I See Him

Chapter 3- The figure

I lay in bed silently looking up at the dark ceiling. I hear someone walking in the hall slowly. I used to be scared of sleeping here but now it feels like home.

I close my eyes and images of Jack and the rest laughing and patying with me flow through my head. I daydream and roll over to the left in the cold bed.

After what seems like an hour an hour I sit up and rub my eyes. I sigh to myself and look around the dark room.

Go to sleep Ave, you need it Samantha says in her sweet voice.

"Fuck this" I whisper and put my legs out from under the blanket.

A tingle shoots up my spine as my toes touch the ground. I reach under the pillow to find my torch and 15 cents. I get up and walk to the door switching my torch on. I walk around he corner and to the back door. I twist the knob. Nothing. I look around everywhere and I find a small key on the shelf. I pick it up and put it into the key hole. The key fits perfect and I twist it. The door opens making a lot of noise but I ignore it and step outside. I close the door and put the key into my pijama pocket.

Run Avery hisses.

I do as she says, for once, and run. I make my way to the wall surrounding the building and climb over it with no difficulties. I continue walking ahead until I reach an old oak tree that has a swing hanging from the thickest and lowest branch. I sit in the swing and look around.

"Hey!" An angry deep voice exclaims.

I jump off the swing and look around. I don't see anyone and I feel my heart coming out of my chest.

"That's mine" The manly voice says from behind me.

I close my eyes and turn around dropping the torch. Its the same figure I have seen in my house and standing beside Ellies car. I pick up the torch and shine the light upon the body. It's a boy, around 18, He is wearing dark skinny jeans and a black t-shirt. He looks at me in the eye making one of his curls fall to his forehead.

"The swing?" I ask my voice unusually low.

Yes dummy Avery says and I close ny eyes shut.

"Yeah, so step away!" He growls.

"Okay" I say and step to the left.

"Why are you here?" He asks stepping closer to me.

"I-uh-  Small Hill" Im unable to say the full sentance so I pointing behind him.

Don't tell him that! You are so stupid Avery tells me again.

"Don't like it there?" He says his voice turning from growls into a raspy voice.

I shake my head 'no' and he nods. He walks past me sitting on his swing making Me to stand there with a torch in my hands. He rests his head on the rope on his left and closes his eyes.

"What about you?" I surprisingly ask him.

"None of your Goddamn business"He says and turns his head to his right.

"Well you asked me so?" I choose to be mean and angry.

He mutters something and I sit on the ground and close my eyes.

He is hot Samantha tells me making me gulp.

"Well thank you" The boy says.

I stand up and look at him. What? I want to ask him but the words don't come out of my mouth. I stand there silently and stiffly. I look down and realise that I'm still in my strippy pijamas. He was the boy that stood in my house. He was also the same boy that stood at Ellie's car. He is.