your friend."

I looked down at my feet. Part of me knew she was wrong but the rest of me knew it was true.

She dropped to the ground and knocked my feet out from under me. Kicking my sides and punching my face, she even threw my glasses far away from me, making it nearly impossible for me to see.

"Stay away from the new kid you freak, don't try and make him care a8out you, in the end he'll find out the real you and leave you. So just let him leave now so he can 8e friends with my and my group. No one will ever love you or miss you, you mutant freak."

And with that she left me sitting there in the middle of the hall with Gog knows how many bruises. I eventually found my glasses, and thankfully they weren't broken, but I can't say the same for me.

I get up, ignoring the pain from my upper body and continue walking to the bathrooms, staying there until the end of the day.

I went back to my study hall room and grabbed my belongings, telling the teacher that I started to feel nauseous and that I was in the Nurse's office. He didn't seem to care and just let me go to walk to my locker and go home.

I made sure they Dave wasn't still at his locker, seeing as his was to the left of mine. By the looks of it, he was long gone so I quickly grabbed my backpack and shoved everything I didn't need back into my locker.

I made my way outside and started my walk home which would only take me about 7 minutes.

Checking my phone, I had a couple notifications from PesterChum. More specifically from Dave.

[turntechGodhead [TG] started pestering ectoBiologist[EB] at 2:46 p.m.]

[TG]: Yo, you alright egderp?
[TG]: You weren't in science and shit so
i wanted to check on you
[EB]: yeah, I just got really nauseous
[EB]: probably from something i ate
[TG]: You sure man?
[EB]: positive
[EB]: i have to go
[EB]: bye

[ectoBiologist [EB] ceased pestering turntechGodhead [TG] at 2:47 p.m.]

[TG]: Wait!
[TG]: Goddamnit

I approached the door of my house and quickly ran in to my room and broke down crying. My dad wasn't home yet, so I didn't have to deal with his cakes just yet. I didn't want to do anything. I definitely didn't want to go to school tomorrow.

The itch at my arms still lingered and was ever growing, but I fought it as much as I could.

   I sat on my bed staring at the wall with tears blurring my vision.  I just couldn't be fucking normal, could I?  Was I destined to be an outcast, a mutant, a freak of nature?  All because of that stupid, god damn night?

   I thought about that night.  What would've happened if I had done something different? If I had put up a fight? Or if I hadn't been taken in the first place? 

   I subconsciously started to scratch at my skin, not drawing blood, but leaving many white marks on my arm.  The tears also kept flowing, I couldn't do anything to control it at this point.

   This is what I get for thinking I could be normal, hoping I could go back and forget everything. 

  I eventually began to close my eyes, not bothering to move from me previous position.  My tears dried on my cheeks as I drifted off into a restless sleep.

   [turntechGodhead [TG] started pestering ectoBiologist [EB] at 6:07 p.m.]

[TG]: Hey, you there?
[TG]: This bitch called Vriska came up  
           to me on the bus
[TG]: Something about leaving you and   
           go hang out with her and her
           gang
[TG]: I just wanted to let you know I'm   
           not going to hang with her
[TG]: John?
[TG]: Well bye then
[TG]: Meet me in the library again   
           tomorrow like we did today?
[TG]: Uh
[TG]: Bye i guess

   [turntechGodhead [TG] ceased pestering ectoBiologist [EB] at 6:09 p.m.]

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And second update today
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Disclaimer: I don't hate Vriska or anything, it was either her or Eridan, but I like Eridan too since I'm Aquarius and can relate with him, except the whole genocide thing and all.
But anyway
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-Sylph_of_Blood