the Demon Inside

Chapter 3

Jack

'...and you pulled me out.' She said to me as I looked at her. Then it hit me, "Sam...what did Anti do to you while I was gone?" I asked, Ana looked at me weirdly. "You can't hear her?" I asked her.
"No...I'm gonna leave you and the...eye...alone, I'm gonna call Dr. Holiday about you're meds." She said walking into the kitchen.
'Who's Dr. Holiday?' Sam asked looking at me, obviously trying to change the subject, which worked, "Ana and the Doctor are the only 2 people who know about AntiJack. Dr. Holiday gives me meds to suppress Anti...but they're fading." Then I realized, Sam spent most of her life with Anti, meaning she knows his weaknesses. 'No Jack, I can't help you get rid of him', she said, 'I can help you suppress him, but he's part of you...if you kill him...you'll kill yourself in the process.'

Mark's POV

Almost 3 class periods have gone by...and no Jack. He's been gone since he went looking for Felix, who was talking to Mazia, his girlfriend, behind the school...but Jack was gone, like he never exsisted.
After the bell rang for class to be dismissed, I left immediately to go see Felix. When I found him, he was talking to Marzia, "hey Felix, Marzia...have you see Jack?" I asked.
"Yeah," Marzia said in her Italian accent, "I saw him leave before first period, sorry Mark." She said, knowing I was sad I didn't get to admire his body through out the day. I nodded sadly and walked to my next class.

As the rest of the day dragged on, I wondered what I was going to do about Jack's party, I know how it's going to go, me...leaning against a wall, alone, watching everyone else. And Jack...having the time of his life, talk to girls, and then sneak off with one of them. That's how it normally went...well nor this time, I'm going to party and be social, and I'm going to look hot as fuck doing it. 'No, you're not, don't lie to yourself, you're going to be alone, like you always are.' The dark voice said. I've heard a dark voice everytime I want to do something that I want to do, like he part of the party, join a sport, or any other extracurricular activity. I just call him Dark, I don't know why, but it's fitting. {;)} "Mark," I heard my teacher say, "school is over," I look up to see my favorite teacher, Mr. Avidan, his curly hair pulled back.
Just then, Mr. Hanson walks in, "Danny-Bear, you ready to-" he cuts himself off when he sees me. "Uhh...Mark...umm, hey." He gave me a weak smile.
"Erin, I meet you outside, alright?" Dan said, looking at Erin with lust in his eyes, Erin nodded and walked out of the room. "Um, could you no tell anyone about Erin and I? Please?" He said looking down.
"Wait you and Mr. H are seeing each other?" I asked quitely, he nodded slowly. I just about cried, I ran up to him and hugged him, "Oh thank you, Mr. Avidan...I didn't want anyone to know and I isn't think anyone else here at this school was like me...thank you." I said barely holding back tears.
He pulled back from our hug so he could see my face, "wait Mark, are you coming out to me as gay?" He asked, I nodded and he held me even closer.
"Call me Dan outside of school, and if you need anything, like someone to talk to, I'm here, okay?" He said, as we walked out of the school and out to his car where Erin was leaning against the hood. Dan looked around for a moment, noticed no one else was still here and gave he partner a soft kiss on his lips.
"Dan!" Erin exclaimed, "Mark is right there," he said, sending a glance my way.
"Oh it's fine, he'll keep our secrect as long as we keep his." Dan said, slipping a ring from his pocket onto his finger.
When Erin noticed the ring he smiled, then realized something, "wait he's...you're..." He then lowered his voice, "gay?" I nodded, he sighed and noticed I didn't have keys to a car and all the bikes were gone, "do you need a ride?" He asked pulling out his keys to the car.
"Nah, I'll just walk, I don't live far."
Dan looked at me, "no, I insist, as a token of my appreciation, I'll make my love here, give you a ride." He said, smiling.