Paranoia

Nyx

Hazel

Roxbury academy is a pretty well known boarding school. Only the best of the best get to go to it. Or you can be like me and some others. Born into a rich family that pays their children's way into Roxbury.

The dark halls began to surround me as my feet pat against the stone floor.
Trying not to look behind me, I know he's there. Nyx, the shadow creature is following me. Hunting to run me down and bury me in eternal darkness. I run faster as the dark corners around me seem to get bigger and shut me in. Scared, I stop, not knowing where to go. I need light. I look around and cannot see anything but long, cold corridors made out of stone. My last steps still echoing in the distance. If I scream everyone would hear me, and I could be saved. But they would think I'm insane. I'm not.

By one of the windows I see a chandelier with candles in it. They're not lit but I might have a lighter in my pocket. Quickly I rush towards it and into the moonlight, reaching up for it, but it's too high up. I look around and see Nyx just waiting for me to step out of the moonlight. I have to get it, or I'm trapped. I try jumping but I'm still too short. The only option left is to try and climb up the wall. It takes a lot of effort just getting up a tiny little bit, and then setting one hand free to reach for the candle is a real struggle. But I make it. I've got the candle in my hand which means I've still only got one hand to climb with, and my muscles cannot take much more. Holding onto the candle very tightly I start slipping. My palms are hurting and I fall , landing roughly on the floor. I hit my head and the candle rolls out of my hand into the darkness. In a desperate attempt I try to reach it, half of me already being in shadow. I hear silent laughter and Nyx comes crawling in my direction, like a black spot of oil over the floors. I can feel the blood pulse in my head and I don't have enough strength to reach for the lighter in my pocket.

I start shaking as soon as I feel the cold from Nyx sliding over my body, slowly pulling my body deeper down into his hell. It feels like my body is already sinning into his grasp and all I can hear is his awful laughter. He has won. Finally he has won. Though in the corner of my eye I see light. Am I saved now? I reach out in the direction of the light, but it's too late. Seconds later I fall into darkness.

I open my eyes and in front of me I see a blurry figure, I jump back thinking someone has captured me then I realise that it's Kai, my best friend. He's holding me, and he has brought light. Relived I stop fighting back and relax in his arms.

"He had me, Kai. Nyx, he had me"
Horrified by this fact I lean into Kai for a hug and rest my head by his shoulder.
"He had me..." I whisper once more.
"It's ok now" Kai whispers back, slowly in attempts to reassure me. His soft fingers stroking through my hair. I'm safe now. Though my head hurts like I've been shot and I remember my fall. Maybe I should make sure nothing is fractured, but not tonight. I'm too tired. It must be around midnight. According to the school rules we have to be in our rooms by 10, but Kai always finds an excuse of why we were not and prevents us from getting detention.

"Kai... Could you... My room..."
I say as the corridor around me begins to spin around. He nods slightly and lifts my tiny body up and carries me to my room.

Boys' and girls' rooms are separated in two different sections of the school. The south west wing is for the boys and the south east wing is for the girls. While Kai's walking up the stairs with me I can't take my eyes off of him. He's really pretty. His brown hair that he very morning resists on straightening and his blue-ish eyes always so gently looking at me...

In my room Kai puts me down on my bed and helps me off with my trousers, it might sound strange but this is not the first time. Then he tucks me in and kisses my forehead before on his way to leave.

"Please" I say under my breath in my semi conscious state
" Can you stay with me tonight?" I plead, my eyes slowly drifting up his face and resting on his eyes. It seems like he is considering it. This also would not be the first time, even though boys and girls are not allowed to stay over at each other's rooms. Most people have roommates, but I don't. Because I have rich parents who insisted that I cannot associate with whoever. That's at least what most people think, only a few know that when I first moved here, I had a roommate. Until one night, I tried to choke her. Of course not by purpose, I was not myself. 

"I can stay till you fall asleep, but then I would have to go" Kai says in his normal soothing voice. His hand taking the hem of the covers and pulling them gently over me, making sure I'm safe, before he lies down beside me. I love the smell of him and the warmth of his body. I always seem to be cold, and he is always there to warm me up.