What Now

Chapter Two - Dex

(A/n) Sorry for the delay guys a lot of stuff has been going on and Dex's chapters are also more difficult so they tend to be shorter.  This kind of chapter is also a little difficult to make flow and make sense of so sorry if it doesn't make sense....comment if you need something clarified.

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I'm loopy. Where? Beach? Forest? How? Why? Who? Who am I? Who put me here? Why am I here? How am I here? Where is here? Why am I dizzy? It moved. What is it? I can't see. I smell. Trees. I smell trees. Forest.

"HELLO!?!?" I yell. Bad idea? Maybe. I don't know. "ANYONE THERE!?!?" Nope. Obviously. Lesson not learned. Tiger. Sound. Noise. What is it? Danger? Big animal? Person? Who? What could it be? Where is it? It's going to kill me. I'm going to die. Who am I? I don't know. I am Dex. I am 15. I have a brother who is 7 and a sister who is 11. Without me them and my parents would be the perfect family. I am a sophomore. I have a frie-

*stick breaks to left*

Animal. Scared. Die. No. Sister. Brother. Need me. Parents. I'm going to die. Friends. Who are they? *faces appear in my minds eye* Blonde hair. Short. Curly. Green eyes. Like grass. Pretty. Dark brown hair. Almost black. Very very long. Rough and choppy. Blue eyes. Unusual. Stunning.

Her. Who is "her"? *new face appears and obscures the others* Ghostly pale. Hair, as black as night. Deep, navy blue eyes.

A voice. Silky like the sound of a mother cooing her baby to sleep on a warm autumn day...

"Come with me Dex. Follow my voice. I will help you." Her voice...so entrancing. Must. Follow. *slowly steps forward...*

"That's it. Very good. Follow me. I will lead you to safety." Her voice continued and Dex continued to follow for probably a good half an hour.

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Ow. Bright. Light. Sun? Not sure. Metal. Cold. Clothes? Shit. No clothes. Box. I am in. A. Metal. Box. Naked. What. The. Fuck. Is. Going on?? Should I yell. Probably not. The voice. She's back. The same hypnotizing effect as last time...

"Please stay calm. I am here to help." Dex subconsciously finds himself nodding along as she talks. Yes. Of course. You're right. Of course I will go with you. She ended up leading him to a room with food all over the place. And by everywhere I mean everywhere.

Food? On the floor? On the ceiling? Why? Normal? Floating? Yeah. Normal. I think? Not sure. Food. Grab. Eat. Yum...girl. Where she go? Gone. Alone. Food. Eat. Yum. 

"Go ahead and eat Dex. It's good for you..." the girl says entrancingly. Eat. Yes. Of course. *Dex grabs a floating steak from the air and begins to nibble on it.*

----Flashback----

"GO NOW DEX! RUN!" Dex's brother screams at him. "Don't let Dad catch you!" Dad. Brother. Derick. Hurt. Help? Run? Dad. Hit. Ouch. Pain. Run. *Dex runs from the house* Neighbor. Friend. Help. Police. Call. Derick. Help. *Dex bursts through his neighbor's door without knocking* Where? Phone. Need. Person. **SMACK** *Dex runs straight into Alex, his neighbor* Oops. Ow. Sorry.

"Yo man! What are you doing in my house!!" Alex yells. Ow. Loud. Hurt. Ears. Say something. Sorry. Phone. Need. Hurry.

"I need to borrow your phone." Dex manages to say.

"What for?" he asks reaching for the phone, but with a look of suspicion in his eyes. Um. Don't tell. Get in trouble. Worse. Excuse? Mine...dead?

"My phone is dead and I need to call someone." Good excuse? He believe? Bad excuse? Don't know. Voice shaky. Hands shaky.

"Whatever man. Here you go." he says lazily handing over the phone. Phone. In hand. What now? Call? Cops. Dad. Away. Take. Yes. Good. Derick. Hurt. Protect. 911. Call now.

**ring** **ring** **ring** 

Operator: Hello. 911 What's your emergency?

Dex: Um..hi. Speak. What? What do I say? Truth...

Operator: Hello? What's your name? Is everything OK?

Dex: I'm Dex. No everything is not OK.

Operator: What is going on?

Dex: My dad.

Operator: What about your dad? Is he OK? Is he hurt?

Dex: Not hurt.

Operator: Did he hurt someone else?

Dex: Yes.

Operator: Did he hurt you?

Dex: He tried.

Operator: Did he hurt anyone else?

Dex: Yes.

Operator: Who?

Dex: A lot of people. Right now. My brother.

Operator: OK and is your brother with you?

Dex: No.

Operator: OK where is he?

Dex: At home.

Operator: Is your dad also at home? Is your brother in immediate danger?

Dex: Yes.

Operator: What is your address?

Dex: 1855 Montgomery Ave. NW.

Operator: And you live here in town?

Dex: Yes.

Operator: OK we have a dispatch on their way. How old are you Dex?

Dex: Fourteen.

Operator: OK. What is your brother's name and how old is he?

Dex: Derick and he's sixteen tomorrow.

Operator: OK and are there any other children at the house?

Dex: My sister.

Operator: And how old is your sister?

Dex: Seven.

Operator: And does your dad hurt her too? Is she in danger there?

Dex: No. He only hurts Derick and I.

Operator: And why is that Dex?

Dex: My brother and I are his step-sons... Lie. Not true. We are real sons. But we are trans. She doesn't need to know that though.

Operator: OK. I understand. The officer is at your house now. Where are you?

Dex: Across the street at my neighbor's house.

Operator: OK. Go ahead and go outside and you can talk to the cop. I'm going to let you go now OK?

Dex: OK. Bye.

---End Flashback---