The Missing Lester {phan}

10.

Two weeks. Three weeks. A month. And so on.

Almost two months is this prison. Abigail constantly updating me on how Dan was. Telling me what he was texting me, her casual visits.

"I hate you. I don't get why you are doing this to me." Once I said.

"Awwn, honey, you just don't admit you have feelings for Dan. No confessing, no leaving. Deal?"

"Sorry, but there's nothing to confess. At least not to you."

"I don't like the way you're talking to me. That's enough of social interaction for today." She duct tapped my mouth then left.

My hair had this weird cut, oddly longer than usual. Even my nails were longer than the average. Alone with my thoughts again.

"What are you regretting now Phil?" Imaginary Dan suddenly appeared in front of my eyes. "Don't tell me it's not telling me how you feel."

"Yeah, sorry."

"Think about it. Your mistakes make you you! Don't regret making them. Moral of an old video of mine, remember? Usually I don't like doing morals on my videos, but that one was true. What was the video?"

"A Message for My Younger Self?"

"Yes, of course you remember, I say what you think."

"Yeah, I forget you're not real... Ugh, I just want to cuddle real Dan right now!"

Imaginary Dan came closer to me. It was almost like I could feel his breath. I think it was actually the wind. He whispered:

"You realize that you're on drugs right?"

"What? Are you only here because I'm high? How do you... What?" I did not expect that.

"No, I was here before. For about a week Abigail put some drug on the water you're drinking. Probably attempting to make you confess you are into Dan."

"How do you... How do I know it?"

"You always knew. You just never wanted to accept it. This drug is too weak for you. You already gained resistance to it. You're less high then, I don't know, five days ago. But Abigail didn't notice you're almost sober."

"Wow, I... I don't..."

"Know what do say, I know. Although, we're way smarter than Abigail. She thought she was being too 'harsh' on you, so she made the chains lighter and is using the same tape for almost a week." Dan ripped off the tape of my mouth.

"How did you do that?" I said out loud. My voice was again almost fading.

"It fell by itself. You just wanted me to be the one to take it. Now take off the chains."

I was surprised. In fact, a lovely surprise. I was very weak, I almost couldn't take it off. I managed to take it off like a shirt and I felt my body lighter than before. Was I closer to freedom? 

"Phil, now SCREAM, SHOUT, CRY FOR HELP!!"

"HELP!! SOMEBODY CALL THE COPS! I'M TRAPPED DOWN HERE BY ABIGAIL!!" I couldn't shout properly, my voice was raspy and almost fading. Hopefully I was loud enough to Dan hear me.

"NOW STAND UP! RUN AWAY!!" Dan said.

I stood up. I immediately fell. I had lost the ability to walk. 

"I can't Dan! Help me!"

"YES YOU CAN YOU LITTLE SHIT, I WON'T HELP YOU!"

"I can't stand!"

"SORRY I DIDN'T HEAR THAT! SAY THAT AGAIN SO THE NEIGHBORS CAN HEAR YOU!!"

"I CAN'T STAND! I CAN'T WALK! HELP!!"

"SO CRAWL YOUR WAY OUT YOU LITTLE SHIT!"

"Ouch Dan you hurt me!"

"NOT MORE THAN THIS BITCH DID! NOW GO BEFORE SHE FINDS US!!"

It was hard but I was crawling my way out. I was almost standing up, going up the stairs. My confidence was boosting with the faith that I would meet with the sun outside. I would get back the track of time, cure my mind, meet my love. But, it was not yet time to return home. Abigail saw me. I could see the shock in her face. That shocked face quickly turned into a rage face.

"Phil," she asked. "What the heck are you doing?" I tried saying something but no words came out from my mouth. "Yeah, that's what I thought so. Get back to your dreams." 

With a syringe, she injected something into my veins. I tried fighting her, but I blacked out. 

I woke up in the same place. This time, the chains were way heavier than before, but no tape covering my mouth. My consciousness was slowing returning to my mind. Soon enough, I saw that beast right in front of me, noses almost touching.

"Good morning Phil. Or good night? Good afternoon? I don't even know."

I stayed silent. I tried looking down, dodging her killer eyes.

"Why did you suddenly started shouting for help?" I said nothing. "How did you took off your tape?" Same reaction. "How did you escape the chains?"

"I don't know." Pause. I was searching for possible lie. "I can't remember, it just happened."

"LIAR!" She shouted at my face. "THANK TO YOU I HAD TO..." She suddenly stopped talking. She looked down and laughed. I did not understand why she did that.

"What are you laughing at?" I asked.

"You know why I came down here as soon as I could?" She paused. "Because I heard your shouts from upstairs. Dan didn't notice, but I did."

"You were at our home?"

"Hell yeah. And guess what? He doesn't miss you."

"D-dan? No, you're l-lying. He probably didn't tell you but..."

"He didn't even notified your followers. Nobody asked for you and nobody knows you're missed. He didn't call the cops. Are you sure you're still in love with him?"

"Shut up!!" I said. My heart was racing. That wasn't possible. "Shut up!!" She was trying to confuse me. "I'm trying to organize my thoughts!!"

"So just organize it and believe me, go get another person!"

"But I can't because you keep giving me these fucking drugs without me realizing it!!" She hesitated saying anything. "Guess, what, I'm smarter than you think!! Where the fuck do you get them anyways?"

"Did you forget I'm a nurse? Yeah, I have access to all medication of the hospital I work at." She then decided to spit it out. "I chose the ones that won't harm your precious brain for good, only temporally. But if you misbehave one more time and try to escape, you'll die of overdose. I've seen it before, and it's one of the worst ways to die."