Bangsie (JaDine Fantasy)

Chapter 6

James was dazed. He wasn't really sure how he got himself on the floor. He just remembered that he felt something hit his forehead. And it was still sore.

He slowly stood up.

Bangsie, the doll, was kneeling down, hands covering her face and speaking continuously.

"Why did you do such things? My eyes hurt. Did you want to blind me with that light and that powder? That was very cruel! I would have never thought Mira's brother could do such despicable deeds!" she said as she cried... though no tears fell.

James felt numb. He wasn't really registering what's happening.

It seems so surreal...

"You're really alive..." He murmured.

But Bangsie didn't hear him.

"You-! Who are you! What do you want from Mira?!" James said, pointing shakily at Bangsie.

"I'm a doll. I'm Bangsie, you are aware of that!" She said, still not removing her hands from her face.

"No! You're a demon! What do you want from Mira?!" He cried.

"I'm a doll, you daft! And I would not have met Mira if it were not for you!" Bangsie said.

James couldn't really retort. But Bangsie continued talking.

"And now Mira is away! And I do not know where I am and you do not care about me at all! You always forget about me and you are cruel!" Bangsie said, crying.

James was about to say something but then someone knocked on his door.

"James? Are you okay there? We heard noises, can we come in?"

It was JC's voice.

James and Bangsie panicked. And James went to get Bangsie and placed her under the bed sheets.

"Y-yeah... sure..." James replied to JC.

The door opened and in came JC, Sam and Bret.

"What happened?" Bret asked looking at James, "And what's that on your forehead? There's a red spot... Did you knock yourself or something?" Bret fussed.

"Y-yeah... Clumsy... but I'm fine." James said.

"Are you sure-?" Bret said but Sam cut in.

"Where's the doll?" He asked.

"Um... she's..."

The three looked at him waiting but that's all they got from him.

And they all went silent.

. . .

JC spoke up, "You haven't arranged your things yet, want us to help?"

"No." James said at once. "It's fine. I was going to- uhm, just go." James said as he pushed the three other boys out of his room and locked his door.

James sighed in relief when the three was gone.

He went back to Bangsie and removed the bed sheet to see that Bangsie was still sniffling.

"Ah..." He started. "B-bangsie?" He tried.

He really didn't know how to go with this. This was not normal. A doll moving, talking and crying is definitely out of the ordinary. And all he heard about things like this is that it's evil. But when he looked at Bangsie, he couldn't really relate her to anything 'evil.' Heck, she looked angelic. What was he supposed to do? What if he was just being deceived? He needed to protect Mira but when he looks at Bangsie he couldn't help but feel that she needed protection, too.

He sat down the bed, still looking at Bangsie crying.

"Bangsie?" he tried again after a while. 'Evil, James, evil' he reminded himself.

"Y-yes?" She sniffed. She didn't look angry now but she looked hurt.

'I think Mira have a new competition for puppy eyes.' He thought, forgetting completely about everything he'd read. He only thought that he was horrible doing those things to her.

"I- I'm sorry, okay? I didn't mean to hurt you or anything." He said. He knew it was weird apologising to a doll but he felt he ought to. She did say she got hurt, though he couldn't understand how. And he didn't want to go all scientific right now. The situation was paranormal, anyway.

Bangsie slowly nodded. "I-it's fine." She sniffed. "I understand. It's because I'm different. I apologize if I frightened you and I apologize for calling you a daft. I did not mean it."

"Uhmm... t-that's okay." Hearing a doll apologize is definitely not normal either.

Bangsie slowly stood up and dust herself.

She looked at James. "Then... then... are we friends now?" She timidly asked.

"Uhmm.. Y-yeah... sure..." James hesitantly said. How was he to react?

Bangsie beamed at him. And James couldn't help but think that what he did was fine. She looked really happy.

"You can call me Bangsie like Mira. What shall I call you?" She asked, still with that big smile on her face.

"I'm James..." He said a little hesitantly, and he couldn't help but smile at her, too.

"Mr. James," she said. "Nice to meet you." She offered her hand.

James looked at it for a second and then he took it, shaking hands with the doll.

"Oh!" Bangsie gasped, and James was startled. "Did I do that to your forehead?" She asked him.

"I am so sorry, I did not mean to but you were so close... I apologize." She said and bowed at him.

"It's fine." James said.

And one thought crossed his mind, 'she's such a doll.'

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AN:
-short and weird chap, this is the best i can do. i don't really know how to make James react since i don't think anyone has ever experience this, lol. so just bare with me.
-there will be a little timeskip from here to the next chap. just few days timeskip 😊