"Ngh..." Eyes opened behind black cloth, but he still wasn't able to see anything. He tried to move on the hard ground he was lying on, but he couldn't. What was going on?
"Huh?""He's still conscious. Give him another dose." A woman's voice said. A very familiar voice.
His hands and feet ached, and he wasn't sure whether or not they were bleeding from the chains around them.
"So who is this boy again?" A man's voice asked. A familiar voice as well.
"His name is Dakota. He's 13." The woman answered.
"Dakota eh? 13? He looks older than that."
"He's a bit tall for 13, but it's okay."
"So he needs another dose? I told you, teens are harder to brainwash!" The man said.
"Wait wait what's going on? Brainwash? Who are you people? Where am I?!" Dakota started to ramble, trying to shake off the blindfold.
"It's okay, Dakota." The woman said.
"HEEELLLPPPP!!!" He screamed, violently flailing around as much as he could, making the chains rattle.
"HELP ME!!""SHUT UP!" The woman screamed, and he felt a hand clamp onto his mouth.
"Dakota, everything is going to be okay. We're not going to hurt you."He squeezed his eyes shut and shook his head slowly, tears falling passed the blindfold and onto her hand.
"Aw, don't cry." She said as she removed her hand from his mouth and started to stroke his hair.
Dakota's shaky breaths were synchronized with each falling tear. He sobbed quietly as the blindfold was wet through.
"But...but I told them I'd be back by 8...""Told who?"
"My sister, my brother, they're only 5 years old! They'll wonder where I am...they'll miss me...So will my mom and-"
"It's okay, Dakota." The woman said as she untied his blindfold.
He blinked a few times as the cloth fell from his face, and he could see the woman he was talking to.
"It's okay. I am your mother now."
[~]
Dakota woke up from the bed sweating, gasping, a massive ache pounding in his head. He looked around, not sure what he just woke up from.
"Mom...?""Kody, are you okay? What happened?"
He turned his head and saw Grayson sitting next to the bed, his hand on Dakota's.
"Yeah..." Dakota replied, blankly staring down at the bed.
"I just...I just had a weird dream.""What happened?"
"It's nothing..."
"Well it obviously is something. Come on, just tell me it's no big deal." Grayson said.
Dakota looked at him for a moment, then Grayson smiled.
He sighed, then gave in.
"Well...it was pretty wild. I was in chains, and I was blindfolded. Apparently I was 13. There were voices talking about brainwashing me, and when I tried to put up a fight, a woman comforted me, and turns out it was my mom.""Wow...well uh, it's okay. It was just a dream." Grayson managed to say.
"Yeah...haha...I mean it's not like I was brainwashed when I was 13! I just...lost my memory in a car crash..."
"Wait what?"
"My parents always told me, that when I was 13, I lost my memory in a car crash."
Grayson just looked at him in shock, not knowing what to say for a moment.
"Uh...maybe those guys hit you really bad in the head, or the medicine is making you hallucinate?"Dakota bit his lip and nodded, still staring down at the covers.
"Maybe that's it...But it seems so real, like it was a memory. And why am I sweating like this?""We'll figure things out soon, Kody. For now you need to recover. Please rest for me, okay?"
"Okay."
[~]
Dakota limped out of the bedroom, bandages wrapped around his waist, arms, and forehead, and he had a nice black eye, and a cut on his lip to compliment it.
"Hey Dakota." Maisie greeted. She was sitting on the couch with Liana, both having a slice of cake.
"How are you doing?""I'm fine." He said.
"So care to tell us about what happened yesterday?" Katell suddenly appeared in the doorway of her room, leaning her arm on the door frame.
"Right. What happened yesterday?" Dakota asked.
"You were at the graveyard. We found you there all beaten and nearly passed out. Now you're here. There. Your turn." Katell said.
"Oh...well I was at the graveyard. And those guys who usually bullied me, they were there."
Grayson's eyes widened as he gaped.
"Are you serious?! I'm gonna-""It's okay, Grayson it-" Dakota started to say, but was interrupted by the loud noise of Katell slamming her fist against the wall.
"Hey. You said you found Grayson's mom. Right? Her name was Maria, right?""I did? Aw...I wanted it to be a surprise..." Dakota murmured, looking down, then at Grayson, pouting.
Grayson held in his laughter, suppressing it to a soft chuckle. "Don't worry, it was. Love you."
He kissed Dakota on the cheek, then on the lips.Katell started to walk away, but stopped at Grayson's announcement.
"So now that we've got that settled, Dakota had a really weird dream last night.""What happened?" Liana asked.
Grayson told everyone about the dream as Dakota stood there holding Grayson's arm in front of him, as if it would protect him from something.
After a few minutes of everyone arguing over an explanation, Katell fired a gunshot at a wooden board on the wall, a board that had many holes in it. Snickering, she said,
"Dakota, that wasn't a nightmare."Dakota stared at her in fear and shock, slowly backing away into Grayson's chest.
"Then...then what was it?"She turned around and headed towards her room, twirling the gun around her finger.
"Hahahaha...soon, you'll see."AUTHOR'S NOTE
What's happening?!?! I'm so excited guys I feel like I'm on a roll because I feel so motivated and I have so many ideas! Expect more updates to come very very soon!
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The Suicide Circle
Fiksi RemajaMaisie- A 15 year old girl who was driven to the middle of nowhere and abandoned by her foster parents. Wandered around before found by a group of people. Dakota- A 16 year old boy who was bullied for an eating disorder. Running away from tormentors...